Guest guest Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Hi all, I know it's been a little while since I've posted an update on myself and for that I am sorry. Part of the reason I haven't is because I've had some huge flares from my fibro occur. One of the reasons that it has flared so is because of the work I've been trying to do to break in my orthotics which is doing a bit better now thank goodness but still have a way to go on that. The other issue that I have going on is that I have a very tight tendon in my right ankle. It's the right Achilles tendon. This tightness has to do with the fact that I also have Cerebral Palsy. I have been trying to stretch this thing for the last few months and not getting anywhere. It's now to the point that I can feel the tendon when I try to walk and like nearly 30 years ago I'm dealing with a limp again. So much so that now I am aware that other people (other than my mom that is) who see me may notice the limp as well. So why do I bring this up? Well, because the other day when I went to meeting for worship (in the a.m. on Wed) and was waiting for this meeting for worship to start I saw one of the ladies come in to the room. She then sat down in the row in front of us. After a few minutes she said to me (loud enough for everyone to hear), " So Miss Kristy, why are you limping this morning? " I was so surprised that she said that. I was trying to keep my composure and believe me that wasn't easy. So I said, " I have a problem that needs to be fixed " and then after that said, " I'm under the care of a Podiatrist for it " . The reason I added the other one is because I knew what the next question was going to be. If there were others who noticed the limp they were polite enough to not say anything or they never noticed. That is until Wed. I just couldn't believe she did that. I just hope she won't say anything again the next time because otherwise I'm going to have to take her to the side and say, " Can we discuss this one on one elsewhere without others around " or something like that. So even though I knew I was going to have the surgery in the Summer I knew now that it had to be done. Also, I wouldn't have allowed myself to let this thing get any worse. The reason is because of my pain threshold being so messed up now and I don't want that to be further destroyed. So when I saw my Podiatrist Wed afternoon I said " let's do it " . It's time to get this show on the road. He then proceeded to examine my feet further. And when he did the part where he pushed my feet back (and showed me the differences between each ankle) to check my ankle not only did I feel it in my knee but when I got home that afternoon I flared like you would not believe. But I am doing a little bit better each day. I don't have a date for my surgery yet (which is also going to include having to fix my right big toe-he made that pretty clear that it has to be done) but I will as soon as I get my clearance for surgery which means I have to go get a physical from a primary care specialty doctor which will get done on Tues. As soon as I have my date I will let everyone know. Other than that I'm hanging in there. Glad to see how busy the group has been and I want to welcome all the newbies that are now in the group. Kristy Co-Owner ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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