Foot Update #2

Well I had another appointment with my podiatrist Last week.

This appointment was to take another look at the last procedure we tried with my feet....

Yes, that would be the "Needling" I spoke of previously.

Gross.

The needling procedure was unsuccessful in my case.

There was very small relief from the cortisone, but not enough to be considered successful.

The next step was to do some X-rays.

Both feet we X- Rayed in multiple directions.

When we looked at the films, he said I have gorgeous feet.

Ha, too bad he was talking about my bone structure!

After the X-rays, it allowed me to see that I have two options in pain management/relief:

1. Surgery to release the tendon in my heel

OR

2. Become an Alcoholic

Considering alcoholism is slightly frowned upon in the church, I decided to go with option 1.

Surgery is scheduled for November 15th

And then again on December 27th

Because I have the same problem in both feet, they both require surgery.

They must be done at separate times because there is a period of about 2 weeks where no weight baring is allowed.

That becomes very difficult if you don't have either foot to stand on to get into bed or use the bathroom. Rough.

Wish me luck in that the surgery will fix my problems.

Well, the anatomical ones, anyway ;)