Manky metatarsal
Posted by Anna
I had to go to the hospital today to get my feet x-rayed. The difference between this third time and the last 2 times is that this was private and the consultant I saw is one of the top orthopaedic sugeons in the country. He spotted the fracture of my 2nd metatarsal the moment he saw my x-ray results. And there it was, plain as day. Even I could see it, so how come it’s been overlooked up to now?
He asked me if I had started doing more exercise, to which I replied yes, about 2-3 weeks before it flared up I began doing long walks to and from work. And there you have it — a stress fracture of the kind that Becks and Rooney get. I’m up there with them! :-)
My foot is on the mend, so I’m supposed to try to rest it and keep it elevated as much as possible. This didn’t work today as I ended up doing 13,500 steps and now it’s very swollen and throbbing. At least I now know why. It’s a relief to know finally what’s wrong.
I managed to gulp down a yoghurt at the hospital in St John’s Wood this morning before I saw him. I got back just in time for lunch and opted for the omelette as I knew we were eating tonight and I didn’t want to go to the restaurant starving and then end up eating too much! My plan worked…
We went to a Thai restaurant in Fulham Broadway called “The Sugar Hut”. I arranged to pay separately as I wasn’t having a starter, a dessert or wine (which everyone else did). The sweet and sour chicken was very tasty and I had only a small amount of the rice to go with it. My meal was accompanied by tap water (I thought £4 for a bottle of water was a bit extortionate). All in all, I was pretty much on target for my daily allowance, which I’m pleased about. :-)
| Breakfast | Yoghurt | 75 |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-total | 75 | |
| Lunch | Cheese omelette + beans | 500 |
| Sub-total | 500 | |
| Dinner | Sweet & sour chicken + veg | 300 |
| App. 80g rice | 85 | |
| Sub-total | 385 | |
| Snack | 15g nuts | 90 |
| Sub-total | 90 | |
| Drinks | 1 cup of tea + various 0 cal bevs | 10 |
| Sub-total | 10 | |
| Total Calories | 1,060 | |
Paola said,
23 July 2008 at 11:58 pm
Phew, I am glad you got a definitive diagnosis on your foot but am sorry that it’s broken! Can you take time off work to let it heal?
Anna said,
24 July 2008 at 7:49 am
You’re right, it’s a relief to know for sure what the issue is.
I took 2 days off when it was at its worst, 6 weeks ago. The x-rays show the bones are well on the way to knitting back together, so it’s hard to justify taking time off when I haven’t done so in the interim and have even stopped limping.
Sylvia said,
24 July 2008 at 10:43 am
Ouch! Eeek, but yes, at least you know what is wrong. And you know you should be keeping the weight off it and keeping it up, rather than feeling guilty.
I’m going to start calling you Annaroony now ;)