Re: Question about injuries

[Guest guest]

There are two likely possibilities. 1) It is taking longer to heal. 2) You

have a stress fracture that did not show up on the first x-ray (very typical

with stress fractures). I had a fractrued foot a year ago that acted quite

similar. The first x-ray was negative, it continued to swell/hurt. A second

x-ray was done two weeks later that showed the break.

Ann HFMito@...> wrote:I wonder if anyone has experienced a longer than

usual recovery time per an injury.

I stepped on a toy Wed, went to the hospital, got xray: verdict is that nothing

is broken. However my the top of my foot continues to swell, regardless of what

I do to lessen the swelling.

Any suggestions. I will be trying to get in to see a new dr tomorrow.

Worried-

Ann

[Guest guest]

Ann,

Since everything from digesting food to healing takes added energy and

we are at an energy deficit already, taking longer to heal makes sense

to me. Also, sometimes very deep bruising can be more painful and an

actual break.

I hope you get to feeling better soon.

Ann wrote:

>I wonder if anyone has experienced a longer than usual recovery time per an

injury.

>

>I stepped on a toy Wed, went to the hospital, got xray: verdict is that nothing

is broken. However my the top of my foot continues to swell, regardless of what

I do to lessen the swelling.

>

>Any suggestions. I will be trying to get in to see a new dr tomorrow.

>

>Worried-

>

>Ann

>

>

[Guest guest]

I had surgery in my right wrist/hand area in April there have been two X-rays of

that area since April as I have a strange/undetermined problem with my right

thumb. In neither of those X-rays did a break show up in my wristeven though I

was having a problem with weakness/pain in the wrist area my BUT the last X-ray

showed a break in my right wrist and that my surgery now appears not to be

healing properly. The doctor put my wrist in an air splint instead of a cast

due to my having sooo much swelling of my hands, legs and feet and I have been

on Lasix for approx one year. I have not fallen or injured my wrist in any way

but the X-ray showed a break. I go back next Monday so I guess I'll know then

what is going on?? Dolores

Ann HFMito@...> wrote:

I wonder if anyone has experienced a longer than usual recovery time per an

injury.

I stepped on a toy Wed, went to the hospital, got xray: verdict is that nothing

is broken. However my the top of my foot continues to swell, regardless of what

I do to lessen the swelling.

Any suggestions. I will be trying to get in to see a new dr tomorrow.

Worried-

Ann

[Guest guest]

Ann I have asked that same question to ask a mito doc and Dr. Shoffner and have

not been able to get an answer. If you get any information on injuries and mito

can you please let me know I would really appreciate it. I live in Hawaii and

there are no doctors who know a thing about mito. Aloha and mahalo

Ann HFMito@...> wrote:I wonder if anyone has experienced a longer than

usual recovery time per an injury.

I stepped on a toy Wed, went to the hospital, got xray: verdict is that nothing

is broken. However my the top of my foot continues to swell, regardless of what

I do to lessen the swelling.

Any suggestions. I will be trying to get in to see a new dr tomorrow.

Worried-

Ann

[Guest guest]

Laurine,

Saw your post and am wondering where you live in Hawaii. The metabolics group at

Stanford travel down to Honolulu at once a month to treat patients there. Dr

Enns, who does research with mito patients, is among the group of doctors who

rotate months to do this. If you would like his contact info, please let me

know. He's great at returning e-mails.

Malisa

Re: Question about injuries

Ann I have asked that same question to ask a mito doc and Dr. Shoffner and have

not been able to get an answer. If you get any information on injuries and mito

can you please let me know I would really appreciate it. I live in Hawaii and

there are no doctors who know a thing about mito. Aloha and mahalo

Ann HFMito@...> wrote:I wonder if anyone has experienced a longer than

usual recovery time per an injury.

I stepped on a toy Wed, went to the hospital, got xray: verdict is that nothing

is broken. However my the top of my foot continues to swell, regardless of what

I do to lessen the swelling.

Any suggestions. I will be trying to get in to see a new dr tomorrow.

Worried-

Ann