Went to see my buddy, the foot doctor, today.
Once again, he managed to poke me in the magic spot, which sent jolts of pain through my foot, then settled into a good old throb.
Throb is a funny word, no?
Throb is not a funny feeling.
So. He "thinks" the bone "should" be healed by now.... and the throbbing he just set off? "Probably tendonitis." For which he offered to "put some cortisone in there....", which I politely declined. Uh, buddy? Been there, done that. That hurts like a muthu!!! Not doing that again any time soon.
The boot, 2 more weeks. Except, I can now take a sneaker with me to the gym, and put it on to ride a bike! Yay! Seriously. Never thought I'd say "yay" for bike riding, but I've been without cardio for 4+ weeks now, and I need my cardio! Then, in the third week, I can begin the transition to a sneaker for walking.
This is going to be a long rehab, I'm afraid. And require patience, which I don't generally have much of.
By the way, my family doctor told me on Monday that he would expect it to take 6-8 weeks to heal. I've been in the boot for 4 weeks and 2 days. I'm not so sure the throbbing is tendonitis. I'm not a doctor and all, but I'm more inclined to believe it's still unhealed bone. But what do I know?
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Yes, why do podiatrists always want to give cortisone shots? Is there some corporate endorsement? Hope you start feeling better!
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