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Yesterday I got home tired from all the walking I'd done (it turned out to be 8.5 miles), took my sandals off, and soon after managed to stub my toe rather badly. It hurt, but was getting less (as I stayed up too late to monitor it). This morning, it was still a bit sore to the touch, but I walked a couple of miles without a problem. By lunchtime, it got to be lurid black and blue colors, so I called the doctor's office to see if I should come in. Nurse's verdict: no. I should tape it to the next toe and RICE it (minus the compression), minimizing time on my feet. Apparently it doesn't matter with the second-smallest toe whether it's sprained or broken, as long as there aren't bits poking through the skin or major misalignment. Hopefully it'll feel better in a couple of days; I want to be able to walk without worry.
Also yesterday, my eyelids felt gritty, almost as if I'd scratched one of them, which I didn't pay attention to until this morning when I realized that my eyelids were starting to go puffy. It's happened a couple of times before, freaking me out both times; it's really uncomfortable with very swollen eyelids, not to mention grotesque. So, antihistimines, which are holding things steady at slight discomfort (and much tiredness). It seems to be some kind of allergic reaction, but I don't know what to: the other incidents were in late April 2003 (with a rash) and mid November 2003 (just the eyes). It's been suggested something about rainy times does this; it's as plausible as anything else. Still, I wish I hadn't developed whatever-this-is. (And hope that it'll go away in four years, if the rumors about a 7-year allergy cycle is correct.)
Not surprisingly, I'm planning a stop at the apothecary on the way home.
Also yesterday, my eyelids felt gritty, almost as if I'd scratched one of them, which I didn't pay attention to until this morning when I realized that my eyelids were starting to go puffy. It's happened a couple of times before, freaking me out both times; it's really uncomfortable with very swollen eyelids, not to mention grotesque. So, antihistimines, which are holding things steady at slight discomfort (and much tiredness). It seems to be some kind of allergic reaction, but I don't know what to: the other incidents were in late April 2003 (with a rash) and mid November 2003 (just the eyes). It's been suggested something about rainy times does this; it's as plausible as anything else. Still, I wish I hadn't developed whatever-this-is. (And hope that it'll go away in four years, if the rumors about a 7-year allergy cycle is correct.)
Not surprisingly, I'm planning a stop at the apothecary on the way home.