MRI --Results

The MRI results were in this morning and after the news of yesterday I didn't think we could take any more negative news. Fortunately, we didn't have to test that theory.

The MRI was only done on Sandi's right foot as that is the one she hurt first and continues to hurt the most. Sandi does have pain in her left foot and leg, but it is believed that is due to the way she is forced to walk right now with the boot. So, that foot was not looked at. But, the assumption is the same issues to a lesser extent are present in that foot and leg.

Sandi does not have any stress fractures in her right foot. None at all. Additionally, no ligaments are torn or have any tears in them.Structurally, everything is intact.

What she does have are some strains/pulls in the tendons on the top of her foot and across the bottom of her foot. In addition to a borderline severe case of plantar fasciitis, (a problem she has dealt with before) she also has mall pockets of fluid caused by swelling between the tendons as well as internally in each tendon. These pockets of fluid causes small swelling in the various muscle areas of the foot and tend to inflame things.

The bottom line is no surgery at all is needed. What is needed is for her to stay completely off her feet, some mild physical therapy, and lots of time. The fact that she is a diabetic is playing a huge roll in the healing process here as it ahs before with foot injuries for her. Currently, she is scheduled to be out on unpaid medical leave until January 12, 2013. Regardless of what happens when they go after whatever it is by her heart (she is having a CT Scan with contrast for that issue right now as I write this) the foot doctor believes she will be out way beyond January 12 for her feet unless something magical happens.

If she has to be out (like right now) she is to be back in the black boot contraption that she hates and that causes pain in her surgically repaired left knee. But, the risk there is minimal for new damage and she needs her foot booted so that it moves as little as possible. Otherwise, he recommends she be at home with her feet elevated and ice packs several times a day to help reduce pain. Heating pads will make things worse. Her favorite point of all this was when the doctor suggested that I rub her feet a couple of times a day to encourage the fluid in there to break up and disperse.

So, all things considered, we got the best news we could have on this issue. Nothing torn, no stress fractures, and no surgery needed.


Kevin