tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421957965146507034.post9113162080054937907..comments2023-09-06T02:19:14.835-08:00Comments on Such is Life!: I crushed my sesamoidalishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872938855189602371noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421957965146507034.post-16273790648236349212011-05-01T19:50:13.683-08:002011-05-01T19:50:13.683-08:00Hi Jamie...
Let me give you a bit of a timeline o...Hi Jamie...<br /><br />Let me give you a bit of a timeline of the injury and healing of my foot.<br /><br />Oct. 2009-broke the sesamoid<br /><br />Oct-Mar- on and off pain always increasing with exercise or heals<br /><br />Mar 2010-went to see a podiatrist and got official diagnosis of a crushed sesamoid<br /><br />Mar-Sept 2010-was careful with my foot, stayed off of it as much as possible, no activities involving bending the toe or putting weight on the foot, wore flat shoes with good arch support including an insole<br /><br />Sept 2010- started physical therapy because pain was moving up my leg and into my hip. the general idea from the p.t. was that I was carrying my weigh on the outer edge of my foot, which was changing the way I carried my weigh on the entire right side of my body. <br /><br />Sept-Dec 2010- started working with the p.t. on exercises to strengthen all of the muscles that had atrophied from disuse, including exercised for my hips, glutes, calves, arch, and toe.<br /><br />Oct 2010- Went back to podiatrist to get update on the healing of the bone and to review with her my p.t. care plan. the x-rays showed healing and she was please with the progress.<br /><br />Jan 2011- Started working in some more normal workouts and phasing out the p.t. exercises. listening to my body/foot when it tells my i'm pushing too hard, I back off. I used ice packs after a long day on my feet or any major activities with really helped alot. <br /><br />Mar 2011- Went back to the podiatrist for a final visit. The bone itself is pretty much healed. She was pleased with the way the shattered pieces of bone had come back together. The final x-ray showed the bone back together as one solid mass agian. She says that i will likely always have some arthritis and that I should continue to be careful with arch support and the types of shoes that I wear. She gave me the all clear to wear heals and go back to all normal activities with the advice to just listen to my body and ice it when needed. She said that it was unlikely that I would reinjure it as long as I continue taking good care of it.<br /><br />Present- I still have some pain/soreness/ stiffness when I do certain activities, but it is mostly caused by the weak muscles around the toe, not by the bone itself. I am back to normal levels of activity, including jogging, lunges, yoga, and my dance classes that I missed so much.<br /><br />I really think it was having a good physical therapist that helped my so much, but I also think that I had already given the bone a good 9 months to heal before I started going to the p.t. Physical therapy wont work if the bone is still broken. Give yourself some time to heal, invest in a stationary bike to get your cardio in, then find a good physical therapist after you've given the bone some time to heal.<br /><br />Good luck!alishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872938855189602371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421957965146507034.post-33666870473552092632011-05-01T17:39:59.401-08:002011-05-01T17:39:59.401-08:00Hello, I wanted to let you know I have the same pr...Hello, I wanted to let you know I have the same problem you do. My doctor put me in a boot immediately. It doesn't hurt while wearing the boot, but as soon as I take it off, I start walking on the outside of my foot because I have not forgotten the pain when putting my weight on the sore spot under my toe. I am very depressed because I am very active and am waiting to see my podiatrist in two more weeks. Do you think there is a chance the crushed sesamoid bone can heal? I am praying for miracle. Please let me know how your healing process is going. Also, are you going to a podiatrist or an ortho foot surgeon?Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217469079574493081noreply@blogger.com