feetsy

So about the swollen foot. My mom and I have decided this qualifies as a chronic injury. It swelled up after driving to San Francisco and back, and it's definitely achey (sp?). We're not sure if it's tendonitis at this point or whatever, but it's wonderfully messy. To give you an idea on the state of my foot here is an illustration I've thought up. Step on a tennis ball first, and then reach down and give the tendons surrounding your right ankle a sharp yank. You should be able to feel the pangs all up and down the muscle tissue. If I had to liken this foot to an animal I would say a piggy, a piggy that's eaten so much the skin is stretching around its belly.

I can ice it to put the swelling down, but then it becomes sore and stiff. At this point I can squeeze it into a neoprene brace, which is usually a relief until the swelling starts again. When it does, I can feel my pulse in my heel, as the blood fills whatever pockets there are down there. It makes my toes look funny too, kinda like they don't serve any purpose except to sit there and look pudgy. Teehee

I'll probably see a foot specialist who will ask me if I've seen those nifty neoprene ankle braces and tell me to use lots of ice and ibuprofen. Ah well. This is the point where I'd normally put a picture up of my disfigured ped, but I still think my '02 foot ordeal was much more interesting, and I'd rather everyone see that. Unfortunately I can't find any pictures, so we're all left to imagination. Speaking of imagination; 30 seconds, important feet in history-go!

-Achilles' heel
-Oedipus' pierced feet
-a serpent strikes a man's heel, man crushes serpents head. hrmmmmmm
-General Wellington (the man who defeated Napolean) yeah he was shoe designer.
-and pirates with peglegs