. 
If you get the Martha Stewart magazine
check the December issue
for a $5.00 off $5.00 or more purchase
coupon.
Last year I was able to get
some cheap smelly candle wax tarts
when these coupons came out.
--------------------------------------------
Doctor's appointment at 10:20 this morning.
Will let you know how it turns out.
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9:30-3:00pm
I just got home!
I didn't get out of the doctor's office
til a little after 12. Then had to go over to Kroger
to get prescriptions, then a bite to eat for lunch
and lastly a visit to another office for an xray.
I have not one but two infections in my toe.
One is Impetigo and the other is Paronychia.
The doctor is also running a bacterial culture.
Can you imagine how upset and scared I was
when he told he would have to remove
my toe nail!!
That wasn't the bad part.
The worst part was being jabbed about 5 times
into my toe with needles to inject
numbing solution. That hurt like HELL!!
I was crying and you could probably
hear me in other rooms!
He put me on 2 antibiotics and a
prescription cream. I also have to soak
it in an epsom salt bath 3 times a day
then elevate it as much as possible.
Next I had to go see a radiologist on Sawmill
& 161.
The doctor should call me either Friday
or next week with the results.
To see if it is broken and the main reason
is to see if the infection has spread to the bone.
If it turns out the infection is severe enough
to have entered the bone then doctor said
there is a chance I could lose part of or
my whole toe!!
So needless to say I am sitting on pins
and needles at the moment with worry!
Who would have thought that a freakin
empty soap bucket could do this much damage
when dropped on your toe!!!
So please pray that I get to keep my toe!!
I would have never thought this in
a million years.
I have not been brave enough to remove
the bandaids from my toe to look at it.
The thought makes me queasy!
But to prove my point of the pain I have
gone through I did bring home a souvenir.
For show and tell tonight with hubby
and kids I have a freshly preserved
toe nail and cuticle skin in a jar for them to see.
I have to go back to the doctor's in two
weeks to see how my toe is doing
and to see what medicine he may have to put
me on next.
I also have a prescription for Tylenol 3's
for the pain. I haven't got them yet
and are just going to take Ibuprofen
for now for the pain unless it becomes
unbearable.
My toe is still numb at the moment
but I went ahead and took the ibuprofen
before it had a chance to wear off.
I am so gonna be ready for bed tonight.
The kids are due to get off the bus soon.
Then once Tony gets off work we have a parent
teacher conference at the kid's school.
Then will rush out of there and go
pick our Lexus up from the car lot.
They were putting in the new gauge cluster
today. And we also pick up the other
set of tires today.
Then back home to fix supper, do homework,
get kids cleaned up, kids to bed, clothes laid out.
Sometime I need to take meds, soak and elevate foot.
I'm really supposed to stay off of it as
much as I can. HA HA!
Guess the thought of possibly losing a toe
will motivate me after today.
Maybe I'll just use a stool in the kitchen
to sit on by the stove to cook meals.
Still trying to get the courage up
to look under my bandage which
is sopped in blood.
----------------------------------
4:15PM
Knock at the door and it's a Fed Ex
man delivering my Neilson Scanner.
.
you purchase and it sends that information
to Neilson over the internet.
You collect point to turn in for gifts
from their book. You are also entered
into sweepstakes and you can do
even more surveys.
I also got another paper in my mail
to go pick up a package at the post office.
I'm sure it is another one of my survey sites
sending me something to try and
then giving my opinion of it.
That's about it for now.
I am starting to feel throbbing in my
toe as the numbing stuff is wearing off.
Getting difficult to move around.
I am amazed that the kids put the groceries
away from where I brought them in from
the car earlier and just plopped them by the
front door.
I showed them my bottle of goods
from the doctor's office.
You should have seen their faces.
Jonathan about threw up!
All I can say is this will be interesting
getting around tonight with the things
we need to get done. I can't wear regular
shoes or probably even socks at the moment.
Doc said to keep wearing my sandals
with the open toe.
-----------------------------------
8pm
ended up doing 2 parent teacher conferences tonight,
then picked up the tires for the car.
The car is still there and they are working
on the problem since the new gauge cluster
did not fix the problem.
Took everyone to Taco Bell for supper.
There was no way considering the time
and the pain I am in that I was fixing supper tonight.
Here recently my toe has kicked up the
pain a notch. I just got done figuring out
a medication schedule. Now I have my foot
soaking in epsom salt water. Then have to
put cream on it. Do this 3x's a day
for the next 3 days.
I have realized that walking intensifies the pain
even more even if I use the side or heel of
my foot. So after today I need to stay
off it as much as possible.
So no shopping :0(
Going to bed soon and propping it
up on a pillow because doc said
I need to elevate it as much as possible.
I am so ready for bed as this day
has not gone the way I would have liked!
