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My creative cafe: "mi" project de Septiembre...

Paula's training

Open doors at Paula's gym this past week. We went to see her and took photos one day. Here are a few!

Loved it. Had so much fun watching her and the other groups!

Today

So, this is my foot today. It seemed better all week but on Friday it was bad again. Woke up at 4:30 am and couldn't sleep anymore. It was soooooo painful. I couldn't believe it! By Friday evening I didn't even know how to place my leg. It really hurt. But then being at home and not doing much, having my foot uncovered seems to have done the trick... it was bad last night again but today I'm ok so far. Haven't been out the house at all and I guess you can really tell! Let's hope it's the end of it. The process seems to have ended as there are no more blisters (that I can see at least) coming out. So let's hope it's over and I can be back up and running soon!

Other than that things are good. Open doors at Paula's gym this week. We went to see her training. She's improved a lot and she so wants to get better and better! Jan started sports and loved it and Pol's fully adapted at school and loves seing me around and waving bye-bye and blowing me kisses... he's a sweetheart! I'm so blessed! That's them 3 in the bath just an hour ago!

So things are good so far, and hopefully my foot is on the mend!

Update

So, went to the docs on Friday. She said it wasn't "mature" so it couldn't be removed -bummer- but the nurse made a "hole" with a needle and put some antibiotic right on the spot and taped it up. I wasn't allowed to remove it until Sunday. I did and the lump was magically gone! Not the blisters that keep "sprouting" but at least there's no pain. But to add up... I had a stomach bug Friday afternoon and Saturday, no fun at all and feeling like I had been runover by a truck or something big. My tummy was better on Sunday but... I pulled my back... yes... things never come alone I guess... so by the evening, my head was forward, just like and egyptian and I could NOT put it back in place... it was sooooooooooooo painful. Took pain killers and anti-imflamatories (sp?), had hubby massage the area with some sport's cream and went to bed. Woke up a bit better but not 100%. My tummy's feeling funny again (doc said it could be due to the new anitiotic... thing is I still have 4 more days to take it -sigh). So, foot feels better but is very blistery (check photo), tummy's funny, back's about 75%. Think it can't get worse??? Just wait! Hubby calls me in the am after dropping kids off at school saying he's bumped into a car and his car is crashed, OMG... 15 days without a car... geez... I said it's just a matter of getting really well organized and living with just one car but he's so "square", likes everything always the same way that it'll take a few days to get used to the idea. And if that wasn't enough (well, this one isn't that bad, well, it is for my peace of mind) I checked Paula's competition schedule and guess when she's first competing??? Come on, guess, guess... exactly! The day I am supposed to be debuting in half marathon -sigh, sigh, sigh- We still don't know where the competition will be held (had to travel over an hour each time last year to get to competition grounds) and at what time. I'm keeping fingers crossed I'll be able to do it all! She's competing Feb. 6th, March 6th, April 10th and if she gets in the final (let me doubt it but impossible is nothing) May 22nd... at least I know when NOT to sign up for another race! :P

So, that's about it... photo of my lovely foot (NOT!), hopefully a "normal" one to come soon!!!!!

Minor surgery - sigh -

So, it seems to be... going to the doc's at 4. Went to the ER again last night as it was so so so so painful. I had been on antibiotic since Monday and it was going worse and worse and just didn't find it normal. So I went. Had to wait for an hour. Went in the (handsome :p) doctor looked at it and said the antibiotic wasn't working as if my body was "resisting" it and said it wasn't quite mature to take out. He changed the anitbiotic and anti-imflamatory and told me to go to my doc's today to have it taken out... yikes... a few stitches will be needed but hey... as long as someone takes the pain away, I'm happy!!! He said, had it been mature, he would have done it there and then... too bad it wasn't. Hopefully it is now so that I can get it over and done with and move on... I have lots to do like training for a half in Feb!!!

Infected :(

Yes... it was very sore and painful today. Everyone at work said it'd be over in 3 days, that it was nothing. But I had to go to the ER... It was sooooo painful and it was all red and puffed up! So... on antibiotics and pain killers... should be better in 2-3 days. Will be happy if I can put my foot on the ground tomorrow!

Dyshidrosis :(

I know it looks gross and disgusting, but wanted to share what it looks like and maybe you get a "feel" of what it feels like... no fun... painful and itchy. Please remember to hydrate your feet, yes, your feet so you don't get to this... it ain't fun, let me tell you!