I also lost about a gallon of blood when I left the doc's office and stopped by the drug store to pick up some prescription refills. When I stepped out of the car, it felt as if I had stepped into a puddle. Well, I suppose that, technically, I had -- it just happened to be a puddle of my own blood in my shoe. Gross.
So, I high-tailed it back to the doc's, where his sweet nurse cleaned me up and applied pressure to that stubborn bleeder. Pressure didn't work, so the good doc cauterized it. When cauterization was first mentioned, I pictured a soldering iron, but, fortunately, he used silver nitrate instead. I was really glad because smelling barbecued Moogie wasn't on my to-do list for the day.
Sweet Nurse called me mid-afternoon on her lunch break to check on me. She said she just wanted to make sure that my toe hadn't fallen off, or that I hadn't bled out. Heh. I thought it was very thoughtful of her to check on my well-being.
So, today, all the anesthetic has worn off and I've been walking around on it too much. Therefore, I do believe I shall take to the couch with my Kindle and a tootsie-propping pillow in anticipation of cocktail hour.
Oh, and Happy National Dog Day!!!
Glad you have your therapy dogs with you. Mine love to lay around with me. Last week I had some dental stuff done. Not really understanding what all the dentist was going to do, I was pretty out of sorts when all was said and done. My mouth was sagging and my gums were hurting. And he expects me back for more.
ReplyDeleteToes are so easily ignored 'til one of 'em starts hurting at which time everything becomes misery. Feel for you!
ReplyDeleteThat does not sound like fun, Lou.
ReplyDeleteTnx, Inno.