Prairie Dog Blog

Thought it was gout.....but noooooooo. My right foot was sore the last couple of days and I assumed it was gout because it was near my big toe, you know the one that went to market??...but now it has spread to the the toe that had roast beef!! My foot was so sore last night that I could not sleep. I got up and sat in my comfy chair for a while and let my foot dangle over the edge...that seem to make it feel better. The next thing I knew it was morning. Anyhow, my foot was still sore so Catherine packed me into the car and we toddled off to the Victoria Hospital. They hooked me up to an intravenous with antibiotics and gave me some crutches and sent me home. I'll be on antibiotics for 10 days. I also scored some Tylenol 3's to take care of the pain, because it is still so very tender and I can't walk on it. Normally, a break in the skin would be required to get cellulitus but with (this is *catch 22*) diabetes you can get cellulitus *without* a break in the skin. Wonderfulllll...now you tell me. Anyhow, I'll survive and the dog will stop running away when I walk towards her with the crutches. The lesson learned here is (1) take steps to care for your feet, and (2) don't get diabetes, and (3) don't step in bacteria or anything that looks like bacteria, and (4) get a dog that doesn't jump when you walk around on crutches.
Apart from that I'm OK. So, I will be hanging around the house for the next few days and it would be nice to read some blogs......blogs, get it. Lyn updated her blog, and now we all know what she and her family has been up to...way to go Lyn! huzza huzza. She has that Ousey sense of humour for sure. So keep on blogging ya'll

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