I didn't even know they made them that large

...That's what she said. OK, seriously.

So I have a neuronoma in my foot. Which, according to the Mayo Clinic's website, is a swelling of a nerve. Due to injury, wearing tight shoes, or repetitive sports that put strain on the balls of the feet (i.e. running or tennis). In my case, injury. Maybe running from class to lab to class to lab to home to lab to Boyfriend's to class to lab to...you get the idea.

I thought it was a stress fracture or a pretty serious contusion, but nope. Apparently it's a neuronoma. Guess what the best treatment for those are? A shot.

A huge-ass cortisone-anesthetic shot. Oh and the standard RICE-ing. But the shot. I kid you not, the needle was as long as my pinky. And it wasn't one of those quick in-and-out shots like HPV or Tetanus--no, the doctor kept it in and had to inject slowly. And kept pushing the needle deeper. I swear, at one point, I could feel the it poking at the bottom of my foot.

On the bright side, I felt grrrrrr-EAT for the next 3 or so hours. Driving home was hilarious, too, as my foot fell asleep (of course it was my driving foot).

So that's my story for today.