May I whine?
Can I tell you how humiliating it is to have everyone ask me, "Why are you limping?" and have to answer that I stubbed my toe in a horrible LAUNDRY accident? Can`t I make up something more dramatic, like, I hurt it kicking the shit out of someone who asked me intrusive questions?
I am limping so much it must look as if I`m faking it -- but I`m not. Half my foot is purple and swollen. I`ve taped it, which doesn`t seem to help, but at least I don`t have to look at it.
On the bright side, my cut finger is much better. It occurred to me that I told our landlords about my blog, so just in case they read it, I should clarify: there was no permanent damage to the kitchen. All the blood came right off the lovely Italian tiles.
I have Googled all sorts of "toe injury" topics, and I don`t think there is anything I can do for it, except vent my frustration and pain by screaming at Hub and the kids whenever they come near me --- and whine about it on my blog.
Hey, if you can`t bitch to the Internet, who can you bitch to?
I am limping so much it must look as if I`m faking it -- but I`m not. Half my foot is purple and swollen. I`ve taped it, which doesn`t seem to help, but at least I don`t have to look at it.
On the bright side, my cut finger is much better. It occurred to me that I told our landlords about my blog, so just in case they read it, I should clarify: there was no permanent damage to the kitchen. All the blood came right off the lovely Italian tiles.
I have Googled all sorts of "toe injury" topics, and I don`t think there is anything I can do for it, except vent my frustration and pain by screaming at Hub and the kids whenever they come near me --- and whine about it on my blog.
Hey, if you can`t bitch to the Internet, who can you bitch to?
posted by L. at 4:36 PM
5 Comments:
Ouch. I understand totally.
A person from another bowling team in AR left her ball on the seat where it attacked my foot. I'm sure it broke a toe. I came close to breaking her neck, especially when she laughed. My whole team was heading for her.
You're right; there's not much even a doctor can do with a toe.
Of course you can whine. You'll have lots of people like me chiming in with "aww, poor baby" which is the only thing you need to hear right now.
Kissing it to make it better might be a bit much, however.
our last trip to Florida, in 2002, ended with Spencer breaking his little toe just by kicking the side of a suitcase... we were moving Peter's mom out here, as Opa had died, and she wanted to come live in the UK... another very long story that I won't burden you with right now.
so, he kicks this suitcase, and is in a lot of pain... so at 10 PM we drive to the nearest hospital, and wait for 3 hours in the waiting room, only to have them do an x-ray and say yeah, it's broken. we'll tape it to the next toe, and there you go...
the next few days he wore some really big sandals, and we got home, and it healed and it cost us $400 to have them tape his toes...
the following summer he fell and broke his arm... went to the Harrogate A&E, were seen in 45 minutes, he got a nifty fibreglass cast on the NHS, and we didn't pay a dime.
so, the moral is... you might have broken it. tape them, and if the pain doesn't stop, maybe you might want to go get an x-ray, for peace of mind, and not much more...
what a drag...
good luck! sending you happy feet vibes...
mollie
About 10 yrs ago, a so-called "friend's" nasty mare kicked at my horse, but hit MY foot in the stirrup! Imagine an accordian-like crushing injury to my big toe -- wow, instant bunion!
Smashed the 2nd & 3rd phalanges so it healed into an ugly, club-like mass (not that I had sandal-quality feet prior to injury anyway)...
Anyway, it allows me to ask MY Hub: How much do you love me? Enough to rub my hideous foot?!?
(It was disfigured further about 6 mos after the initial insult -- MY mare stepped on the bad foot & ripped off the toenail!)
Hey it's a good excuse for not running any faster than I do...
here are my belated sympathies so I can escape hellfire.
"Hey, if you can`t bitch to the Internet, who can you bitch to?"
This is why I blog!!!
Good luck with the toe. Been there before.
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