Thank you all so much- echoes, I had the same thing happen to a toe on this foot last month- I never knew anything had happened until it turned black and stayed that way. Now it has a funny new bump. If I twisted it hard I got a twinge otherwise nothing. The physical therapist had said that I would know when to get AFO's when I started hurting myself, so this may be the sign I have been waiting for.

I felt so ridiculous trying to explain to the doctor at the walk in clinic about not having any feeling in my legs, and the pain being muffled but I could really tell it was severe and throbbing, but far away. It sounds crazy, doesn't it? The nurses acted like I was crazy, but my PCP said it was the fastest way to get an x-ray, which it was, and the doctor seemed to get it.

I cannot begin to tell everyone how much your comments have helped. I generally overdo things, between the numbness and the pain meds I can ignore quite a lot, and I always feel like I have to keep going to prove I am not lazy like my mother always said I was. A long story, but I am pretty messed up psychologically, and I expend a lot of effort trying to justify my existence by cooking and caring for the children and grandchildren.

Hopeful, I was thinking about doing just that- if I sit by the lake the trees are perfectly reflected in the water and this time of year every day is different.

I have three sons to push me in the park, and yes, Jon, it is Florida. Our last trip there was cancelled by hurricane Sandy, we couldn't fly out. My husband has a convention to attend and we are tagging along. Those rides are amazing!