Hey all—first time poster, three week lurker.

I live in Central America, and crashed my motorcycle directly onto my left foot three weeks ago.

The doctor immediately diagnosed it as a Lisfranc injury—he told me the bruising would confirm it, and sure enough that telltale sign showed up on day 3.

But I think he got the prognosis wrong. He said he expected to keep me in a boot for two weeks and then I’d be able to move to physical therapy since he thought it wasn’t a full tear.

Nope. I spent two weeks wondering why he didn’t order an MRI and freaking out at the potential complications of not getting the right treatment. When I went back two weeks later, I couldn’t see the same doctor, so I saw a different doctor. He agreed that the continued swelling and pain meant I should get an MRI.

So I did… and now I’m freaking out the other way, thinking I’ll need surgery while waiting to go back to the clinic on Friday and get a second opinion in the city next week.

NAD stipulations aside… a full tear pretty much spells surgery, right?

I’m mostly overwhelmed and wanted to share with the club.

This is the Google Translate of the results:

“Fracture of the plantar portion of the wedge 2, 3, metatarsal 2, 3 and the cuboid is identified.

The findings are associated with a complete rupture of the plantar portion of the Lisfranc ligament, covering the M2 and M3 portion. The space in the Lisfranc joint measures 0.2 cm, without load, so it is recommended to correlate it with standing or clinical radiographic projections to assess stability.

Thickening and signal hyperintensity of the intermetatarsal ligaments M2-M3, M3-M4 intercuneiform ligaments C1-C2 and C2-C3. Expansions of the posterior tibial tendon in wedges 2 and 3 with partial injury. Similar findings are identified at the insertion of the peroneus longus tendon.

Changes due to tenosynovitis in the plantar portion of the long flexor tendon of the Hallux and long flexors of the fingers. Bone contusion of the scaphoid and the heads of the 1st to 4th metatarsals.

Changes due to tenosynovitis of the long extensors in the forefoot with edema of the subcutaneous cellular tissue.”