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Geeeez, the fire situation is awful. When my daughter was in Denver, she said the air quality would become crappy due to nearby fires.

Sorry that it’s affecting your area, Barb.
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Here in NYC, it's 1.30 in the afternoon and looks like it's almost sunset. I went downstairs to go for a walk to the library and the security guy stopped me. He said "Ma'am, it's VERY dangerous out there, I'd encourage you not to go out".

The smoke from the fires in Canada has landed like a ton of bricks on the Red Apple. Oy.

Riverdale, if you're still here, stay inside!
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🥰 today's words of wisdom...

"Stop letting people who are at war with themselves destroy your energy."
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🥰 today's words of wisdom come from...a pickle! 🥒

-Life can be hard sometimes. Dill with it.
-Relish every moment you share with those you love.
-The door to happiness is always ajar.
-If you want life to be sweet, you have to know what sour tastes like, too.
-Remember, life is never a dill moment.
-Don't worry --- in the end, everything will be just brine.
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gershun, hugggggs.
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gershun - (((((hugs))))) and prayers for healing
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Gershun: Feel better soon.
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Gershun,
Try not to get discouraged during this healing time. Stay the course with what is working. If it's not working for you, get a second opinion.

I agree with Barb about the podiatrists. If you can see one, try that. An orthopedist won't necessarily refer you to a podiatrist. And you may need to see an alternative specialist (someone recommending a different treatment like going barefoot) on your own (sans insurance coverage). Is it time for that yet? We don't know, but it's not either/or.

I was not recommending going barefoot for you, it is just something that can be explored by seeing other than physicians practicing western medicine. Don't limit yourself. I agree with BOJ, natural is good.

There are also pain specialists who could help you. Referred pain is real. Have you ever heard of mirrored pain? (Your opposite foot hurts-the one without the injury)? Not trying to scare you, but the body is a miraculous creation deserving of the right treatment for healing.

Please do follow up with your orthopedic doctor. Just wishing you did not need to wait. I understand that you would be getting impatient. Your concerns are real. In Canada, would you be required to return to your PCP for a referral to a podiatrist? Maybe think about it.

In the meantime, do what you can for yourself with supporting treatments:
Soak that foot in some epsom salts (gives magnesium). Use heat or ice.
Rest. And so many other comforting measures to try.

You can do this!

P.S. While it is true you have tendonitis (inflammation), it is a suspect diagnosis, a catchall phrase, and not the only thing happening. It is like a doctor saying you have a cold and not exploring that you may have the flu, covid, or pneumonia in the alloted 15 min. or less time to diagnose you.
BTW. The urgent care doctor said I have that. (tendonitis). I think my foot pain is partially something like an arthritis flare-up or gout. No real diagnosis or treatment yet, and it keeps repeating itself.
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🥰 😉 more words of wisdom…

“Stereotyping is wrong.
Hug a black cat today."
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Gersun, if there's one thing I've learned from my two hospital -affiliated podiatrists over the years, it's that pain in one particular area of the foot doesn't mean that's where the pain is originating from.

Severe pain in the ball of my foot was being caused by an inflamed nerve at the base of one of my toes, confirmed via sonogram. There is apparently a lot of referred pain in that region.
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Feel better soon, Gershun.
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🥰 today’s words of wisdom…

“Fries or salad?”
Sums up every adult decision you have to make.
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dear gershun :),

huggg. i really hope you stop limping soon. i agree, try to walk barefoot. natural is good. feel better soooon.
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Send, perhaps I should start walking in my bare feet everywhere then cause walking in my shoes is still a problem. I've tried a ankle brace, metatarsal pads, orthotic in my shoe. I still limp. The MRI shows tendonitis (if that's even it) on my inner ankle and yet the discomfort I feel is around my left side. Who knows. I'm scheduled for another x-ray the end of June to see if my metatarsals have healed properly but I'm doubting that will prove anything cause the pain isn't in that area anyway. So I wait................
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"People become attached to their burdens
sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them."
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❤️

Never give up.
No matter how much
"You gotta be ***%/(()%&!$!!!*** kidding me!"
life throws at you.
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🥰 today's words of wisdom...

“But the thing is...your opinion doesn’t pay my bills.”
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Well, Gershun....
That definitely won't do:
"If any of the above happens I'm going to find a tall mountain and ask God to take me now. Maybe I'll get a message from a burning bush or some such mystical occurrence."

The burning bush said:
5 “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

We talk about supporting the foot with boots. I once read of a chiropractor who recommends bare feet, and had designed a barefoot sandal.
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🥰 more wisdom...

"If you're naturally kind, you attract a lot of people you don't like."
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🥰 today's words of wisdom...

"The hardest prison to escape is your own mind."
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"Let go
or be dragged."
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🥰 today's words of wisdom...

"I stopped looking for the light.
Decided to become it instead."
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Barb and Gershun, my experience breaking my 4th metatarsal may shed some light. Maybe 6 or 7 years ago (it’s 3:30am - brain fuzzy) I rolled my foot while hiking. (wearing shoes) It hurt, and I limped along for a few weeks. No break. Ligament strain. Most comfortable footwear was my skates (tight, no flex) until I took a puck off the same spot. That broke the bone(s). Ortho said I may be left with laxity in the area and read me the riot act about hiking in boots, laced snug around the ankle to prevent another roll, which could cause another break, ad infinitum. My foot was finicky for a year but is ok now. Obviously my injury was simpler than yours Gershun. I hope you heal soon and thoroughly.
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Thx Barb! I will for sure. I did break my 4th and 5th metatarsals. I'm praying they healed cause otherwise I've heard they may need to rebreak them and start the process all over again. I honestly don't believe I could handle going through all that again. The boot, being immobile for 7 weeks or longer, muscles atrophying, starting physio from scratch again. Nope! Not for me!

If any of the above happens I'm going to find a tall mountain and ask God to take me now. Maybe I'll get a message from a burning bush or some such mystical occurrence.
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Gershun, your story triggered a memory from work 45 years ago.

One of the ladies I worked put her foot down wrong getting off the bus on a summer day that had turned cold and rainy with little warning. She was wearing sandals. She "did something" to her foot, it hurt the next day. She iced it, ace bandaged it. Put it up. Went to the doctor, no break.

6 months later, still in pain and still limping, she went back to the doctor
She had indeed broken one of her metatarsal bones; it hadn't shown up on the original x-ray. I can't recall if they had to do surgery, but make sure they look carefully at all those bones!

Feel better!
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Laura: I am so sorry for your losses. Deepest condolences.
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Gershun,

I hope your foot pain is easing up. Hugs!
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Laura,

I am so sorry for your losses. I have lost quite a few people in my life as well.

I’m touched by your dedication to help others. I’m sure that you are making a difference in others lives.

Hugs back to you. Take care.
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Laurabelle,
I remember you so well, and I am so thrilled to get this update and news from you. Alva
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