Thank you again! As a result of this forum I feel re-empowered (a word?)to again try to tackle my challenges.
I have scheduled some bi-lateral hip and lumbar/spinal x-rays to hopefuly rule out any dislocation or arthritic issues. I am also going to re-contact my surgeon and ask for a recommendation to a PT with direct liz franc experience. (I will most likely have to travel a distance for the appts., but it may be worth it.)
Lastly, I have found a new general doctor to manage my care; a DO who is said to address back issues, not be so reliant on prescription medicine, and who looks to alternatives for pain management. I have printed-out the content of the liz franc article from the site you provided, and added notes from my diagnosis & surgery. I will provide this to my new doctor, with my records.
My current MD has no knowledge of liz franc fractures, and has never bothered to look into the cause of my affliction.(However, she has frequently taken the time to scoff at me for still being in pain and criticize me for not progressing fast enough despite all my best efforts.) She is instead suspecting that something else is VERY wrong with me: saying I may be suffering from undiagnosed rheumatoid arthritis, sjogrens, fibromyalgia, (even Bechets!) etc. But none of my blood tests/exams have been positive for such. So I will take her uninformed comments with a large grain of salt, thank you.
The pain management specialist she referred me to was also unfamiliar with liz frank fractures; and he didn't want to discuss my foot surgery. He couldn't conceive of how my foot injury/recovery and my 6 months confined to a wheelchair could have anything at all to do with my back. (He is the one who wants to do $5,000.00 worth of x-rays and MRIs on my back because he says my back pain may be just the "tip of the iceberg", that I may be chronically ill.) So I will try to find more competent care.
I greatly appreciate this forum, and your responses. Thank you for taking the time. |
