[CoralToe]

Hey all! Its now been a little over three weeks since my surgery, and I got to say that while the surgical pain/soreness is getting better - I'm still pretty sore. Seems similar to my original back surgery recovery time frame - my back just gets tired and sore if I sit up for too long. Hopefully that will abate after a couple more weeks.

My foot however....is unbelievably pain free. I don't know how to explain this, but will try. I was laying in bed the other morning, and thinking about the day etc....it was almost like "Heather-before-pain". In other words, my foot didn't bother me, but rather, the buzzing/massaging felt good. It has been sooooo very long since my foot felt good. Day after day of work I would come home and sit on the couch, and not move - cause my foot would be in agony. I haven't planned activities after work in forever...for the same reason. Now however, my day does not revolve around my foot pain. I find myself slowly coming to the realiation that my pain doesn't have control of me anymore. Its........AMAZING

I have my monthly pain doc appt tomorrow - so am hoping to finally nab a copy of the video that was taken of my surgery. Given how much my back has been bothering me since surgery...I doubt we will start "The Taper Program" just yet. All I can do is hope and pray that my pain is still covered when I start weaning down....I want off this ****!!

Lastly, I was curious what everyone's take was on the costs of surgery. My EOB's went up on-line, and I gotta say, the surgery was so much more $ than I was expecting. I expected to pretty much pay my out of pocket maximum for the year...but man o man, both the trial and the permanent were about 3-4 times more expensive than I thought they would be! It surprises me how relatively quickly insurance approved the surgery, given this crazy cost.

Anyway - that's all for now. Will let you all know if I get my hands on the video