Whether to be sad or relieved. I finally was able to get in to see a podiatrist about my foot. It's been painful for some time. But much worse, lately. And swollen. And I absolutely can't be off of it - I'm not planning to be an invalid anytime soon - or ever.
I expected to find a fracture or break of some kind.
Diagnosis: arthritis. So, I guess, once again, it's official: I'm old. I have an old person's ailment. The joints in the middle of my foot are getting close to being bone-on-bone.
The good news: he doesn't want me to necessarily stay off my foot, just wear more supportive shoes than flip flops. Sigh. It seems I just barely got converted to them. The beach trip is still on, just need to wear sandals when I walk the beach. The elliptical is actually just fine for me to do. Bicycling is also fine.
The bad news: it's not going to get better. More likely to get worse. I am heading for the glucosamine/chondroitin regime (even though I'm trying really hard to avoid drugs) and need to be pro-active where the anti-inflammatories are concerned. Tonight I'll be trying the cold/heat therapy and wearing the compression sock.
Bottom line: I tend to be mostly relieved when I have the information I need to process what's going on. Information is good. Arthritis - not so much. But now that I know what's what, I can deal with it. Going in to get the cold pack (remember, he said, always start and end with cold).
And, My Love: Couldn't get through one minute of this life without you.
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