How are your legs? Did you have an accident?
I had both bunions (Paul and Pauline) removed. This mean a big old laceration on each foot, saw through the inner foot bone, slide that puppy over, screw it back together; do the corresponding thing to the first bone of the big toe; loosen a tendon ('cause the toe is used to being hiked over in a lateral direction), eow that puppy back together. Give the patient LOTS of drugs.
I did this because I (a) signed up for this year's MS challenge walk - fund-raiser thing; (b) went out that very afternoon for a walk/run/walk, and suddenly my left foot said, "You will fix me NOW!" and drove the point home by making me limp all the way home.
So "Now" was Monday, 3/5. I still have to spend as much time as possible with my feet higher than my heart.
The dope was making me stupid stupider even than usual, so I'm backing off on it, so it's beginning to smart right much (throb, ache, incline me to say words I gave up for Lent, etc.) and I'm not allowed to take a bath or shower.
EEEEEEEW!
I'm going to do a sponge bath when I'm done writing this and checking the thread, contacting the Vatican Delta heresy extirpation tactical force, giving them the coordinates, sharpening stakes, checking marshmallow supplies, etc.
But the worst should be over in another week. The deal is no tension or torsion on those bones/joints/ tendons. I'm supposed to be really good by Mid April and 95-99% by 5/5.
It's a Lent thing -- heh heh heh. Okay, I'm not laughing either.