May 23rd. My friend Sharon agreed to drive me to my appointments. We travelled on Monday to her sister's home in Beaumont, Alberta. We stayed overnight and left for LaCombe in the morning as my appointment was scheduled for 11:30am.
We found the clinic after we drove by it a couple times.
Shortly after 12noon I met Dr. David Playfair. He reviewed my xrays with me asked me some questions about my pain. He appeared interested in the soft lumps on my ankles. He asked about previous xrays and treatments I had. (None). He suggested that it might be something called Sinus Tarsi
Sinus tarsi syndrome (STS) is the clinical syndrome of pain and tenderness of the lateral side of the hindfoot, between the ankle and the heel. Imaging often demonstrates the ligaments and soft tissues in the sinus tarsi are injured.
He injected a freezing agent into the lump on my left ankle and told me to do some walking today. If less pain occurs the it may be Sinus Tarsi and Stem cell treatment may help. He indicated the mechanics of the foot still won't changed and Sinus Tarsi can reoccur. He said I should wear orthotics always.
We discussed my hip pain. He feels that the location of the pain is more indicative of damaged ligaments which is very common when the knees are damaged. He indicated he would inject stem cells to assist in the healing of the ligaments. In the short time I met with the Dr. I felt he was more knowledgeable of my issues than previous specialists I had met. I felt very confident with the questions I had answered and the information that was shared with me.
Sharon and I walked around the community. Very little pain occurs in my ankle. My hips and knees became sore and stiff.
Tomorrow I will have stem cells removed from my pelvis and re injected into the joints of both knees, the outer area of the hips and into the ankle.
We found the clinic after we drove by it a couple times.
Sinus tarsi syndrome (STS) is the clinical syndrome of pain and tenderness of the lateral side of the hindfoot, between the ankle and the heel. Imaging often demonstrates the ligaments and soft tissues in the sinus tarsi are injured.
He injected a freezing agent into the lump on my left ankle and told me to do some walking today. If less pain occurs the it may be Sinus Tarsi and Stem cell treatment may help. He indicated the mechanics of the foot still won't changed and Sinus Tarsi can reoccur. He said I should wear orthotics always.
We discussed my hip pain. He feels that the location of the pain is more indicative of damaged ligaments which is very common when the knees are damaged. He indicated he would inject stem cells to assist in the healing of the ligaments. In the short time I met with the Dr. I felt he was more knowledgeable of my issues than previous specialists I had met. I felt very confident with the questions I had answered and the information that was shared with me.
Sharon and I walked around the community. Very little pain occurs in my ankle. My hips and knees became sore and stiff.
Tomorrow I will have stem cells removed from my pelvis and re injected into the joints of both knees, the outer area of the hips and into the ankle.
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