Thanks, ((((((((Curious)))))))))!!

For everyone else: last evening I went to the podiatrist, and he did a surgical procedure to permanently cut off a chuck of the side of my nail. I thought I was in pain before... now it's really bad! If I thought I had pain before...

SO, the plan is, in two weeks, the podiatrist is going to do the same thing to my other big toe, because that one's bothering me a lot too.

For those of you with swelling, PLEASE control it-- this is what happens when your feet swell day after day and you allow it: your feet swell enough that the skin wraps around the toe nail, or the nail cuts into the skin. See, my swelling was minimal, and I thought I'd be fine to leave it be, because I wasn't fond of wearing compression stockings (added thing was that it is so hot here, and thick stockings...). So, this is what happened.

I decided to get a more invasive type of surgically removing the toe nail so that 85% guarantee it doesn't grow back (the other was 50-50 chance). I figured I might as well do it that way, so that I don't have it growing back and flaring up my toe.

SO, not doing well at all! I started the methadone last night, and hardly got any relief... I was just foggy, dizzy, sleepy and the like. Hopefully once it gets into my system it'll do something.

Hope you all are doing well!