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I had an MRI and x-ray done of my ankle, and nothing showed up. I'm hoping and praying that means the problem I've had walking upstairs (pain so bad that I couldn't put weight on my foot) is gone for good. It's an intermittent problem that has been going on for months. I haven't had any problems for a few days, but that doesn't mean it won't come back. I just hope it doesn't. I have another cruise coming up in March, so I don't want to be hurting.

7 years ago

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RobinF

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I'll cross my fingers for you! That does not sound like fun. I love cruises but it could definitely ruin it if you're in pain.

7 years ago

Anonymous

Thanks. Like I said, I just hope it won't come back.

7 years ago

Eliza

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All good thoughts that your pain is resolved. Ambiguity is tough. Some sources of pain can't be readily identified by X-rays or scans.

Here's to a wonderful cruise.

7 years ago

Barbara Diane

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Here's to a pain free cruise. And no recurrences!

If it ever comes back, I don't know if an MRI would catch this or not, but my son had an ankle problem that only showed up when the podiatrist took x-rays while he was standing up. The problem did not show up it in the x-rays the orthopedist took while he was laying down. Hopefully you'll never need this info. but it is good to know.

7 years ago

Anonymous

Thanks.

7 years ago

Nebraskim

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Hope they can find out what was wrong and it resolves favorably. That's annoying to be in pain and yet be unable to find out why. You may need to have a CAT scan rather than an MRI. I had severely overstretched ligaments in an ankle (I sprained it numerous times and eventually it was so loose I would just randomly fall down. I was never hurt when I fell, and my ankle didn't hurt even when sprained because the ligaments were so shot, but the random falling disconcerted others so I opted to fix it.) To diagnose it, I had a CAT scan. My doc was being shadowed by a med student the day I presented, and the student questioned why a CAT scan instead of MRI. My doc said the MRI would not be so useful in sussing out ligament/tendon damage. So that's his 2 cents if you need new diagnostics. I ended up having surgery and while I no longer fall down, I am not sure I would do it again as I was on crutches for several weeks and it was a super pain for my spouse to have to help me do things like go up stairs or take a shower. YMMV. The good news, my doc said, is that I probably don't have osteoporosis as falling 10 times in 2 months I should have broken bones, which I didn't.

7 years ago

anne

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I join you in hoping your ankle will be ok for your cruise. You look like you have so much fun on them (my favourite photo of those you have shown on YLF was one where you were on a cruise and looking so happy)

7 years ago

Traci

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I get a pain in my ankles that sounds similar, if I wear certain shoes too many days in a row. I didn't identify the pain as coming from shoes right away because it doesn't happen on the first or second day of wearing shoes, sometimes it can take a week of wearing the same pair and then bam, all of a sudden I can't walk. If I spend a day or two in different shoes I can walk again. It has something to do with support in the shoes, but there's some other factor that I haven't figured out yet. Flat shoes like ballet flats will have me not walking in 3 days, my birkenstock sandals take closer to a week. Being barefoot for most of the day at home helps too.

Have you seen a sports medicine doc for a referral to PT? It could be some sort of structural weakness. That wouldn't show up on MRI, but it could be painful.

7 years ago

Anonymous

Thanks. If this comes back, I will definitely see an orthopedist. Seems like if it were shoes, I'd experience it in both feet. ???

7 years ago

rachylou

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When my shoes get to a certain point of wear, and I've been too lazy to replace them, my left knee goes out. One day, when my car was in the shop, I got on a bus just fine ... and then couldn't stand to get off at my stop!

7 years ago

Anonymous

That's the irritating part, Rachylou. I never know when my foot will bother me and when it won't. My right knee has been hurting this week, and it hasn't flared up in over a year. Long story short, I'm taking my foldable cane with me on vacation, and I just ordered an incumbent bike so I can exercise at home without putting any weight on my legs.

7 years ago

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