I've been trying to get off the pain meds today. I took a half pill at about 5:30 AM and no more until now, 7:30PM. Most of the day has been fine. The toes hurt now. The toe next to the big one is the achiest, but the 4th toe is situated in such a way that it digs the metal pin hanging out of it into the foam in the walking boot. This is with no weight bearing! I discovered it this morning when I took the boot off and it kinda ripped out of the foam. I didn't know what else to do, so I put the boot back on and called the dr. office. They didn't call back, and I looked at the toe about 2 hours later and it was so embedded in the foam, I couldn't get it out. No one was home, the toe was literally impaled into the foam, I called a neighbor who agreed to come over, but just then I got it out. I called the nurse again and she did call back and we talked about some options - including coming into the office tomorrow if I don't find a solution. I finally cut a small square of paper about the weight of a manila file folder and taped it to the spot with packing tape. So far, so good, but I haven't been too active today, so we'll see. Why do I always get the really weird issues?
Pain 3 - 4 in second toe, the rest is a 0!
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