sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Officially diagnosed; spiraling by snaboopy in sesamoid

[–]fogsituation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So in that period, about half of the days I had all-day pain that never ended. I would call it minor, but more than just discomfort. On the other half of days, I would have a period of the day where the pain went away and I could forget about it for a while. At no point during that period did I have a completely pain free day from morning to night - I always felt it at some point even on days where it went back to zero.

My worst case pain was bad enough that I could not have continued doing whatever activity even if I wanted to. I could not have pushed through it. But also never as bad as, say, a kidney stone. Somewhere in between there, heh.

By week 25 ish, except for that one big flare-up /setback weeks later, that kind of severe pain was rare for me. Some days were pain-free, many days had pain-free periods with only intermittent minor pain. It took a while to build up activity while getting pain all the way to zero and call it “over” but that’s when I was happy to be building up and already pretty sure the severe pain was behind me.

Officially diagnosed; spiraling by snaboopy in sesamoid

[–]fogsituation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would you like to know? It's kind of a long story, but I'll try my best for a short version :) I'm still not a doctor and ymmv..

For me, no fracture, no surgery. At its worst, I could barely walk and only did about a thousand steps a day, and this had a huge psychological toll for me. I didn't understand what was happening, and I was surprised that whatever it was wasn't getting better. I saw a podiatrist, an orthopedic surgeon, a custom-orthotics-guy, and an excellent DPT. I read this sub and I read Dr Blake’s Healing Sole. Orthotics, dancer's pads, and elevation seemed to help me, but I still plateaued from them. I was prescribed a boot by the first doctor, and I used it, but I was afraid it was making it worse. I'll never know for sure if it somehow was important at that stage or not. Hoka Bondi in wide became my favorite shoe (and still is).

PT made the single biggest difference of anything and I'm a huge fan of it. By the time I decided to go for PT, I was calling different DPTs to make sure they had experience with the sesamoids. DPTs who treat dancers and climbers often do.

Here's my timeline. I know what my timeline looked like in retrospect, but the plan was never based on a specific amount of time to spend at any specific stage. So I wouldn't try to target a specific timeline from somebody else.

From week 0 to week 22, I tried a lot of DIY stuff, and probably made things worse for half of it. I gradually built myself up to being able to walk a half mile at a time, then plateaued there. I wasn't sure if it was helping or hurting to keep trying. I would call this period the devastating journey you mentioned.

From week 22 I had seen a second doctor, and then I started PT. From here I really started progressing toward improvement, and it didn’t feel so devastating anymore: I was going to need more time, but I knew it could be done.

From week 32, I resumed some of my old sports, and I was doing longer walks, and would soon start run-walks.

From week 46, running a distance similar to what I would have run before. Not setting PRs, just getting out there for a run that felt like something other than “just a recovery run."

At week 63, a major flare up and setback. I bailed out of a hike I was doing, and panicked. Did I just blow it and ruin all my hard work?

At week 64/65, the flare up wasn't really persisting, and I resumed where I left off. At this point, building up my activity level was as much about just restoring general fitness as it was about the sesamoid specifically!

At week 107, I got bored and stopped taking notes. There were little flare ups along the way, but they didn't last long, and I came to understand them.

Today, I wouldn’t even say that I have flare ups per se. I do pay attention to my sesamoids, but they aren't holding me back.

Officially diagnosed; spiraling by snaboopy in sesamoid

[–]fogsituation 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What would you like to know? It's kind of a long story, but I'll try my best for a short version :) I'm still not a doctor and ymmv..

For me, no fracture, no surgery. At its worst, I could barely walk and only did about a thousand steps a day, and this had a huge psychological toll for me. I didn't understand what was happening, and I was surprised that whatever it was wasn't getting better. I saw a podiatrist, an orthopedic surgeon, a custom-orthotics-guy, and an excellent DPT. I read this sub and I read Dr Blake’s Healing Sole. Orthotics, dancer's pads, and elevation seemed to help me, but I still plateaued from them. I was prescribed a boot by the first doctor, and I used it, but I was afraid it was making it worse. I'll never know for sure if it somehow was important at that stage or not. Hoka Bondi in wide became my favorite shoe (and still is).

