Surgeon refused to do a sesamoidectomy
Hey guys. I have a medial sesamoid fracture (two halves). Initially I broke it 6 years ago (2020) and an unexperienced doctor ignored an X-ray that showed the fracture (she didn’t know this bone existed so she just blamed the pain on my Fila shoes) so I ended up with a non-fusion because of inexperienced doctors.
About a year after the fracture I managed to fuse to bones slightly but they broke again
Now I was seeing an orthopedic foot surgeon who prescribed a cortisone injection to bring down my inflammation. It helped. However, he said that the bone will never heal and I’ll rely on these injections for the rest of my life. He told me to forget about martial arts (I used to train Muay Thai) and said that he can’t do the surgery because
- it’s tedious
- it will bring more pain than I already have
After a year of walking in orthopedic soles I barely feel any pain and think of picking up martial arts again. I’m scared that I’ll mess up my foot. But being careful for the rest of my life also sucks because I want to be a normal human and enjoy stuff like running, dancing, and martial arts.
What do you guys think? Should I ask another specialist for a second opinion and try getting the bone removed?