Well, as with many of the things that I take on, my blog fell by the wayside to my busy life. My busy life seems to be a constant excuse to do things that should get done. Sometimes is seems that my life gets in the way of my life. This is not designed to be a "woe is me" entry, just an acknowledgement that sometimes the things that seem important are superseded by things that are just, well, more important! I guess this blog entry is an exercise in stating the obvious.
Since I last blogged, I went to the county fair in a rented wheelchair (actually not a bad way to go to the fair given that I was able to sit and watch and not stand about while the kids played on the rides). Once I got the cast off, I was able to drive again. Not long after that the pin got caught around a loose wire at the back of my dashboard and it pulled the pin almost completely out! It was quite sore and the pin (amazingly long) was hanging out of the tip or my toe. I went straight to the urgent care and they removed the pin. Thank God the pin didn't come all the way out in the car because when he removed it... boy did it bleed!!
Once the pin was out, I was basically ready to start physical therapy. My toe was completely straight and had no movement in the joint at all. The Ortho was happy with how the healing process had progressed. I got a stitch abscess in my toe which hurt like the bejeebers but eventually it all healed up.
Unfortunately the physical therapy was basically useless and my toe is now fully stuck in the extended position. This isn't a bad thing though because the alternative would have been a fully stuck tow in the bent position which would have been pretty tough to deal with (imagine putting on a shoe!).
Since then, my life has been busy with home life and work. Stay turned for an update on some weight loss items - I probably should have been blogging about it but .. well I was busy.
