Thanks. The stupid tread mill does make me feel better. DANG!!!! I was clinging to the diet only mentality. DANG! I tdoes have a nifty cup holder and magazine holder and plenty of space for my remote control! I figure If I can do it while watching a show on tv....WHAT oh WHAT can my excuse be? ((Give me time to think of one))...Anyway, I figure If I have to do it, YOU do too. "You" as in anyone reading this....heh heh! Let's have pretty numbers, Peeps!
Good for you! And I will try to join in that activity tomorrow night. Tonight I am still resting the stitched up toe. I think I might be able to ride the bike tomorrow because I can do it without shoes on, and it won't put pressure on my toe - at least I don't think it will. Guess we'll see.
And here's the rest of the story about my toe.
So, I stepped out of the shower and cut my toe Saturday morning. As soon as I did it, I knew it was bad. I also knew that I was wet and nekkid and needed to do something fast!
Lets just say there are still traces of blood that I need to clean up in my bathroom. (It got on the grout!
) I quickly stepped off the bath mat and grabbed the toilet paper, which is on the other side of the room.
And I held some pressure on my toe with the toilet paper while grabbing my towel in the other hand and dabbing myself off.
I then threw on my underwear, grabbed the roll of toilet paper and headed for the bed so I could lie down and elevate the toe. I knew I needed to try to stop the bleeding, and I also knew that I would probably start getting light headed soon. I made it to the bed and laid down, bending my left knee so I could prop up the right foot on it. I held pressure on the toe and tried to stop the bleeding while trying not to think about the pain that I was really feeling now. After a few minutes I started thinking about the fact that I had a friend on her way over to visit. That was a good thing because she could take me to the ER or clinic if needed, but I was not fully clothed and lying on my bed with my foot up in the air, holding bloody TP against my toe.
I needed a plan! So, I thought to myself, If she gets here before I can get up, I know shell ask if Im decent, so Ill tell her no, but I need her to come in anyway. Ill throw the blanket over me and have her bring me the rest of my clothes so I can get them on. Well, that wasnt necessary. I managed to get up and finish getting dressed AND get a brush and a little leave in conditioner through my still wet hair. THEN I started getting light headed, so back to the bed I went. I laid there a few more minutes and decided my next step should be to grab my makeup, which was already out on the counter, and head for the recliner in the living room. Thats exactly what I did. I had managed to stop the bleeding, but the pain was still intense. I finished doing my makeup in the recliner, and my friend still wasnt there, so I called her cell, and she said she was almost there because she had forgotten she had to go pay rent. I told her I was going to need her to take me in to the ER or clinic and explained what happened. She arrived and looked up the phone number to the patient advisory nurse for me. I talked to a receptionist there, who told me that a nurse would have to call me back. My friend and I discussed the pros and cons of the ER vs. the clinic and looked at Vera Bradleys website. (Thanks so much Wonders for getting me thinking about a new tote bag.
) Well, after about 30 minutes, the pain subsided slightly, and I decided I didnt want to wait anymore. We left, and I was still flip-flopping around about where we should go. I felt silly going to the ER now that I had the bleeding stopped (for the moment anyway), but we werent sure that the clinic could do stitches, and they might refer me to the ER anyway. I told my friend they needed a separate place for people who do stupid stuff!
Well, I finally decided on the ER, where they seated me in the triage section, and I got seen very quickly! (Must have been the toilet paper wrapped toes that scared them.
) They took my vitals and then we were escorted back to the room by a girl who clearly didnt understand my problem because she walked so fast she was about 15 feet ahead of us by the time she reached the door. The doctor came to the room and felt gently along the sides of the cut to see if it pulled apart. When it didnt, he said, Well, it doesnt pull apart with gentle pressure, so we can tape it up really good, or we can sew you up whatever you want to do.
Arent you the doctor? And I dont think it will hold together if I actually walk on it, so I tell him to sew me up. So, he goes away and comes back with the shot to numb it, and he keeps asking Are you ready? Well, its been a LONG time since I had to have stitches, and I dont remember this part being THAT awful, so I lay back and say Im ready. (Mind you, I am on an exam table not a bed!) As he starts giving me the shot he tells me that it is going to feel like my toe is blowing up.
What?!? Why didnt you mention this before? And then it hits me, and there was an INTENSE surge of pain! I grabbed the sides of the exam table, squeezed, and even let out a little bit of a yelp, which is SO not me! I have a high threshold for pain, but this may have been the worst pain I have ever felt! It was AWFUL! Then he said it should be numb now and tapped my toe with his finger. I said, Oh yeah, it is now. He left after telling me that a tech would be in to do the stitches shortly. Well, after he left, I started to get that queasy, gonna get light-headed feeling, but I was already lying down! I felt it move up my body, and I felt myself get clammy. The tech came in and started prepping, and I asked her to wait a minute, that the shot had made me light-headed. In trying to recover, I reached up with my cold, clammy arm to touch my warm forehead, thinking that would help, and I learned that I was not just clammy, but SWEATY! I had broken out into a full body sweat! Well, it peaked shortly after that, and I started to feel better, so I told her to go ahead. My friend distracted me with talk of wedding pictures and TV shows while the tech did the stitches. But I could barely feel a thing anyway. It was REALLY numb! So, it felt great for a while. Now my calf muscle is really sore from walking funny on that leg, and the arm in which I got the tetanus shot, which I expected to be sore yesterday, has just started to ache today. So, I'm in the recliner, feet up, taking Tylenol. Anywho, I hope I didn't make anyone woozy with my story.
I was so excited when I got mine! I have it in my folder of Disney stuff. Now, would you laminate yours or leave it the way it is? It remind me of a treasure map! 
Getting on my bike at home is still something I have to talk myself into a lot of the time. Once I am on it, I am all good (usually), but getting on there is the worst! I just think about all the other things I need to get done instead, but I make myself do it anyway. You SHOULD feel proud for making that step! Keep up the great work! 
head. Men!
So sad - I cant give up - but I just have nightmares thinking of all the negative ways "they" could view me! A 3rd grade position just went online today! 
This journey isnt easy!!
