i had a letter from the hospital today

dachshund
dachshund Member Posts: 9,155
edited 20. May 2011, 12:13 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi everyone
i wondered if anyone knows what these words mean.
xrays confirm a severely valgus foot with osteo a andtalo-navicular and calcaneocuboid joint degenerative change.
thank you. joan xx
take care
joan xx

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  • tanith
    tanith Member Posts: 175
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I think valgus foot refers to flat feet, and the others are osteo/arthritic changes to the tendons and ankle joint linked to the flat footedness.. if you google the words thats what I was able to glean from the info.. I'm sure someone with more info will be along..
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  • princess935
    princess935 Member Posts: 90
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    the navicular is a bone which has tendons running right next to it, i had an accessory navicular (extra bone) attached to mine. Its the bone just above the arch in your foot. I have pain still in mine an didnt realise you could oa of it.

    Lots of medical terms hey its so confusing.
  • tkachev
    tkachev Member Posts: 8,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Well I recognise some of the words; with, and, joint and change.

    Good luck Joan with the op on 6th June.

    Elizabeth
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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,026
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Joan

    l reckon this lot are, as ever, about right with all their sleuthing!!!!

    Scary when you see it in writing isn't it?

    All will go well - they better treat our Joan right or we will be round to sort them out :x

    Love

    Toni xx
  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,155
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thank you Tanith Princess Elizabeth Toni.
    it would be good if doctors wrote in plain english so we can understand as it is about us.
    joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    dachshund wrote:
    it would be good if doctors wrote in plain english so we can understand as it is about us.

    That's why they don't, Joan.

    At a guess, I'd say you've got arthritis. Hopefully they can do something about it.
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  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    tkachev wrote:
    Well I recognise some of the words; with, and, joint and change.

    Good luck Joan with the op on 6th June.

    Elizabeth

    :lol::lol::lol: Well done Elizabeth best laugh I've had today and I'm totally with you I have no idea either!

    Hope you find out Joan and hope the op goes well.
    Love, Legs x
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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Brilliant answer tkachev, that had me laughing too! Doctors will write to other doctors in doctor language - fair enough. We are not doctors so won't necessarily understand what the heck they are on about - fair enough, but it is amazing just how much doctor language one picks up over the course of time.

    As long as your GP understands/interprets correctly, and the surgeon is accurate in what he has says well, dachshund, I guess that is the important thing, yes? Good luck with it all, we are on a countdown to your op I believe - am I right in thinking it's June 6th? DD
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  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,155
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Sticky w Linda DD.
    Thank you for your answers. i hope everyones had a reasonable day and i hope you all have a good weekend.
    joan xx
    take care
    joan xx

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