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What to do with these Feet??? Mood

Wednesday, July 2, 2008 | A Painful story

Yesterday, the day after I got out of the V.A., my friend called to say she would blond me up...I thought, hmmmmm lay around here or go chat her up and get blond. I went. It was a good thing to do; it put the whole weekend away in a brown paper wrapper. She and I drank raspberry tea and goofed off. I got home and slept till 6:30. Got up and made a easy supper.

The house is a wreck, and I don't care dodadoda....really I do, but it is not a priority. I have a yard full of weeds since we have had rain (NOW I GET THE RAIN) almost every evening since I was gone? It is HOT and steamy outside.

When I got home the drama never stops. Timber has a back foot that was the size of a golf ball...He either caught the toenail in something, or something bit into him. Anyway it is infected. He wanted nothing to do with me and my ministering to his foot. I have pokey holes in my shoulder to prove it. Russ held him while I washed the foot in warm water and poured peroxide over it. I found some antibiotics he didn't finish and I got it open and the swelling is down.

My feet x-rays showed a broken but mended 5th metatarsal in mid foot on the left it is separating. I have bone spurs in both feet and plantar fasciitis in both feet too; degenerative arthritis in both feet. Morton's Neuroma in both feet. I have a bone spur in the first joint of the great toe on the left foot. The good news is that they do not show autoimmune deterioration. Oh! and degenerative changes in both ankles.

I had a sugar fit yesterday and tried to take off Russ head. I ate what I was suppose to have for lunch, but I still had high sugar. We are sharing a meter at the moment with my test strips and his meter....(I still have not gotten a meter) and the thing just kept going to error, Russ was arguing with me about the strips...I bit his head off; not like me, but I had the shakes and my head was exploding. I apologized later after I slept off the incident....I am losing my mind.

He is trying to feel better and get a handle on this bronchides thing, but it is slow going. I am helping all I can, sitting with the dogs so they will eat...yes they are spoiled rotten. I am cooking and trying to get a grip.

I am rambling but I am at a loss. I feel like I went through a time machine and all is out of sink..crazy like jet lag without the vacation to look forward too.

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the bone spurrs can be removed hon..they offered to do mine...and there are braces for the plantar fasciitis that you wear at night..just dont kick Russ whatever you do...smile...they are metal covered in a soft material....they stretch out your foot...and yes it really does help...i did not think it would either when i bought the damn thing and forked over i think it was around 130.00 for it...but have never regretted it...smile...and you can buy day lace up braces at any good drug store for that matter that will help you and offer some pain relief...smile..i have two of those for the right foot...those vary in price ranges but they are not to bad...remember that im quoting canadian prices so it may be lower there...smile..

Feel better soon hon...
poor poor Russs...smile

luv
heather

heather1
You did go through a time machine, Angy, it was that several-day stint in the hospital that you lost. Hope you get back on track and that things will begin to improve. *M

LilMargie
Hey! Thinking about you. Big hugs to you and Russ! Take care!

David

DaveC
Thinking of you both and praying for you both.
Love and hugs,
Lou x x x

lou22
Don't feel gulity for taking some ME time. Th chores will wait or ask a friend to help. Your health is top priorty right now. I understand your snippyness at Russ. You don't feel good. Hopefully you will soon! Hugggggggggssssss!

majesticblu
Oh Angy everything that you have been through I would imagine it is hard to get back to yourself so to speak.
Glad to hear that you got out and enjoyed a day with your girlfriend.....plus got Beautiful....like you needed it!
Just take one day at a time and hang in there sweetie! Still saying my prayers for Russ!
XOXO
Dee

deeitsme
Thinking of you & Russ and praying for you two!
hugs Cathy

ragingfog
You're in my thoughts and prayers!Tell Russ hello for me too.Take care of you and don't overdo it okay?LOve you!Lesa

Lesa
I have soft flexible ankle braces that fasten with velcro. I bought them in a medical supply place - maybe the VA in their PT dept. has sone.
The fatigue is what makes me want sweets, i.e. for energy, but I have learned it does not work, or should I say, trying to learn (smiles)

LeannaB