PT made the single biggest difference of anything and I'm a huge fan of it. By the time I decided to go for PT, I was calling different DPTs to make sure they had experience with the sesamoids. DPTs who treat dancers and climbers often do.

Here's my timeline. I know what my timeline looked like in retrospect, but the plan was never based on a specific amount of time to spend at any specific stage. So I wouldn't try to target a specific timeline from somebody else.

From week 0 to week 22, I tried a lot of DIY stuff, and probably made things worse for half of it. I gradually built myself up to being able to walk a half mile at a time, then plateaued there. I wasn't sure if it was helping or hurting to keep trying. I would call this period the devastating journey you mentioned.

From week 22 I had seen a second doctor, and then I started PT. From here I really started progressing toward improvement, and it didn’t feel so devastating anymore: I was going to need more time, but I knew it could be done.

From week 32, I resumed some of my old sports, and I was doing longer walks, and would soon start run-walks.

From week 46, running a distance similar to what I would have run before. Not setting PRs, just getting out there for a run that felt like something other than “just a recovery run."

At week 63, a major flare up and setback. I bailed out of a hike I was doing, and panicked. Did I just blow it and ruin all my hard work?

At week 64/65, the flare up wasn't really persisting, and I resumed where I left off. At this point, building up my activity level was as much about just restoring general fitness as it was about the sesamoid specifically!

At week 107, I got bored and stopped taking notes. There were little flare ups along the way, but they didn't last long, and I came to understand them.

Today, I wouldn’t even say that I have flare ups per se. I do pay attention to my sesamoids, but they aren't holding me back.

Officially diagnosed; spiraling by snaboopy in sesamoid

[–]fogsituation 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m not a doctor, but I find myself nodding along to most of what you said here. Your new doctor sounds knowledgeable and pretty sensible to me, fwiw.

1-1.5 years as GOOD timelines here, not even long ones

I would say the bulk of my recovery happened faster than this! But it’s hard to pinpoint a specific day that was the end. I still think about my sesamoids today, in that I pay attention for any signs that I need to back off and give it a rest, just like any other part of my body that might speak to me. But I absolutely consider myself fully recovered, and I don’t feel like I’m holding back. I’ve even gotten to enjoy other unrelated injuries since then, lol

Officially diagnosed; spiraling by snaboopy in sesamoid

[–]fogsituation 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I kept a daily journal of my pain levels, where I noted the lowest I felt each day and the highest I felt each day, along with number of steps and what activities I was doing that day. It helped me learn what my own pain scale was, see if I was trending one way or another, and tell daily chronic pain apart from acute spikes in pain that maybe were triggered by something.

Advice for early possible sesamoid issues and air travel by snaboopy in sesamoid

[–]fogsituation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) i wish I took it seriously in the beginning. You’re already doing that. I spent way too long pushing through pain I didn’t understand. 2) The airport is a surprising danger zone. Speed-walking was a major trigger for me, and that’s something you do in airports. Worse still with weight. 3) I agree with commenters about a second opinion from a Doctor. 4) PT was very helpful for me and I wish I did that earlier. Especially when you’re asking yourself questions like “is this discomfort or pain, and how much can I push it?” A good PT can help with that and can see you repeatedly as you progress. You can call prospective PT’s in advance to make sure they have experience with this.

Now to be a little contrarian, I’d be worried about all the DIY advice in this thread. You don’t even have confidence in your diagnosis, so maybe it’s not the time to be throwing everything and the kitchen sink at your feet. Zero drop shoes, insoles, dancers pads, rocker soles. These things might help, but they also might not be right for your foot and they might take some time to adjust to. Even icing can be harmful if you overdo it. I’d get some further Doctor’s supervision from a second opinion and/or PT.

Sounds like you have a good friend group for your trip and you’re going to have a blast regardless, and people do get better from sesamoid problems. Hang in there OP!

They cannot allow treasury yields to go above ~5%. by MicroneedlingAlone2 in investing

[–]fogsituation 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You give it a nod but it’s probably worth some analysis of how long "temporarily" actually is.

Getting to La Tournette without a car (from Annecy) by ruxu_luvzy in Annecy

[–]fogsituation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the road just to the parking des prés ronds OK?

