My day in a nutshell:

wake up

PAIN

go to work

PAIN

come home

PAIN

decide to have my friend look at my foot for her advice, dedcide to call the doctor

PAIN PAIN PAIN – puncture wound in foot not conducive to playing outdoors w/ toddlers

Called doctor, advised to go to ER

waited a bit, picked up Dean while my friend watched the kids and went to the ER

diagnosis: puncture wound and lymphangitis

treatment: two courses of antibiotics and a tetanus shot, after having a really fast xray and results of course

in and out in about an hour!!

now we’ve picked up pizza for the kids and I’m hoping to lay in bed and watch lifetime movies and stay off my foot

it hurts SOOOOO bad

I had a fever and high blood pressure, she said infection sets in fast, and I couldnt believe it but I know that the swelling and redness has gotten worse in the last few hours and so has the pain so wohoo!! next time I get a puncture wound in my foot I guess I better see a doctor w/in the first 8-10 hours ( my primary care doctors office gave me the riot act for waiting so long and said it was probably too late for stitches if they were needed)

oh well….the ER dr said once the infection starts to clear the pain and swelling should go away so pray that is quickly!!