I had my follow podiatry appointment today. Thanks to the MRI, the doctor came up with a new diagnosis: Insertional Posterior Tibial Tendonitis. He showed me the evidence which was bright white inflamed spots on the tendon sheath on several MRI slides. When he was pressing on my navicular bone and I said it hurt, he now says that was the insertion point of the tendon on the navicular bone. My current still lingering achy pain is tendonitis. The stabbing top of foot pain I did have was probably a mild arthritis flare up. Most people over 40 already have some kind of mild arthritic changes as seen on an MRI, so he wasn't too worried about that.
I often thought I felt plantar fasciits in my arch, but maybe I was feeling more tendonitis? I passed the clinical foot resistance tests for this tendonitis, it was only pain upon palpation. Hopefully, it's a one time thing that we need to settle down. Instructions are: ice the area and apply an NSAID gel to hopefully get it to settle. Pain must be a 0/10 before we do running tests or calf raises (wonder what my PT will say now, as before this he thought 3/10 pain was acceptable, but we didn't know it was tendonitis then). Should I get stabbing pains again or I find the tendonitis pain is creeping up, he gave me a lace up ankle brace to wear. While at the PT clinic getting the brace fitted, I spoke with a former physical therapist of mine. He remembered me and wanted an ACL update, even though he was not part of my full rehab, he did sub in a few days on occasion. He as the one who actually got me to do a leg lift finally thanks to a neuro hack he made up. I told him about the last 3 years, who had helped me, what a long journey it's been. I asked him if he would test me on the Biodex when I'm ready as my current PT will need it, even though I'm not technically anyone's client at this clinic. He said he would, said book a session with a certain PTA, and make sure to do it on a day he is in so he can explain me the results. One of the front desk ladies remembered me and couldn't believe it has been 3 years already. She asked if it seemed fast. I said no it's been dragging on forever, I'm still rehabbing! Turns out my original PT I saw for the ACL no longer deals with clients directly, he does more managerial stuff in an office behind a desk.
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AuthorA 45 year old active female who tore her ACL in January 2017 (at the age of 40). Reconstructive surgery in February 2017 with bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft. Archives
November 2022
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