Well, I got my toe fixed, sort of?

So, I had my podiatrist appointment yesterday and I guess it went well. He started me out with four of these!



Ok, maybe they weren't quite that big, but I did have four of them. On a positive note, he did use some sort of cold spray stuff to temporarily freeze the toe while injecting the medication. Actually there was very little pain involved in these shots. After waiting about ten minutes I couldn't feel my toe at all! This is a very strange sensation and it caused me to laugh when they started working on the toe. (All I could feel was my foot being jerked around) Anyway, right after the doctor visit, I had less pain then I had felt in a long time. I did get a rather large bandage,

My bandage was purple, but I didn't get a picture of it!
The doctor told me that the deadening would last about ten hours or so, I found out that it lasted about four, after this, THE PAIN!!!!!! I will spare you the gory details, but I was unable to go in to work today because I can't stand up for longer than about five minutes before my toe feels as though it is going to explode! Anyway, I am praying that I will feel well enough to go back to work tomorrow. I do think that in the long run I will be thankful that I got this taken care of, but for now I just wish it didn't hurt so bad! I was trying to remember what kind of tools the doctor used on my foot and I have provided pictures which, to the best of my recollection, illustrate what was done to my toe!



I have to say, I am glad I went to a specialist, because I can't even imagine what a regular doctor would have used!

Oh, one last thing, apparently having my toe worked on has also caused a little swelling of my head.