Stress fracture / sesamoiditis / metatarsalgia? Eek!

I really didn't think I'd need to see a doc but I'm wondering if I do have one of those conditions...

Starting on Tuesday (it is now Friday) I had pain while walking, and have been limping to varying degrees ever since. I didn't wear new shoes, or do anything out of the ordinary in the days preceding the pain.

The ball of my foot seems sore (though not really swollen; I can still wear my normal shoes), and when I walk and the toes flex as my heel rises off the floor, it hurts on TOP of the foot as well as the ball.

Anybody have experience with this? I can just see myself going to my general practitioner and having her say "ice it, stay off it, take ibuprofen." Meh!

Thanks,
Melissa

Hey Melissa-

Can you get your doctor to recommend an orthopedist or a podiatrist? Or maybe you can make an appointment with a specialist yourself?

Injuries seem to be going around. I hurt my foot the other day practicing choreography for the show I'm doing in non-dance shoes. Bright boy!

Genesius -- are you able to dance on it?

Ugh, I have to pay a copay for my primary doc to REFER me, THEN pay a copay to the specialist ... and I bet I won't even be able to see anyone for at least a week.

*Weep*
*weep*

A weekend without dancing? UNHEARD OF!

:evil:

I can dance on it--it hurts, but I don't have a choice. Have to do the show.

Copayments sound ugly. Maybe you can just ice it for a day or so and see where it leads. Hope you feel better, Mel!

:-{

I just made a doctor's appointment for tomorrow morning -- $20 to tell me ice it, don't dance, and perhaps refer me to a specialist.

Pardon my French, but ... Poop!!

I hope your foot gets better too, Genesius ... especially by your performance date.

*sigh*
Melissa

Yeah the upper outside edge of my left instep has been really hurting since last weekend... heck, the pressure of pulling on a pair of sneakers even hurts... and then last night I tweaked my right ankle too... really painful to even take wait on after even one dance...

mellody43 said:

Pardon my French, but ... Poop!!

I hope your foot gets better too, Genesius ... especially by your performance date.

*sigh*
Melissa

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Um, I believe that would be "merde"!

Thanks for the good wishes, Mel, it's actually pretty well healed except when I just wake up. Had a major movement/improv audition for a new production of Animal Farm today, and I didn't have any trouble.

My best wishes to your foot, kid!

Cheers,

Genesius

hehe - I took 7 years of French. Poop is just more fun to say. ;-)

So no dancing last night -- I felt completely lost. *sigh* Can't tonight either, but X-ray says no fracture, so hopefully resting it this week will do it.

=)
Melissa

mellody43 said:

Genesius -- are you able to dance on it?

Ugh, I have to pay a copay for my primary doc to REFER me, THEN pay a copay to the specialist ... and I bet I won't even be able to see anyone for at least a week.

*Weep*
*weep*

A weekend without dancing? UNHEARD OF!

:evil:

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Yeah. I have the same set-up. $15 copay to see the GP and get a referral, then $25 for every visit to a specialist, in my case, an opthalmologist. The only exception to the excessive co-pays? Pregnancy. Then, you pay only for the referral to an OB, but no co-pays after. Ummm. SO not worth it. I'll pay the co-pays any day of the week! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Anyone ever try acupressure or acupuncture? Former works wonders for muscle ailments, the latter for serious pain & desensitizes nerves.

Best advice is to stay off of it until it feels better! :cry: