so today Janell and I were discussing how i had to make an appointment with health services over the toe i impaired while on spring vacation and it led to an interesting question:
just how many foot problems do i have????
so just for ur entertainment value and also b/c im a loser i have decided to make a list of foot problems that i currently have. now mind you, i said current problems, it would be too difficult to come up with a list of all the foot problems i have had in my lifetime. just the broken toes index would take at least a page and a half (altho starting with a fun story of when i was a very hyper four years old i jumped from my parents bed onto the vacuum cleaner--turned out not to be such a good idea) without any further ado, here is the list:
(Red the color of pain)
1. yellow feet syndrome-this happens when it is cold and wet outside and no matter how much insulation my feet are given, they undoubtedly loose circulation, turn yellow and remain numb for up to three hours after spending 10 minutes walking outside.
2. a broken toe (at the bottom) that still hurts to walk on after breaking it over two weeks ago on spring break
3. a huge bump occurring on the same toe (but at the top on the other side) where i stubbed it the next day on the couch. this bump also hurt and last week i went to the free nurse at the student center and she verified it was not a corn but i should go to a real doctor about it
4. a split toenail also from spring break week when i somehow cut it on the refrigerator door. that's right, the refrigerator door. yesterday i spent 10 mins fucking with the nail so that it does not become ingrown
5. the good 'ol stress fracture ive had for awhile now that is the result of 5 years of waitressing. i also have it b/c according to my xrays my fourth toe bone that goes into the foot is slightly thinner then the rest of the bones (this is something genetic. of course our family has great genes when it comes to just about anything u can imagine) and therefore more susceptible to stress.
6. the tendinitis i have in my heel now as a result of changing the way i walk to compensate for the stress fracture. now i just cant walk at all. this is why i had to take 2 weeks off of work at bob's last year and walk on crutches for a day
7. ankle weakness (yes im aware my ankle is not my foot) resulting from the orthopedic inserts i have to wear for my stress fracture. i have to wear them to support my stress fracture but they dont give enough support to the rest of my foot or my ankle. every time i have to walk on hard surface stairs with shoes on, my ankles buckle and i barely make it down without falling. i am supposed to see my podriatrist about this in the summer. when i called the nurse about it, she laughed and said, "o we get that all the time" seriously wtf. it's a good thing my pod is hot as hell (o and i assure u he is-mom always comes with me to google at him)
-on a sidenote that relates to this topic ashley and luke were being assholes last nite asking me why i dont dress up like a girl. which hello id say im fairly girly on the girl spectrum but according to them i should paint my nails, wear lip gloss at all times, and sport high heel type shoes that i can't walk in. well guess what: there is a reason why i only wear tennis shoes. (see above)
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Ooh poor bubble girl ;(
i read ur last post first and was a little confused about the toe thing, so thanks for clearing all that up.
spring break story: the fam came over for dinner on sunday and charles's step daughter was there (i can't remember her name at all) and talking about how she wants to play sports, particularly soccer. her mom was very worried about her playing b/c she is so tiny and frail (meaning she closely resembles Becca at that age- o and she eats like Becca too). this lead to a discussion about how you were so tiny but managed to play soccer well and never get hurt. grandma was very impressed with how scrappy you always were and that you never let your size bother you. and then i chimed in that it's bizzarre that you were fine when you were younger and now you have a new problem every day. so we talked about that for awhile. so, thanks for providing conversation.
there is a difference b/c even tho i was little ive always had an aggressive personality. as mr. butcher liked to say, "rebecca, dynamite sure does come in small packages," and then he'd do his crazy loud laugh. and i still would like to think that i can hold my own in a fight or in sports. i just am a clutz and have a weak immune system or whatever which i have always had-even when i was 7 or 8 i was always missing school for soemhting
the girls name is adrianna i think. and she isnt a step daughter until they get married if they get married
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