nocturnally foul primitive has severe ankle pain

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11471897

Oh my.

Nite Owl (10,803 posts)   Sat Feb 15, 2014, 05:03 PM

Ankle pain--severe

My GP said with certainty that it was deep, severe synovitis associated with my RA. Gave me a prednisone* pack.It never healed completely to the point that I could go for a walk or easily climb stairs. He said it may never totally heal. I am seeing a r y now and he said it was mechanical not the RA. He suggested physical therapy and gave me a cortisone shot which didn't help. He's off for the month of February. Neither ordered an MRI or even an X-ray. I should have insisted on that.

I am using crutches, ice for the swelling. I have a TENS unit and a foot soaking pail. I even tried some exercises which just aggravated the pain. The pain is all around the ankle. It's ok at night to sleep and when I'm on the couch with it elevated. Nothing is working. I'm taking motrin, prednisone and neurontin.

Going to call an orthopedist on Tuesday.

It happened out of no where, no sprains, overwork. It just appeared.

Anyone have a clue or suggest anything else to help?

*has given to cats before, but won't touch with a ten-foot primitive, as it seems to make people fat.

LiberalEsto (19,369 posts)    Sat Feb 15, 2014, 05:43 PM

1. Yikes, that sounds awful

I'm so sorry that you're going through this.

At the very least someone should have ordered x-rays. For all anyone knows, it could be a stress fracture. Or a fracture could be ruled out.
 
In the meantime, can someone go to a CVS or health food store and pick up a tube of arnica gel for you to try? I use it for sciatica pain and it's also good for bumps, bruises and sore muscles. It should not be used on cut or scraped skin. I have no idea whether it would help you, but it couldn't hurt to see if it helps.
 
The University of Maryland Medical Center website has good information on arnica, which is an herb in the daisy family:

http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/arnica

Nite Owl (10,803 posts)    Sat Feb 15, 2014, 06:35 PM

2. Tried it

no help.

Using peppermint salts and tea tree oil to soak. Temorary relief.

A stress fracture sounds very possible. No one has even mentioned it.

LiberalEsto (19,369 posts)    Sat Feb 15, 2014, 06:48 PM

3. That's too bad

Is there a walk-in clinic near you that your insurance covers?

We've found that sometimes they are a good alternative to an ER.

Nite Owl (10,803 posts)    Sat Feb 15, 2014, 07:41 PM

4. Yes, we have several.

One is connected to a hospital and I know that they do X-rays. They are a cross between an ER and an urgent care clinic. I'll go tomorrow, it is remarkably not supposed to snow.

[GOBUCKS]

Another DUmmy preparing for a disability scam and a mirror hanger for handicapped parking.

[JohnnyReb]

Lends a whole new meaning to the old term, "A well turned ankle".

[beefeater]

It happened out of no where, no sprains, overwork. It just appeared.

Well, we certainly could have ruled out overwork from here.

[JohnnyReb]

Well, we certainly could have ruled out overwork from here.

  Overweight maybe but definitely not overworked.