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windy
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 Posted - 06/06/2012 : 11:23:49
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In 2007 as I was finishing course work for my M.A. degree and transitioning to my clinical (hospital based) training, I was dx'd with a torn tendon in L ankle. I had walked around in pain for about 6-8 months before seeing dr. Had to wear a cam-boot for 7 weeks, then PT, full recovery.
In 2008, just after moving in with bf (first time living with a partner) I was diagnosed with same tendon tear on R ankle. Wore boot, had PT, mostly resolved with flare ups after hiking trips.
Both times mri confirmed tears.
Currend day: about to take on a major career transition, guess what, same ankle pain, flared up big time after hiking in Grand Canyon. I DON'T WANT TO WEAR ONE OF THOSE STUPID BOOT BRACES FOR 4-8 WEEKS. I will be doing exciting travel all summer, the cam-boot will cramp my style and cause lots of problems. I know if I go to the dr. to confirm that it's nothing serious, they will do mri/xrays to see what's going on. It's entirely likely they will find something torn, after all if you look under a microscrope you will see *something*.
These are not tramatic injuries that occur after a fall or accident. These are wear and tear rips. Is it safe to just say it's tms at this point?
i have successful history of ridding myself of fibromyalgia via tms treatment. |
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drh7900
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Posted - 06/06/2012 : 12:08:05
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With a history of TMS, it's most likely a recurrence (which does happen and can be resolved by, well, combatting TMS), BUT, ruling out something severe (like tumors or cancer) is never a bad idea.
Here's the real question...will seeing an MRI report of a tear make it difficult for you to recover? The doctors can't force you into PT or a cam boot. If you can hear "torn tendon" and believe that it's basically normal, or a "normal abnormality", then there's no reason to go through the conventional medical regimen for recovery.
You have had TMS before and recovered; you recognize the stresses in your life and the effect they can have on your inner rage; you recognize the trend...is there any reason for you to believe that it's anything other than TMS? You stated no physical trauma, so unless (off chance?) there's something more malignant possibly going on, you should be able to use the same techniques you used on your fibro to rid yourself of the ankle pain.
My non-medical recommendation is treat it as TMS and get better. For reasons of medical safety I won't say you shouldn't have it examined by a doctor (in fact, perhaps you should)...but having it examined by a doctor doesn't require following that doctor's recommendation for treatment if it's a benign tear. You can always have it looked at and then say you're going to get a second opinion on treatment before proceeding.
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tennis tom
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Posted - 06/06/2012 : 19:29:04
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I don't know what a cam-boot is but if you need some support for symptomatic relief you might want to try wrapping it with a Koban type of "ace" bandage or trainer's tape. If you haven't had a trauma like a sprained ankle it's probably TMS as you suspect. Hiking the Grand Canyon, that's pretty ambitious, good on you!
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major change == ankle pain
