A few weeks ago, I laced up a not-quite-new pair of shoes and set about my day. \u00a0By the time I could take them off, I could barely walk. I had a huge pain across the top of my right foot and the foot itself was swollen.
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I blamed the shoes, swore not to wear them again, and I recovered in a couple of days of wearing other shoes.
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On Monday, I had a good swim and felt all over pretty good when I went to bed. I woke up in the middle of the night with my toes hurting a bit, but managed to ignore it and get back to sleep.
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Tuesday morning, though, I was hurting. \u00a0I wore a pair of crocs and hobbled around through the day. \u00a0When it was time to go home I skipped my swim and went and bought a cane. \u00a0I didn\u2019t think it was going to really get to a point where I wouldn\u2019t be able to move without one, but I wanted to be ready. Fun note, the clerk at the drugstore offered to put the cane in a bag. Really.
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Jim came over that evening and with a little help from the internet and some careful prodding, we deduced that one toe in particular might be broken. \u00a0He had a similar thing happen to him a while ago – a stress fracture that felt better for a while and then would hurt again. Seemingly randomly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think mine might have flared up from an overly forceful kick off from the wall in the pool – or sleepwalking around my house and running something.
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Jim ended up going to a podiatrist who couldn\u2019t really do anything for him except put him in a boot while it healed. \u00a0I instead elevated my foot, put some ice on it, and tried to rest it.
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And I was feeling down. Slowing down, while certainly good for me, is not a thing I do lightly. I\u2019m not meant to mosey.
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But, mosey I did through the rest of the evening – even going so far as to use my dishwasher since Jim didn\u2019t want me standing for that long.
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Note: Yeah, I have a dishwasher. I don\u2019t use it – though I\u2019ve run it empty a few times since I moved in so the seals don\u2019t dry out. Hand washing the dishes doesn\u2019t seem like much of a chore to me. Anyway, the dishwasher did work and did a pretty good job.
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When I went to bed last night, I elevated my foot and hoped for the best. And when I woke up, it hardly hurt at all! Until, that is, I put weight on it. Just about dropped to the floor.
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I recovered, adjusted my gait, and took my cane with me to work just in case. I got better through the day and while it still hurt a bit, it wasn\u2019t nearly as bad.
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And after work, I taped a couple of toes together and hit the pool for a short swim.
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It still hurts a bit and I\u2019m not 100%, but I think I\u2019m on the mend. At least until I exacerbate it again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I should, of course, go to the doctor – and I will if it doesn\u2019t continue to get better. Though I kinda wish medical science had advanced beyond the \u201cHere, wear this boot for 100 days,\u201d
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So there\u2019s my really boring injury report. \u00a0Much like a Monday, it\u2019s been more annoying than painful.
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