back from my follow up. i have a clean break at the base of my pinky toe and it is not really displaced. no restrictions and i should wear the boot to keep my toes in place. which is fine because i feel much more secure right now in the boot. if i hurt a lot, i know i will have overdone it. the doc said that there is nothing they can do, but they also can’t speed up the healing and it takes some time. oh, doctor, my friend, i am well aware of the drill. i go back in a month just to make sure everything is okay, which it should be. there will be a blog in the future recounting this very ridiculous and likely expensive accident. takeaways:
- take everything pa’s say with a grain of salt. they mean well, but are not that experienced, can’t tell you anything anyway because of ethics, and just generally want to make sure you are prepared for the worst and that they are covered if worst case scenario does happen, which includes surgery and amputation (the latter was all me, not them).
- pay attention when loading up the leg press with 45lb plates, or really any plates.
- continue to carry crutches in the car. see how prepared i was there? you’all laughed at me.
- they make tiny little baby boots for small kids who have broken their foot. they are adorable and have cartoons on them. they should also make those for adults.
- that said, my foot is so swollen it looks like a like a big balloony baby foot.
- after running a focus group about griffin hospital years ago and hearing that one man’s friend would rather die on the sidewalk than go inside, and others saying that hospital is where you go to die, i am quite pleased with my care and the friendliness of staff. that said, if anything serious happens to me, take me elsewhere.
Hi, I'm Gia. 