Mystery foot

So Eryn has this mystery foot. 

It started hurting her two years ago. She thought it was tendonitis. Then an MRI showed this tiny, floating bone was dying. Then a CT scan showed the tiny bone had a stress fracture. Despite several different treatments, it still hurts, so the podiatrist ordered another MRI.

I accompanied her yesterday to find out the results.

Dr. Mah came in laughing, saying he couldn't believe what happened: The tiny, broken bone didn't show up on the MRI at all. Apparently, it has died completely. He said MRIs show water (ie blood), and if it no longer has blood, it wouldn't show up. Like it doesn't even exist.

He's going to take another peek at the earlier CT and then probably recommend surgically removing the broken, dead little bone. Mah says his goal is to get rid of the pain, and if he takes it out, he thinks Eryn will be back to normal (whatever THAT is!).

To celebrate the "good" news, Eryn came over later in the day to use the Wood garage gym with me.

She did some elliptical and treadmill action and I did some speedwork on the 'mill. We watched Colbert Report and laughed.

So it looks like she's going under the knife, hopefully early next month so she can get back into running shape ASAP! I need my race partner back :) :)