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Posted 4/2/2013 4:21 PM (GMT 0)
well i think the nurse thinks im addicted to pills. she made me so mad. we were talking about the pain and i said nothing that the pain meds wont help with. she gave me a look and i told her i dont take that many and she gave me this sure you do look. *** witht the last procedure i still have 7 of the 12 left and 3 from the last one so that shows i am not a freaking addict. i asked the dr if he thought i was crazy and he said no. i told him i would like a few more just in case cause i hear this procedure is more painful than the others but that i only take them when needed and he said he knows. i also felt some of it on the right foot he had to numb it more. it didnt bleed alot like i thought it would but i know it will hurt and i paid 30 for a pair of surgical shoes but at least my toes will be protected but my god the shoes are heavy lol. im not gonna take a pill until i  need it for sure but i am gonna prop up my feet so that they heal good. i like my dr but i do dislike his nurse but i am not gonna say anything to him about her cause maybe i misread her but i dont think i did. i refuse to be like my mom and i certainly wouldnt get my toenails cut off just for pain pills. what does she think i am crazy
Posted 4/2/2013 6:57 PM (GMT 0)
Well, it's done! I know you're glad. How do you feel now? And forget the nurse. Who knows why she acted as she did. As long as you like the doctor and you and he are on the same page, that's great.

Be careful and follow his directions for recovery. I'm happy that's all done.
Posted 4/2/2013 8:12 PM (GMT 0)
Right now there is no pain cause it's still numb. I know but I feel that was very unprofessional for her to do that. She doesn't know me at all. I know I have been there a lot but I have had a lot of issues with my nails. The fact is I am doing this as a preventative measure cause it was only a matter of time. Dr was surprised I was doing it this soon but for work it was better and better to do before they grew back in. Now I can move on with my life
Posted 4/2/2013 8:30 PM (GMT 0)
I'm sure you thought carefully about this beforehand, and it is probably a very good idea to do this now before you HAD to after finding even more problems and possibly complications. Soon you'll be wearing regular shoes and you'll be glad you headed off future problems.
Posted 4/2/2013 9:21 PM (GMT 0)
I have thought bout it and was for the best especially being diabetic. I resented the nurses implyment cause I have tried so hard to be different from my mom who was on drugs. She made me feel like I was her
Posted 4/2/2013 9:35 PM (GMT 0)
I understand what you're saying. You did say that you mentioned that to the doctor, right? I think it's perfectly alright to tell the doctor that you were not happy with what the nurse said or how she said it.

You are not your mother and you know you're not. Don't let what the nurse said or implied get to you. She's not that important. You know that you are living the right way and you are taking care of your health the right way. That's all that's important right now, so you'll be whole and healthy as you raise your daughter.
Posted 4/2/2013 9:52 PM (GMT 0)
I didn't tell the Dr cause I was afraid I misread the look. She didn't say it but the look said it. I try so hard cause it's important for me to be a good mom. I asked the Dr if I was making the right decision. That look made me second guess my decision.
Posted 4/2/2013 9:56 PM (GMT 0)
Do yourself a favor and take the pain medication before the numbness wears off. Good pain management helps promote healing, and it's easier to prevent pain than to get rid of it. You can taper gradually over the next few days, and may find you won't need anything stronger than Advil after a couple of days, but there's no reason to suffer now.

Good luck!
Posted 4/2/2013 10:15 PM (GMT 0)
i am going to just didnt want to take it unless i needed it especially after the look that nurse gave me. i dont want to feel like i have to take them. i guess it made me feel bad cause my mom was an addict and i dont ever want to be but being a diabetic i have to manage the pain or i get high sugar
Posted 4/3/2013 2:37 PM (GMT 0)
How are you feeling today?
Posted 4/3/2013 3:42 PM (GMT 0)
I'm sore and tired. Even tho I got both big toes done my left one hurts and the right one doesn't not as much at least. I didnt sleep good at all last night hoping to tonight
Posted 4/3/2013 8:52 PM (GMT 0)
i have a question for maria since she had this done. i apologize that its gross though. i had both big toes done and i changed the bandage and took a shower to clean it. my right toe is barely bleeding nor sore but the left one is still bleeding quite a bit and sore. the nurse said i can put a bandaid on them today but i had to put guaze and another bandage like they use on the left toe and then use guaze and a bandaid and seems to be working with that. is that normal? i did loosen the bandage a little cause it felt so tight on my toe and was hurting. plus im not good at how they did it.
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