Things that suck

[unixronin]

My left little toe has been extremely painful again for several days now.  I've been unable to keep a shoe on for more than a few minutes at a time today.  The distal phalanx^[1] of the toe, no longer rigidly attached to the medial phalanx^[2] since the last surgery (which removed some bone in efforts to reduce the pain from that toe), is pulling sideways off the end of the toe towards my other toes, while the medial phalanx is increasingly pointing outward away from the rest of the foot.

I have a feeling I'm going to have no choice but to have that toe amputated altogether.  It's not contributing anything to my balance, and it's harming my mobility overall because of the pain.  It even keeps me awake at night if I lie on that side.

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[1]  That's "the end bone of the toe."

[2]  That's right, the next bone, "the middle toe-bone" ....

Comments

[ilcylic.livejournal.com]

I think "My first amputation" is a pretty good reason to toast with the good stuff... ;)

-Ogre

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Maybe two weeks after the fact, when you're sure the surgeon hasn't given you sepsis... :)