Nov 12 2008
Went to See the Podiatrist Today
I guess my life wouldn’t be “my life” if it didn’t always involve seeing some sort of doctor. Today I had to go see the podiatrist, which is the first time I have been there in three years. I had tarsal tunnel surgery done five years ago and then again three years ago on my left foot. Ever since my second surgery I have been doing well with my left foot but now I’m having problems with my right foot. I have a hammer toe that has started to really cause me a lot of pain and numbness. It has increasingly been getting worse over the past several years and I will probably have to have it operated on. Yuck.
I inherited bad feet from my mother, who had to have several hammer toes surgically fixed. When hammer toes are operated on, the doctor breaks the toes, straightens them out, and puts pins in them. That sounds so painful!
Today the podiatrist gave me a shot of cortizone in my toe to help with all of the inflammation and he gave me a splint that I have to wear while working. I go back in 8 weeks to see what will happen next.