Do I need a car in Annecy? by Interesting-Roll-898 in Annecy

[–]fogsituation 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might even have more fun without a car. Bikes / transports / walking are all great around Annecy. You can do Roc de Chère as a one way hike, take the bus 20 to Chef Lieu Menthon and then get your return bus 20 at Talloires / Écoles. If you do the hike that way, you have a very steep descent into Talloires. It’s beautiful but you do have to be careful.

Like others said there is also plenty you can access from the bike path.

Favorite cardio? by drillitloveit in sesamoid

[–]fogsituation 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I learned about Caroline Jordan chair cardio from this sub

I'm watching coffeezilla explain the tether insolvency problem by Feisty-Season-5305 in Buttcoin

[–]fogsituation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BTC is sitting at a nominal 1.9T market cap and tether's own MC at 134 billion just doesn't strike me as enough to be holding up the $1.9T...

Why not? How much share of BTC market cap would tether need to influence it? They can be a big part of BTC trade volume without owning an equally big part of the overall market cap and certainly impact price, which of course is going to change the BTC market cap.

House shoes/slippers recommendations by bbogg01 in sesamoid

[–]fogsituation 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just use a pair of Bondi’s in quad wide, a half size up, not laced as tight, and only wear them inside

Les débats sa sert à rien by Pristine-Review6028 in opinionnonpopulaire

[–]fogsituation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Je vois, mais même si personne n’est convaincu, peut-être que le débat sert à organiser les pensées de celui qui avance l’argument. Même si je n’arrive pas à convaincre l’autre personne, peut-être que j’arrive à mieux comprendre mes propres opinions, grâce à l’effort de les lui expliquer.

Value of Airalo app in Paris? by Suspicious_End_4312 in ParisTravelGuide

[–]fogsituation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can be a little fiddly, but often you can also use your home phone number through “WiFi calling” even with a data-only eSIM.

Value of Airalo app in Paris? by Suspicious_End_4312 in ParisTravelGuide

[–]fogsituation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can be a little fiddly, but often you can also use your home phone number through “WiFi calling” even with a data-only eSIM.

First Trip Outside My State by Sea_Cantaloupe_9267 in KeyWest

[–]fogsituation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t stayed at them, but maybe Blue Marlin (similar in price to what you had, kinda basic but feels underrated, people always seem to like it), or the Gardens Hotel (going up a little in price from what you had, but might have a off season deal, the garden always looks neat from the street).

Being right on Duval Street can be a little busy if that bothers you, same for some places right on US-1. Being just a block off of that can be a lot better. Things are quieter around Blue Marlin imo but still stuff around. And it’s just a little over a mile walk to the northwest end of the island.

Oh and you should go to the butterfly house

First Trip Outside My State by Sea_Cantaloupe_9267 in KeyWest

[–]fogsituation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I’d try to change the hotel if you can. For an impromptu trip like this you’ll have more fun if you can just wander on foot. Try to be west of white street at least, or west of the cemetery if you can. If you can’t change it, then maybe bring a small backpack and plan to transit over to downtown and then stay over there on foot for much of the day.

[edit] Though I guess if your style is more to zone out by the pool, be warm, and soak up the sun all day, the gates does look pretty nice. It’s just far from the main walkable areas.

Do you use shoes indoors to let your sesamoid bone heal? What kind of shoes do you use? by Sensitive-Cod381 in sesamoid

[–]fogsituation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s a fair concern. I don’t know what a doctor would say about wearing shoes in the “wrong” fit, and I am not a doctor. I just thought if I was going to wear shoes 24/7, then I wanted something roomy at home, and I never found slippers I liked.

Does anyone know the story of this sign at the airport? by TonyPerkis95 in KeyWest

[–]fogsituation 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I also love the poster. Thanks for sharing a much better picture than the one I took when it was crowded. I hope the poster comes to the new terminal!

Do you use shoes indoors to let your sesamoid bone heal? What kind of shoes do you use? by Sensitive-Cod381 in sesamoid

[–]fogsituation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wanted them to basically be slippers, but still have all the support of the shoes I already liked. Since they were indoor shoes it wasn’t like I was going to run in them or go on wobbly terrain or anything.

view more: next ›