Ultrasound / Radiology

I was scheduled to have an Ultrasound on my right foot at UW hospital this afternoon. I always like the little chairs and tables which the clinics/hospitals have in the waiting area for children. The Radiology department at UW hospital has the best one that I have ever seen. It has its own space separated from, but next to, the adults’ waiting area. Besides the interior and setting are designed for children with a warm and playful atmosphere, the coolest thing is that the touch-screen computer game machines are right there for kids to freely play. There are four or five machines there, maybe. I was too excited at playing the games to count how many. The machines are compact within the touch-screen monitors. Without keyboard, mouse, or any other devices connect to the machines, my fingertip and the monitor directly communicate to each other. There are various programs for me to choose and play. In about fifteen minutes of my waiting time, I explored tennis, golf, air hockey. While I was going to try the fourth game, my name was called. The doctor’s assistant came to children’s room to catch me. Okay, I am the only adult there with 2-3 kids. We enjoyed ourselves. :P

The doctor pressed my foot very hard during the examination to get clear pictures of what is in my foot. The doctor’s initial impression is that it is not the typical Morton’s he has seen. He will give the whole report to Dr. Richard Lange. I will be contacted after they discuss and find out what the problem is and what the treatment should be.

Two weeks ago, Dr. Lange told me that he thinks the past six injections from Dr. Merckx might damaged the tissues. Ultrasound is the way to find if I really have Morton’s Neuroma. The MRI test that I had two years ago seems not the best method to diagnose the Morton's Neuroma, according to Dr. Lange. If it’s not Morton’s neuroma, what it is? I don’t know now if I should be released or nervous?