34 Years, 4 Months

To give you a brief synopsis.  Mid-June I was walking down the hall at work and started have pain in my left foot.  It wasn’t bad enough to give much thought to I would just limp every now and then.  The next morning I woke and the pain was worse and when I tried to wear a pair of low heels I thought I was going to die from the pain.  I went and saw my primary care doctor and was sent for x-rays which came back normal so she referred me to a podiatrist.  {Sidebar:  I found a great podiatrist that I really like.}  I wore a Moon Boot for the month of July and weaned out of it cause I seemed to be doing better.  Two weeks later I started having mild pain again.  I toyed with going back to the Dr. cause the pain wasn’t horrible.  I decided I needed to make an appointment and was glad I did.  That very weekend Shawn and I went out of town on an overnight trip and struggled with pain off and on while we were gone.  I had an MRI and discovered that I have a longitudinal tear in my Peroneal Tendon and Tendonosis (it’s not healing on it’s own).  I’d eventually have to have surgery.  Shawn and I talked and decided with insurance and continuing to have pain may as well try to do it soon.

Soon is tomorrow.  Well we’ve know it was going to be tomorrow for a few weeks now.  I am having what’s called Topaz Procedure.  It is an interesting procedure in which they shoot radio waves into the tendon to make it start healing on its own.  I’ll be off my foot for three weeks getting around with a knee walker.  I’ve been a little anxious as I’m being cut open with a scalpel, but God has been gracious in calming those fears.  I’ll only be off Thursday and Friday back to work on Monday for a short week.

I appreciate your prayers that everything would go smoothly and that I wouldn’t have any complications.  I’ll keep you updated.

Here’s a little funny for you…  Oh and the 34 years, 4 months is how long I went without ever having stitches (my whole life).  Good bye nice little record.