Just to be on the cautious side of things, to make sure I get my foot to heal as quickly as possible, and for peace of mind, I visited a foot specialist today. Overall the news is really good. After finally cleaning the cut last night to the point where we were able to see how deep it actually is, the doctor found no infection and a solid x-ray (The x-ray was to look for any debris still in the cut, not necessarily broken bones). He decided stitches weren't needed because the cut is clean and draining quite a bit (Stitches may cause the fluid to remain inside).
Unfortunately, the cut is just in a really bad area on my foot so it's probably going to be 10 days or so before I can put full weight on it. He did clear me to resume SPIN classes next week, since you push with the balls of your feet, and just recommended to keep it clean, soak it in Benadyne (Sp?), and try to keep it elevated over the weekend. He said I could try the elliptical as well, but anyone who knows me knows my feeling about elliptical machines (i.e., they are worthless).
Prognosis - This is just a bump in the road and Ill be good to go for Rainier! However, my training will just have to be balls to the wall from June 11th - July 22nd.
Off to Greenville for the weekend - Only 3 trips left! Woohooo!
Who cares about a smelly foot. We want the details from the bachelor party in Las Vegas.
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