I'm thinking of getting a second opinion on my heel. My original orthopedist said that I had a small fracture in my heel, and that in two weeks it would heal and I would be walking, running etc and able to make a PT test that I have on Feb 2.

So now its been a little under two weeks and I can't drive my car (manual), walk or sleep at night because of the pain and there is some pretty severe swelling still. I do have a follow up appointment on Wednesday but if I could see another doctor in that time, that would be awesome because getting healed is top priority.

I would rather find out I have 6 weeks of recovery from another doctor than have this doctor telling me it could be any day now.

1/25/2008 10:05:43 AM

I can't recommend a particular orthopedist but I will recommend you get it checked out.

I had a similar issue several years ago -- rolled my ankle and thought it was just at bad sprain so I didn't go to the orthopedist for ~3 weeks. After I did, I found out my ligaments pulled off the tip of my leg bone, leading to all the swelling/paid I'd had. Damn thing is still permanently swollen...

1/25/2008 12:43:27 PM

paul bednarz in greensboro

1/25/2008 5:31:41 PM

in raleigh: try fajgenbaum @ bone and joint surgery clinic (specializes in sports med)

or i went to dr. calloway at the raleigh orthopaedic clinic. he specializes in mostly shoulders and sports med, but they have a lot of drs with pretty much any specialty you could want.

1/26/2008 12:29:20 AM

Louis Almekinders

http://www.ncorthoclinic.com

1/26/2008 12:33:18 AM

i've been using dr. eric meinburg at wake orthopedics. he's supposedly one of the best in the area, especially if you should need any surgery.

[Edited on January 26, 2008 at 12:58 AM. Reason : .]

1/26/2008 12:57:51 AM

dr. david berkhoff duke medical

dude worked w/ the US soccer teams

1/26/2008 1:59:35 AM

in raleigh the folks at wake orthopedic are very nice and good (were very good to my husband) and in greensboro the folks at guilford orthopedics are very good also

1/26/2008 8:45:17 AM

I had this problem a few months back, where I was originally told that I probably fractured my heel. The doctor told me that it would take a while to heal, but that x-rays wouldn't show the fracture until AFTER a length of time. When I went back, they re-x-rayed me and said "no fracture," but that I had probably torn the fascia on the bottom of my foot. I got insoles and I am relatively well healed. It still hurts a fair bit sometimes, though nothing to the point of it being prohibitive.

1/26/2008 7:04:01 PM

yo are you interested in joining a gym? pm me if you are

[Edited on January 26, 2008 at 7:05 PM. Reason : obviously after youve recovered]

1/26/2008 7:05:17 PM

Dr. Isbell at Raleigh Orthopedic. He is the ortho for the Carolina Hurricanes.
http://www.raleighortho.com/

[Edited on January 27, 2008 at 8:51 PM. Reason : .]

1/27/2008 8:50:35 PM