Well Steve and I have decided surgery is the best of our options for my foot. Wearing the boot for the rest of my life is not an option. Sucking it up and living with the pain IS an option, but not a good one if it ends up getting worse. And then the 3rd cortizone shot didn't seem like it would work since the 2nd one didn't. And I can only get 3 shots per 12 months.

Let me back up. My pregnancy caused a stress fracture. Not taking very good care of my foot and following my doctors orders made it worse. I tried, I really did. I wore the dang boot for over 2 months. But I just didn't stay off it as much as I should Who can with three kids and a traveling husband. So the fracture damaged a nerve which has cause an intermetatarsal neuroma . I have already lost some feeling in two of my toes and the doc says it will probably only get worse. So he has recommended surgery.

Steven has decided I will have the surgery. I am not 100% behind this...yet. But Steven, who usually isn't quick to go this route, is 100% behind this. I know it is probably the best choice, I am just worried in the off chance that it ends up making it worse. I mean, I am still young. Who wants to spend the rest of their life with foot pain. So if the surgery can fix that, great. But what if, just what if, it makes it worse?

Anyway, it is scheduled for the 27th of March. Recovery is estimated at 4 weeks. Steven will take some time off work to help and a bunch of my wonderful Mommy friends have offered to help out.