(nod.) I don't know how bad the surgery would really be. It's in the middle of the ball of the foot: probably no weight-bearing for a while? Maybe no driving a car?

But I'm hopeful. If I do have to go that route, I at least have high confidence that it will fix the problem. When my feet are very sore and I can't run, I think of you. There's no annoying surgery that will fix RA. When I realize that, I don't whine nearly as much as I otherwise might.