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[RC] Another question - Juli Bechard

I’m just full of them this week it seems…I’m blaming the ridecamp group because ya’ll are wonderful!

 

First of all, thanks everyone for the advise on the pawing issue. I’m going to try and get the owners of the horse to spring for mats and try that. I am going to have to dig the stall down completely, put in some limestone, then crushed rock, then some sand, then mats, however, it’ll be worth it to not have to refill the stall daily.

 

My next question involves me!  I’ve been having some bilateral lower leg pain for the last couple of years, and since I’ve been working with a personal trainer trying to get myself a lot fitter, it’s really become an issue.  What happens is upon exercise the lateral part of my lower leg gets extremely painful, and if I try to keep on exercising, it will cause my feet to go tingly and fall asleep. I went to see an orthopedic doctor, and he suspected Compartment Disease, and ordered an MRI, of which I got the results of today.  He says the MRI is not consistent with Compartment disease, and he doesn’t know what it is, but suggested I go see a vascular specialist.  Here is what the radiologist said about the MRI…

            “There does appear to be soft tissue fluid and edema anteriorly adjacent to the tibia with evidence  of some periosteal edema and underlying bone marrow edema.  This is consistant with a Grade II-III stress reaction of the tibia.  No abnormal signal is identified in the surrounding musculature.  There does appear to be some mild edema in the posterior subcutaneious tissues as well.  No fracture line are identified.  Impression: Evidence of a GradeII-III stress reaction of the tibia including periosteal edema, bone marrow edema and edema in subcuateous fat adjacent to the anterior tibia.  Mild edema in the posterior subcutaneous fat is also noted.  No obvious fracture lines are identified”

 

Ok, all you more medically minded folks out there.  What the heck is all that?  The ortho said it was consistant with shin splints, but the pain in on the lateral side of my leg, not over the shin area, and my symptoms are not consistant with shin splints.  I have made an appointment with my primary care doctor in order to get the referral to a vascular doctor (we love our HMO’s), however, until then…

 

Thanks a bunch!

 

Juli and the Herd
Alpine (who would really like it if mom could get off and walk once in awhile)

Merlin (who doesn’t mind going for walks either)