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!

My new toy!

Gotta learn how to use it, but really happy to own it!

Training

So, I like running and it helps me relief stress, so it's a 2 in 1 that's wonderful! I went out (finally) on Thursday after dropping Pol off at the sitter's. But it didn't go as well as I expected. I was so eager to get to 5pm to get off work and have some "me" time... Pol stayed crying like crazy and I felt bad, bad for taking time for me (when I really need it...). Anyway, came home, got changed and off I went. Did a full new route with a total of 8k including warm up and cool down in 1 hour. 34 running minutes to cover just a little over 5K, that was a 6'51"/km. I felt good as in not tired but something wasn't right... I just think I'm too overwhelmed with things. I want to do everything and the day doesn't have enough hours, sigh...

I had a meeting at school Thursday night. Went to bed really late, Pol woke up at 3:30, the day (Friday) started horribly and it continued that way at work. I was extremely tired and had to go out for dinner with friends so I went to bed at 2:30am... at least Pol slept the night through until 7:30. I gave him a bottle and put him back in bed. I fell asleep right away. Hubby got up at 10... I did at 11! And had to wake Pol up... funny thing is that he took a +3 hour nap too, LOL!

But I did something really nice today... Xevi was doing the first part of his almost 100km challenge in 2 days. I went and met him at the finish line. Paula came along. It was great... what these guys have done is amazing. Olot-Girona 57.7kms in 5:28... awesome! We were the only ones waiting. The rest were with them, either running along or biking along. I was glad to be there for him.

On the other hand... my foot was very painful today. It's not the blister anymore... it's all the skin tearing, the itch, the feeling of having stones stuck to the sole of my foot and stepping on them all the time, so I went to the ER... it just happens to be dyshidrosis, a sweat gland "disorder". It's only on my left foot and let me tell you it looks disgusting. I was so ashamed to have someone look at my foot! Nothing I can do but hydrate lots and lots and find proper fitting socks. Have to put up with the itch. Try to have my foot aired as much as I can and with a little patience it should get better. So that's it... hydration... yes... lotion on the foot... last place I thought I'd ever hydrate, LOL! At least it's not wards or fungus or anything like that!

Will try to go for a run in the am. It'll all depend on how Pol's night goes. Off to bed, it's 11:17 and need to get my zzzzzzs!