Ow

[cjsmith]

Square dancing tonight. The good news: I danced almost a full session. The bad news: my feet hurt in the same way they did before surgery. It's possible they don't hurt quite as much; I'm not sure.

It's not post-op pain. That wouldn't be half so bad. This is the same kind of pain I had before. This pain means it didn't work. Western medicine's final answer has failed.

I'm trying really really hard to pretend that this is not the case. I need to focus on surgery recovery before I focus on whatever snake oil I'm going to try next. But I am very bummed.

Comments

[ericainohio.livejournal.com]

Oh CJ, it breaks my heart to hear this.

Is it possible that you'll get a better idea of what's going on with your pain level after you're *totally* recovered from the surgery?

((Hugs))

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yes, definitely. I have to go a couple more months, break down that scar tissue a bit, wait for the phantom pain to fade, and I'll have a better idea.