Avascular Necrosis?

Yikes! Roughly a year ago, I went to a podiatrist because my foot had been bothering me on and off for years, but it had recently gotten really bad so I figured I'd check it out (this was while I had Lyme, but before I put 2 and 2 together to realize that the chronic symptoms I'd had for years were due to Lyme). Anyway I was told I fractured one of my sesmoid bones (the little bones under your big toe) and tore my plantar fascia. I wore a boot for about a month, then did about 2 weeks of physical therapy, until I started getting really sick with the Lyme and had to quit.

Now it's a year later and I've finally been feeling well enough to start running again - except this has exacerbated my foot problems that I never fully dealt with. So I went to an orthopedist, who did an x-ray and it turns out the sesmoid bone was never fractured, but is - for lack of a better word - dead, instead. He thinks it's avascular necrosis - doing an MRI next week to figure it out once and for all (funny part is before he did the x-ray he was telling me how he'd only ever seen AVN once in his career and he probably never would again, and then he was like "oh - your sesmoid bone looks pretty 'ratty' - maybe I spoke too soon...").

Anyway sorry for the long-winded explanation - I'm just wondering if this could have anything at all to do with Lyme/if anyone's had any similar experiences? The doc said if it was AVN it would've been caused by an injury and as far as I know...I never had one, so it's a bit unusual.

 

But, if misery loves company, I'll let you know I do have some rather gnarly toe nails from 9 years and over 15,000 miles of running! Lol!

How did your test work out? My Dr. ordered a bone scan of both hips for Thur. to check for nercrosis. So much pain at night after only 1/2 hour of sleep on each side.

I really appreciate the tip from Traveler to break up posting. It is easier to follow a train of thought that way. Now I know why I haven't been able to enjoy reading as much as before my Lyme Disease started. I would devore books in a day, now I read about one newspaper a month.

Currently on IV rocephin and oral Refampin. So very sick!!!

Hi Lyme?!!!!
Welcome to our little spot on the web!! I'm so sorry that you even have a need to be here, but I'm really glad you found us!

Another thing you can try for making it easier to read is using a slip of paper to help you keep track of where you are. I even do this on my computer at times, not just books and other printed material. Although I did find that when that got bad for me, I also had issues with remembering what I had read the previous day. That's when I

gave up my pleasure reading. I'm still having some issues with that, so I'm still only doing the reading I need to continue my education on these diseases and my own treatments. When I write to you in a post, Lyme?, I will do my best to be sure to only use 4 or 5 sentences in each paragraph, so the paragraphs will be broken up in odd ways, but at least you should be able to read it at least!!

Like Borderlyme asked, are you detoxing? It's incredibly important to detox in the ways that are discussed in the "New to Lyme?...Start here!" Thread that stays at the top of the forum. If you haven't already, it would be beneficial for you to start with reading through the thread at the top of the forum titled,"New to

Lyme?...Start here!!", as it is packed full of relevant information, symptom lists and informative links that have been put together by our members here! Most of those who have read through it have said that it was very helpful!!

We also have a pretty good search function on this forum to help you narrow down your search for information from past posts. We must be our own health advocates now and the best thing to arm yourself with is knowledge about our infections and the different ways to treat them!

There's a lot to learn, but we are here to help you understand and get through all of this!

Hi Lyme?

I am so sorry you are in such pain and then have the added anxiety of not know what is going on.

These medical tests are such a trial, even if they aren't considered "invasive" they sure do invade our peace of mind. The discomfort of the actual test and the anxiety induced by worrying about the results are simply not very helpful for healing!

Will it do any good for me to tell you not to worry? No, but just try to wait it out. You will know soon enough and the worry and anxiety will do nothing to help you get better.

Have you tried any meditation techniques? I know they seem ridiculous when you are in screaming agony, but any bit of relaxation you can do can reduce your discomfort.

Remember what Mark Twain said, "I have known many troubles in my life, but most of them never happened." (paraphrased from memory).

thinking of you

HA! ROFL

I have the same kind of husband!

Hope you get some quiet time soon!