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So Thankful!

Right here near Thanksgiving, it feels really good to be so very thankful to not be having foot pain. I don’t want to be a complainer and I know there are people who have life threatening illnesses, have had years of chronic pain, heartbreaking family issues, devastating job losses . . there seems to be an almost infinite amount of problems and my feet issues were not even on the low end of the scale of what others are dealing with but . . after months of pain, tonight I’ve almost shed tears of joy several times at being able to do things I haven’t been able to do in months.

These things may not seem huge to you and, if I were dealing with worse problems, they probably wouldn’t be huge to me but I cannot tell you the last time I was able to cook dinner and clean the kitchen back to back. I would either cook earlier in the day, rest, then clean the kitchen after we ate or, if I cooked, then we ate, I’d do my best to get the dishes halfway rinsed and in the sink, stick dirty pots in the oven, sometimes wipe the counters, sometimes not; then I’d get up in the morning and face a not so clean kitchen. I rarely cooked breakfast during the past few months because I had to get the kitchen clean from the night before and then my foot was hurting.

Tonight I cooked, cleaned the kitchen – pots and all, removed the grates, wiped down the stovetop, cleaned all the counters, cleaned out the two garage fridges because tomorrow is trash pickup and it’s the last time before Thanksgiving. We’ll have pies and dressing and casseroles and salads and cranberry sauces to store in the fridge. I started a load of laundry before I started cooking; put that in the dryer after we ate, started another load of laundry, just went up and put that in the dryer.

Canning has been torture. The last big canning job I did was the eggplant salsa several months ago and I did cry that night due to my feet hurting so bad.

Another thing . . I always kinda jog down the stairs vs. putting the left foot on a tread, then putting the right foot on the same tread, then putting the left food on the next tread, then putting the right foot on that tread. Lately I’ve had to do it that way . . very cautiously because I could hardly put weight on the left foot. Tonight, without even thinking about it, I jogged down the stairs. I got to the bottom and realized what I had done.

Oh, my . . I always say I thank God when I’ve felt bad because I so rarely feel bad and it’s those days that make me really appreciate the good days. This evening, I’m REALLY appreciating a good evening.

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  1. So happy for you….when one has been dealing with pain and then to be pain free is a true blessing.

    • Yes! I never realize how blessed I am to have good health and live pretty much pain free . . til I don’t have it and then get it back again.

  2. Smiles all around!! You really don’t complain a lot about your feet, and it’s so nice that a week from Thanksgiving you’re feeling so good! 🙂

    • I was so dreading the Thanksgiving cooking but wasn’t about to not do it. Now I’m looking forward to it and can’t wait to get started. The turkey I’m going to cook with the sous vide is already in the fridge defrosting.

  3. So Happy you are feeling great about the foot, pray it continues. Bet Vince is glad he’s got his “old” wife back, especially before, during and after a cooked breakfast!!

    • I’m not sure about that. Last night he was watching TV. I was supposed to be stitching. I kept getting up and down – doing this; doing that. He said “I want whatever you’re taking!” I told him . . It feels so good to feel good. I told him this morning that it feels like I’ve lost 100 pounds. Going up and down the stairs is so much easier than trying to drag myself up without killing that foot!

  4. So glad that the podiatrist found some answers for you. Nothing worse than pain to interfere with normal tasks and things one took for granted before. I can empathize as I’ve had some pretty awful back pain thru much of this year……had back injection, tried PT a couple times, do exercises , walk on treadmill, tried different medications, back braces, etc etc. Not much better and I keep trying and hopeful the doctor can find something to help. Not fun!

    • Back pain has to be the worst. At least with my foot I was able to stay off it. With back pain, it’s probably hard to sleep, sit, walk, stand. I do hope you can find something that helps.

  6. So glad you are pain free! I have had issues a number of times with my shoulders (thankfully not both at the same time!) where the pain was such I couldn’t sleep. That relief from the cortisone shot was amazing! These shots are in my future unless I opt for surgery but I’d rather avoid that as long as the shot works.

  7. How exciting for you! I certainly can relate after having plantar fascitis myself for a couple of years. I was so thankful for the massage therapist who fixed my foot…didn’t even know it was possible! I hope it lasts for you!

  9. There is no doubt that chronic pain is debilitating and happy you are feeling better. Thank God for cortisone shots.

  11. I’m so happy for you, Judy! Remember: two things can be true at the same time. Others can be experiencing worse problems than you are AND your pain is real and you are suffering. I get so much joy out of reading your blog, and I’m glad that you are feeling better.

  12. I know exactly what you mean! I was that way with my knees. My sisters, who are younger than me but have both been there, done that with their knees, kept telling me I should ask for cortisone shots. I finally did last November, and I was like a brand new woman! It’s like a miracle drug and I felt almost giddy. It makes such a quality of life difference.The timing was perfect, too, with the holidays and I could actually Christmas shop! I’ve had injections every 6 months since then. I call my ortho doc, Dr. Feelgood! Haha!! So glad you have experienced the same and gotten some respite!

    • I agree. I had knee issues in Texas and had injections. I believe I had four shots and haven’t had to have more in five years. My knees don’t give me any problems at all at the current time. Glad you are able to get relief. It’s pretty hard to believe the instant relief. Glad to know the shots have made such a great impact for you too.

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