"In my mind, there's a time and a place for putting your foot down.
_Author, Jay Kay
I had an early morning with a podiatrist. I have an arthritic big toe, Hallux Limitus, on my right foot. It's the very twin to one of my mother's feet to be exact. I have been worried about this often sore foot having to support me when I have my hip replacement. So, I made an appointment to have it examined. I've had it for ages and know it can be surgically removed, but the recovery is long and very painful. I loved the doctor, she told me the same things an orthopedic surgeon told me a dozen or so years ago. Wear stiff soled shoes, I always do, and don't go barefoot in the house, I wear Birkenstocks inside. But. she offered two suggestions, a Cortisone shot in the big toe joint and prescription Voltaren gel. I had the injection and will pick up the script soon. My toe does feel better.
She also assured me that Dr. Talmo, she knows him, will have me up and walking after the day surgery and I will have two feet to support me.
I retired from public school teaching after happily spending twenty eight years playing in Kindergarten. Now I fill my days watching cat antics, taking endless...
