I got up early this morning and went to the medical center. Since Bangkok, I have been having trouble with the heel of my right foot. I just can’t put any weight on it. I went on Easter and had an acupuncture experience. It didn’t seem to help and it cost $200. So I’ve just been tolerating it. I lounge around when I am not saying Mass or eating. I lay on the bed and read or find a nice quiet place somewhere on the ship and just put my foot up and read.
Yesterday I took that tour and once again put on my tennis shoes (which I had worn in Bangkok); hoping it would help. It didn’t! So this morning I went and saw the doctor. I took an hour in the waiting room because there were lots of people there with the “Cunard Cough”, which I don’t have.
When I finally saw the doctor, she asked me all kinds of questions and I told her my sad tale of woe. She had me take off my shoe and sock and then asked me to put my knee on the chair. She asked if this hurt and that hurt as she poked my foot. Then she told me to sit down and she said, “I know what happened but I can’t cure it! Only time can do that”. I stretched a muscle that runs between my heel and my toes. My tennis shoes gave me no support and so that what happened. She gave me a muscle relaxer and I take a pill three times a day (with food) and threw away the tennis shoes and we shall see!
I had Mass at 5:15 and there were 11 parishioners. It was in that room again and a number of people came late. Tomorrow we are in Oman ( I won’t get off – will just look from the deck) so we’ll have Mass again at 5:15pm but this time back in the theatre. Patrick and I tried to change our dinner time but it didn’t work out, so we are still at 8:30pm.
So that brings you up to date!!
Good news that it is JUST a stretched muscle in your foot. Shoes are more important than we realize. Glad you pitched the tennis shoes.
The temperature this Sunday will be 85 in MD. Not quite your 98, but hot enough for me…..