And the Doctor Said...

I went to see my foot guy for the last time today (unless I decide I can't deal with the pain). He said my sesamoid bone has healed, but that I have major arthritis in that joint...therefore I have pain. He suggested a steroid shot in the joint, which I told him it wasn't hurting THAT bad! The last, last resort would be surgery if the pain ever got unbearable...which it's not. I asked him about driving my car (a standard) and he said probably not for a long time. Pushing in the clutch is not an option when you have arthritis in that joint. I have to tell ya the Lord works in funny ways....I got my Ford Focus for my High School Graduation. Little Red (as I like to call her) is about 9 years old now with about 85,000 miles on her. She's in pretty good condition...and I used to make her go fast!!! I was very attached to her and really didn't like Luke driving MY car. That is until I broke my lovely sesamoid bone. I couldn't drive her for over 5 months and although I still love my little red car as much as the day I took her for the first drive, I'm not as attached to her. I've learned to accept that Luke is going to drive it for a while, and it's really okay if he gets crumbs in the seat or spills his orange juice in the cup holder. I'll never love Luke's car like I love mine, but I'm thankful that I can at least drive his for a while. Now I guess I have to come up with a name for his car....oh, and maybe get my scrapbook girl license plate cover moved over...Luke's been "Scrapbook Girl" for a long time!