Feet

Brett and I can finally look forward to our fall backpacking trip to the beautful Rockies! We'll be seeing the Aspens in full gold and snuggling up in our sleeping bags on my first ever backcountry camping experience and multi-day hike. The reason this can happen (among others, of course) is that I got a go-ahead from the foot specialist today.

I have been slightly concerned about this strange bump on my right foot. It gives me a little bit of pain, nothing to complain about, but I was worried that I'd get out on the trail and aggravate it (whatever it was) and have a miserable time on our trip. I had 3 X rays taken (can't wait to see the bill on that), and the doctor said I had a break sometime a while back. (I have no recollection of any past injury. . .) There's still a little piece of bone kind of floating around in there, thus the bump. When I walk on uneven surfaces, as in hiking, the tendon in the area pulls the bone piece in a funny way and I get tendonitis. So. . .that's the scoop. But, the doc said I'm good to go.--Just make sure I have room for my foot to swell in my boot and take some aleve with me.