My broken foot SAGA... uugghhh

This is the first boot. WAY back at Halloween. I ACCIDENTLLY kick a cinder block. (my bed sits on them) I broke the bone right behind "ring" toe (fourth). I wore this boot for 6 weeks. I had to take it to Idaho. I had over Thanksgiving.

THEN: While I was in Idaho.... in the middle of the night I kicked a suitcase. (No one wears shoes to bed!!!!) Of course it had to be the same foot, the same spot. At first, I just wore my shoes, nice and tight. Nope, not cutting it. I saw Jena's family Doctor. He said get new shoes (I loved that!)... I did, wore them nice and tight. Nope, no good. I walked on it broken for at least 3 weeks before I got back to Texas. Then I saw my Ortho Doctor (he is ALWAYS happy to see me, just kidding) .... I had to wear the same boot for ANOTHER 6 weeks. GREAT!!! not really.

Finally,in April I was feeling like maybe it was going to be better... but I always had to have good, strudy shoes... no flip flops.... (sad, sad, sad) and coudln't stand for my foot to get cold. (sad, sad, sad)

Then we are getting ready to move. We are working on the house. So many things need to be done. MOST of them on a ladder. I know I'm not supposed to be on a ladder. I had done everything I could possibly do on the ground and was watching people do work on MY house.... so MANY things still need to done by the next day... I couldn't stand it... I was very careful when it came to my dizziness... I didn't think to much about my foot. I was tired. I was working. I had been for several days. One day on a ladder shouldn't make that much difference to my foot.

WRONG!!!! I had to make a trip back to the Ortho Doctor, now he is REALLY happy to see me, so much that he sends me to someone else. :0)

The Foot Ortho Specialists.... He does this.

A CAST....More stability... I got to pick the color. You can actually almost see the break. I thought that was a little weird, but as long as I didn't wiggle my toes, I was good. I could walk on it and everything. That was Monday. Unfortunately, that happened to be the week that we move all of our belongings into storage and moved out of our apartment. A LOT of work for Tena... It was about 75 degrees in Texas. Not to hot... but it is if you are packing, loading, unloading, loading again, unloading again.... several times. Plus, I seem to be allegric to something that was used in the casting process. Because by Sunday night... I was in a world of HURT. So Monday I called the doctor's office and told them that I thought I had a blister on my heel (it hurt the most on Sunday). They had me come in right away... I was a little surprized, grateful, but surpized. When they took the cast off.... WOW!!! big relief, But BIG smell.... and this

This picture really doesn't give it justice. It was disgusting. Heat rash and hives.... but it didn't get infected.... So no more cast.... YEAH!!!!!!!! I could have stood up and danced but my foot hurt too bad. The doctor order a MRI and I can the NEW BOOT.

I feel like I came out of the Star Wars movie... I'm one of the Storm Troopers. But I have some major protection. The ball thing on the top is where you bump it up. It's pretty cool. Now I can shower without a plastic bag on my leg (Yeepppiiee!!) That is the BIGGEST bennift. The MRI came back with another break. I'm not really sure if it's the orginal one from back in October or a new one. It seems to be higher up on my foot. Same general area though. Fourth toe on my left foot. It's been 6 full months of messing with all of this. I will be in this boot for another MONTH. HOLY COW.... Then I go back to the doctor and we will re-evaluate. I can't imagine.