Exactly five years ago today I was knocked of my bicycle in a hit 'n run accident. I am still suffering with a swollen and sore ankle, which is affecting how much I can exercise. Finally, however, I have some good news - I have progressed far enough down the NHS system to be having an MRI next week, with a view to it being operated on!
What seems to have transpired is that the impact caused some crush injuries to several of the bones in my ankle/foot which have responded by developing bony lumps. These are now sufficiently large to be pushing on such important structures as my achilles tendon, and generally getting in the way. (Note about image - this is not my ankle, but the pink blobs indicate location of problem bony growths)
Last week I saw Mr Thomas - an orthopedic surgeon at the Charing Cross Hospital (confusingly in Hammersmith!) who very swiftly diagnosed the problem and even showed me the x-rays of the area. Luckily for me, it is the hospital I was taken to straight after the accident, so they have the x-rays from the day with which to compare. Depending on the exact outcome of the MRI, Mr Thomas has suggested he will remove the painful nubbins and may also look at doing some work on damaged tendons and ligaments. With a bit of luck I will soon be up and running and on better form than for a number of years!!
On another note, let us not forget that this is the 90th anniversary of WWI armistace. Perhaps a somewhat more worthy subject of a post...
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