On the less marvelous side of the scales

[asakiyume]

I broke my toe! Falling down in my own house! How dumb is that? And when the doctor looked at the X-ray, he said he wanted to talk to a foot surgeon because of the nature of the break... and now they want to do surgery. I am NOT EAGER for that, not one bit. I thought they could just put it in a boot and it would get better. So I will talk to the surgeon tomorrow and try to get a better sense of things.

This was not in my game plan, but I guess breaking random bones, big or small, rarely is in anyone's game plan.

Comments

[osprey_archer]

Oh no! I hope the surgeon looks at it and decides you don't need surgery after all.

[asakiyume]

Me too. Or rather, really, I'm feeling so negative about this whole thing that he's going to have to strenuously persuade me why we have to do it.

[ellenmillion]

Oh no!! I hope you feel fast!

[asakiyume]

Thank you kindly! I am telling my toe you said so (hopefully it helps!)

[okrablossom]

Sending best outcome thoughts your way! HUG!

[asakiyume]

Thank you! I'm soaking them up like a sponge!

[pameladean]

OW! Also wtf, surgery? I hope the surgeon rolls his eyes at the doctor.

P.

[asakiyume]

I'm going to say I really don't want to do it and see what that produces. If they say "but you'll never run again and be in constant pain forever"... well then I'll reassess. But otherwise, I don't want this!

[sartorias]

YUK! While it sucks to do it in your house, think how much worse it would be on a long hike away from anywhere or in the middle of a grocery run with a car drive between you and help.

I hope the surgery is something easy and heals fast. :-(

[asakiyume]

There are so many things I'm needed for! I just... I really can't be laid up. I really, really hope the surgery isn't necessary.

Technically I'm not supposed to drive--but I have to drive! (For instance, the surgeon consultation tomorrow is an hour's drive to the north. How am I supposed to get there if I don't drive? I wonder at the mythical patient who has bunches of unemployed friends and relatives around, just waiting to do two-hour round trips for them.)

[sonia]

Best wishes for the surgeon consult! I hope they listen and have good advice for you. And best wishes for swift healing.

I would join you in the line to complain about things not going according to plan!

[asakiyume]

Oh no, you too? Coming to visit your page and find out what's going on.

[gwynnega]

Awww no. I hope you don't have to have surgery.

[asakiyume]

I sincerely hope not too.

[missroserose]

Oh man, I’m so sorry! Can you tell them I already underwent two foot surgeries (well, ankle surgeries), so by the law of averages, you shouldn’t have to have any?

[asakiyume]

What are the chances, right? Maybe the fates are doing something to insure equal distribution across the country ;-)

I'm hoping when I say I'm not eager, it'll turn out it's not 100 percent necessary.

[dark_phoenix54]

Oh, crap! I'm so sorry. Here's hoping you can avoid surgery, but if not, hoping for swift recovery.

[asakiyume]

Thank you kindly! By the end of today, I'll know what the situation is.

[queenoftheskies]

Oh, no, Francesca! I am so sorry to hear that.

[asakiyume]

It's like rolling a wandering monster. Quite unexpected!

[nineweaving]

Oh no! I hope that you won't need surgery; but if you do (for good reasons), I hope it fixes things flawlessly. In either case, I hope for the swiftest, least painful, least incapacitating healing possible.

Nine

[asakiyume]

Thank you--those are good wishes, and I treasure them.

[anna_wing]

Oh dear! I hope that it resolves in the most effective way possible!

[asakiyume]

Thank you--the good wishes are fortifying <3

[athenais]

Yikes. I am so sorry. I hope there is less invasive decision on it tomorrow.

[asakiyume]

I hope so! The doctor I was talking to said there was back and forth on the phone, so I'm clinging to that as hopeful.

[cmcmck]

I had multiple digit breaks courtesy of a motorcycle smash (both thumbs and four fingers) and if they are suggesting one needs surgery please don't pass on that- many don't but if one does, then it's serious.

[asakiyume]

Eeep, that sounds awful. So did you need some surgery?

[amaebi]

I am so terribly sorry, and hold my thumbs for your convenient and speedy healing.

[asakiyume]

Thanks very much--I appreciate all good wishes!

[mallorys_camera]

God damn! If I lived closer to you, I'd definitely volunteer to chauffeur you around,

Over on LJ, melissa_maples broke a toe a couple of months ago and has been chronicling her recovery. It's not a superficial injury apparently. I'm not a big fan of the medical establishment in general, but I'm actually gonna argue in favor of surgery if there's medical consensus: Yes, your foot will recover without it but (a) it will take months longer and (b) it may leave you with enough of a phalangeal deformity to make shoe-buying problematic in the future.

Sending you many, many good thoughts! ❤️❤️❤️

[asakiyume]

Thank you my dear! I will definitely heed medical advice.

[minoanmiss]

*sends you healing and cohesion*

[asakiyume]

~ ~ very gratefully accepted ~ ~

[wayfaringwordhack]

So sorry to hear you are hurt! I hope the surgeon has an effective, non-invasive foot-healing plan for you.

*hugs*

ETA: My hennaed foot and hemp anklet are my default icon, but consider its use as a wave of solidarity from my lowermost digits.

[asakiyume]

I will consider it GOALS for the broken toe--"heal and be well--like these toes!"

[light_of_summer]

Ouch! Sorry to hear it!

Falls happen. I broke my wrist in a "tripped over nothing" fall, a few years back. No point in self-castigation... A future agenda of doing exercises to improve balance and responsiveness to slips is worth considering, though. (Some friends and I recently found some of those on YouTube—let me know if you'd like the links.)

I hope that your toe will heal up well, whether that involves having surgery or not—whatever will get you the best long-term result, eh?

I'm someone who has had multiple surgeries (six, not counting dental or dermatological procedures). At the suggestion of a hypnotherapist I used to work with, I now make it my standard practice ask the surgeon to say something like the following, during the operation, to help enlist my unconscious mind in supporting my healing process:

"This is going very well."

"There is very little bleeding."

"This should heal up just fine."

I write those prompts on a brightly-colored post-it and bring it to my check-in for the operation, and either hand it to the surgeon or ask appropriate staff to do so.

They tend to tranq me pretty thoroughly even for "local anesthesia" operations, so I don't know if the surgeons actually DO say those things, but none of them have protested or scoffed at my request. I figure it's always worth a shot to request it. And I figured it was worth mentioning to you, just in case.

Sending good wishes your way!

[asakiyume]

I would love to see those links! And I love your requests for things to have the surgeons say--they are soothing even just to read.

I'm sorry you've had so many surgeries, but I admire your equanimity (I realize it probably took time to develop).

Thank you for the good wishes! I talked to the surgeon, and he heard my anxieties and said that although his first choice would be surgery, he was willing to go the nonsurgical route, and I was hugely relieved and grateful.

[pjthompson]

So sorry. *pets* Glad it doesn't require surgery.

[asakiyume]

Me too!