No news like no news! So, even though I really hurt something on the inside of my left ankle (I suspected a tendon) while trying to do a pirouette last October 11th, and after reinjuring it on Christmas Eve, I still was quite reluctant to let a doctor see my foot - because, after all, the news was bound to be bad. I've started doing ballet again recently, but I can sense how sensitive the area still is, and how likely a reinjury could be. So, today, with trepidation, I finally went down to visit a new doctor today, an ankle specialist, to see what his opinion was.
The doctor said that, indeed, the tendon was cut. The only question is how bad the situation is. If an MRI reveals they can still use the broken tendon, they can try reattachment. If not, they might be able to fashion a substitute from tendons in the smallest toes. If too much time has passed and arthritis is setting in, they can fuse the bones of the feet. He said my foot seems stiff, and so the progression of the injury, starting with a sideways 'drift' of the foot, then into arthritis - a progression that takes three to five years to complete - has already started. To help, I got a prescription for a nifty new ankle brace today....So, the only real question now is: When do we start cutting?
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