OUCH!

I broke my toe Tuesday.

Happy Birthday to me - while jumping up from a nap to answer the doorbell, I slammed my left pinky toe into the corner of the chinchilla cage. My poor pinky toe was already upset with me - and sporting a huge blister, which popped when my toe and the chin cage met.
Let me say folks, toe wounds really, really hurt. Three days later I'm finally limping less and I must say I think the blister which ended up getting infected was/is a bigger problem than the break.

I sensed that my coach was amused from the tone of his email. Seriously, I don't blame him and if he had a good laugh, well he's in good company. Everyone I have told this tale of woe has had a side splitting laugh. I'm chalking that up to my good deed for the day(s). I gave everyone a laugh.
I've only gotten cardio in if limping has become a recognized sport. The strangest part is that I'm upset at having missed four days of quality gym time.

I remember a time when a four day gym break would have been a welcome relief. I'm wondering where along the lines this change happened? I can also say, I haven't been sleeping well at all - despite the Tylenol PM. I miss the daily sweat and it's true, it really does a) get addicting and b) affect more than your waist.

I am cleared by my Doctor, yes, I went to a Doctor over this. I got slightly freaked while checking self-treatment methods online when I read about a 54 year old man in the UK who was killed by an infected blister. He ended up with blood poisoning and had a heart attack. So I went to a Podiatrist, who complimented the Alpha Buck on his ability to tape a broken toe (he's a martial artist and has gnarly looking hobbit feet) and his assessment that neosporin and a band aid would be fine for the blister. I coughed up a $30 copay (a Podiatrist is a specialist and therefore twice the copay price of a non-specialist) to have my husband complimented, hear that advil would be fine for the pain (uh, NO, NOT REALLY STILL HURTS) and that I could return to the gym next in a week. Dr. Funnybone even cracked himself up making a joke about how a broken toe will ensure my squat form is proper since I will have no choice but to push through the heels - and stick to the bike for cardio for a while. Like I said, giving everyone around me a good laugh seems to be my random act of kindess for a while.