I’m so glad I’m not working this week! It is a full-time job just keeping up with my doctors’ visits. Further, every time I see someone they give me something else to do…or take.
I started the day off with a dental cleaning. Funny enough, I got lost. I know…Tim is shaking his head if he is reading this. I went down the right road; I just didn’t go far enough. Funny how things look so different when you have been out of town for a few weeks. At any rate…everything looks great! I do have some inflammation beneath my bridge, so she showed me how to clean it without the expensive of a water pick. If you have any ideas on a good water pick, please let me know! I also told her about the osteoarthritis in my right TMJ that showed up in my MRI. This is where I had pain a couple of years ago, went to a dental oncologist (yes, they have those specialists as well), who ruled out cancer mets in the jaw. If ever you get a scan, you will learn all kinds of things about your body you never knew existed.
“But I thought this post was about your toe?” You asked. Yes, I do chase rabbits a bit, but not so fast lately since my big toe has been in such pain (😂). Where was I? Oh yeah…the toe. One of the lovely side-effects of chemo is nail problems. That includes all 20 nails…not just a few. Some people lose their nails, but I have not lost them yet. I do have very brittle nails, and my fingernails split down the middle. And my toes get infected as the nails lift just a bit when stubbed, letting water in. I have become good friends with my podiatrist over the past several years with various problems related to my feet, toes in particular.
I won’t go into all the gross details, but my right big toe has been so sore lately. Apparently I had a deeply imbedded ingrown toenail. I have to tell you it does not feel good–correction–it HURTS–when you have an already sore toe and the doctor has to dig it out. 😲 I felt almost immediate relief after he was finished though, and I can actually sleep without the sheets hurting my big toe. More medicine, more processes to do, and another possible solution – open-toe sandals. Fortunately we are living in Florida for another month!
Á la prochaine…until next time…