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-----------------------------If you get the Martha Stewart magazine
check the December issue
for a $5.00 off $5.00 or more purchase
coupon.
Last year I was able to get
some cheap smelly candle wax tarts
when these coupons came out.
Doctor's appointment at 10:20 this morning.
Will let you know how it turns out.
-----------------------------------------------
9:30-3:00pm
I just got home!
I didn't get out of the doctor's office
til a little after 12. Then had to go over to Kroger
to get prescriptions, then a bite to eat for lunch
and lastly a visit to another office for an xray.
I have not one but two infections in my toe.
One is Impetigo and the other is Paronychia.
The doctor is also running a bacterial culture.
Can you imagine how upset and scared I was
when he told he would have to remove
my toe nail!!
That wasn't the bad part.
The worst part was being jabbed about 5 times
into my toe with needles to inject
numbing solution. That hurt like HELL!!
I was crying and you could probably
hear me in other rooms!
He put me on 2 antibiotics and a
prescription cream. I also have to soak
it in an epsom salt bath 3 times a day
then elevate it as much as possible.
Next I had to go see a radiologist on Sawmill
& 161.
The doctor should call me either Friday
or next week with the results.
To see if it is broken and the main reason
is to see if the infection has spread to the bone.
If it turns out the infection is severe enough
to have entered the bone then doctor said
there is a chance I could lose part of or
my whole toe!!
So needless to say I am sitting on pins
and needles at the moment with worry!
Who would have thought that a freakin
empty soap bucket could do this much damage
when dropped on your toe!!!
So please pray that I get to keep my toe!!
I would have never thought this in
a million years.
I have not been brave enough to remove
the bandaids from my toe to look at it.
The thought makes me queasy!
But to prove my point of the pain I have
gone through I did bring home a souvenir.
For show and tell tonight with hubby
and kids I have a freshly preserved
toe nail and cuticle skin in a jar for them to see.
I have to go back to the doctor's in two
weeks to see how my toe is doing
and to see what medicine he may have to put
me on next.
I also have a prescription for Tylenol 3's
for the pain. I haven't got them yet
and are just going to take Ibuprofen
for now for the pain unless it becomes
unbearable.
My toe is still numb at the moment
but I went ahead and took the ibuprofen
before it had a chance to wear off.
I am so gonna be ready for bed tonight.
The kids are due to get off the bus soon.
Then once Tony gets off work we have a parent
teacher conference at the kid's school.
Then will rush out of there and go
pick our Lexus up from the car lot.
They were putting in the new gauge cluster
today. And we also pick up the other
set of tires today.
Then back home to fix supper, do homework,
get kids cleaned up, kids to bed, clothes laid out.
Sometime I need to take meds, soak and elevate foot.
I'm really supposed to stay off of it as
much as I can. HA HA!
Guess the thought of possibly losing a toe
will motivate me after today.
Maybe I'll just use a stool in the kitchen
to sit on by the stove to cook meals.
Still trying to get the courage up
to look under my bandage which
is sopped in blood.
----------------------------------
4:15PM
Knock at the door and it's a Fed Ex
man delivering my Neilson Scanner.
.
you purchase and it sends that information
to Neilson over the internet.
You collect point to turn in for gifts
from their book. You are also entered
into sweepstakes and you can do
even more surveys.
I also got another paper in my mail
to go pick up a package at the post office.
I'm sure it is another one of my survey sites
sending me something to try and
then giving my opinion of it.
That's about it for now.
I am starting to feel throbbing in my
toe as the numbing stuff is wearing off.
Getting difficult to move around.
I am amazed that the kids put the groceries
away from where I brought them in from
the car earlier and just plopped them by the
front door.
I showed them my bottle of goods
from the doctor's office.
You should have seen their faces.
Jonathan about threw up!
All I can say is this will be interesting
getting around tonight with the things
we need to get done. I can't wear regular
shoes or probably even socks at the moment.
Doc said to keep wearing my sandals
with the open toe.
-----------------------------------
8pm
ended up doing 2 parent teacher conferences tonight,
then picked up the tires for the car.
The car is still there and they are working
on the problem since the new gauge cluster
did not fix the problem.
Took everyone to Taco Bell for supper.
There was no way considering the time
and the pain I am in that I was fixing supper tonight.
Here recently my toe has kicked up the
pain a notch. I just got done figuring out
a medication schedule. Now I have my foot
soaking in epsom salt water. Then have to
put cream on it. Do this 3x's a day
for the next 3 days.
I have realized that walking intensifies the pain
even more even if I use the side or heel of
my foot. So after today I need to stay
off it as much as possible.
So no shopping :0(
Going to bed soon and propping it
up on a pillow because doc said
I need to elevate it as much as possible.
I am so ready for bed as this day
has not gone the way I would have liked!
