coming to terms, or not

[saffronhare]

I'm slowly coming to terms with the realization that my foot is going to need a Medical Opinion and perhaps some Intervention. This is the one we brutalized in Hapkideth class last week. For a few days, it seemed to be following a general curve of improvement, to the point were on Sunday I was very encouraged about it being all better quite soon, really.

Except that yesterday it was harder to walk again. I couldn't put on shoes -- had to wear slippers (snazzy ones with sturdy soles that one could maybe wear to the grocery store at 2 a.m., but still) -- and felt like a rock was stuck under the outside edge of the ball of my foot. Today, it's even MORE hurty and I almost cried at the notion of trying to get real shoes on again. That's not right.

I have an appointment with the doc on Monday for my Sinuses of Doom, but I don't know if I want to wait that long to get it checked out. This is very discouraging and I'm sure my judgment is impaired by persistent pain and a certain amount of dontwanna. WTF, feet.

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Update

[saffronhare]

ETA: X-rays showed no dislocation and no fracture. Doc was astonished because the bruising, even after a week, showed what he called, "some very traumatic...er, TRAUMA." I like this doc. When I asked what the treatment plan would be, he suggested that I might not KICK THINGS for about 4-6 weeks. And slippers. I should keep wearing slippers for a while longer. (He was still boggled that I didn't *feel* this thing happen in the moment, and that I was continuing to walk around on it.) Mostly, I think he'd mentally prepared himself to have to un-dislocate something or immobilize my shattered foot and hadn't planned what to say if the x-ray was unremarkable. Bottom line: YAY! Not thwarted (much) after all!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

That blows. Ugh. UGH.

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

As issues go, it's not exactly chronic. One figures structural errors can be fixed, right? I was just really excited about kicking ass again...so excited that I'm taking this roadblock more personally than I should. But I'm grateful for the movement I *can* do and the insurance that makes it possible for me to get this checked out before whatever-it-is heals badly.

It's just taking me a while to teach my thoughts how to behave, here.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

So if it's not fractured and it's not dislocated, it's.... what? Traumatic??

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

It's very, very pretty is what it is. :) The diagnosis is "contusion of the left foot."

I got all sparkly and relieved when I realized nothing horrible was wrong and he was all WHOA! So I'm only going to ONE taekwondo class tonight -- forms. So there won't be any sparring, running, or leaping about. Just stances.

When I reported this in a phone call to diermuid after the appointment, I'm pretty sure he was struggling not to fall over with laughter. But he agreed this was a sensible approach. HA.

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

You're becoming delicate, aren't you? ::ducks and runs::

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

Shameful, ain't it?