I’m still writing away, and it appears that 3Sum, the column that I contribute to in RedEye is going to be appearing online, so here’s the link, in case you’re interested.
And I’m also writing feverishly for National Novel Writer’s Month. I’m beginning to think that I’m crazy for this. I’ve been writing in Starbucks in Old Town, which can be a good place, but is also a people-watching extravaganza. The book itself is going slower than I’d like — it’s a hard story to tell for many reasons. I’m SO grateful for my saving grace, which is an anonymous blog that I wrote to document my mother’s illness. Without it, I would probably not remember the dates and details.
Anyhoo . . . thanks for the encouragement. I’m still writing this for the remainder of November.
To close the loop on my foot pain, I went to the orthopedic surgeon. He twisted my foot around, did some probing for pain, and ordered an X-ray.
Post x-ray, he examined the film and asked if I wanted good news or bad news. I replied that I just wanted news.
He said that the good news is that what I have isn’t a stress fracture. The bad news is that I’m in pain and he doesn’t know why. Here are my options:
1) A bad sprain, which we’re assuming is the problem, which means that I have to strengthen that foot with a bunch of exercises that the doctor gave me.
2) An occult fracture, which isn’t detectable in an x-ray, only through a bone scan or MRI.
The doc would like for me to do the exercises first, and said that my progress wouldn’t be measured in days — probably in weeks or months. But if it doesn’t get better, I’m going to have to go back in for an MRI.
I swear, my illnesses are never easy. But at least I got it checked out.
Good for you on the writing! And I’m very glad you finally went to get the foot checked out. It sucks there wasn’t an easy fix, but hopefully the exercises will do the trick!
So? Did you complete the novel in time or what? Don’t leave us hangin’!