Picking My Brain

Last Sunday night I had to make my first visit to the emergency room for myself in at least 10 years. It was nothing too major, I was washing dishes and managed to knock my super-sharp kitchen knife off the counter. Of course when it fell, it landed right on my foot and I ended up with a nice big gash on my right foot at the joint where my big toe and foot meet. It was bleeding profusely and we couldn’t get it to stop, so we hopped in the car and went down to the emergency room.

Five stitches and a tetanus shot later, I was hobbling home.  Things have been up and down since.  The first two days my foot ached a little and if I walked too much at one time, I would start bleeding a little.  The worst was Tuesday morning when I reacted to the tetanus shot.  I got light-headed and nauseous twice, and ended up in bed for a good part of the afternoon.

Things are better now, it’s just getting pretty annoying that this one little cut on my foot is keeping me from doing things as usual.  Walking still involves a little hobbling because my toe doesn’t bend very well.  Shoes put pressure right on the cut, so I’m stuck wearing flip-flops.  I normally wouldn’t complain, but you can’t go to the gym in flip-flops!  I’m supposed to get the stitches removed on June 4, I just have to make an appointment with the doctor.  So hopefully I’ll be more mobile then.  Until then, I’m even more bored than usual!