Geoff Cameron is undergoing an injury hell and it is not set to alleviate anytime soon as the Stoke City man is due to have further testing done to diagnose his ankle problem.
The American has been absent from the side since being forced off against Liverpool on January 5, and his absence looks set to continue as manager Mark Hughes wants the issue diagnosed fully before risking him.
The player will miss Saturday's tough match away to Leicester and is extremely doubtful to make the League Cup clash with Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday as the results may take some time.
Testing
Speaking to the press about the injury problem, Hughes explained that Cameron has "still got an issue with problems just above the ankle and is not progressing too quickly."
"We will have to probably investigate that further," he added, before revealing that he will be "unavailable" on Saturday.
Cameron has played more than 100 games for the potters since signing in 2012 and has been an integral part of Hughes' plans this season. Able to play in defensive roles as well as in midfield, the former Houston Dynamo player is an extremely valuable asset to the team.
Stoke injury crisis
The news of the 30-year-old requiring further testing will be a huge blow for the manager as his side have been hit with two more recent injuries to important players too.
Ryan Shawcross is unlikely to play again for the next three months after he had back surgery and will require rehab before he appears on a football pitch again, which has effectively finished his season.
Meanwhile, striker Jonathan Walters is also injured after picking up a knee injury, but the 32-year-old has not been given a return date. This has prompted fears he will miss several games of the tough run his side now face.
This makes it a total of five players out injured as Stephen Ireland and Marco Muniesa are also sidelined, giving their manager a real headache.
Hughes will be wondering what he has done to deserve this just as he has helped the team to a fantastic first half of the season, with them firmly in the battle for European football - sat in seventh place, just six points behind Tottenham Hotspur in fourth.
The highest the Potters have ever finished in the Premier League is ninth - under 52-year-old Hughes last season - but they are now on course to beat that and possibly qualify for the Europa League, providing they can keep up the same form they have demonstrated in recent months.