OUCH!!!

So the saga of the left foot continued today, I had to go into the hospital and have the pins removed. In hind sight it should probably have been 'had a pin' removed but too late now. When they removed the joint last year they put in two pins (and a wire) to hold the two bone ends together so they could fuse. The pins are supposed to stay put but apparently one had a mind of it's own and started to move and this Sunday it actually broke through the skin on the top of my foot, an amazingly long way from where it was actually inserted last November. Needless to say it's been damned uncomfortable for quite a while.
The foot has never been right and shortly after having it done my doctor retired so I had a new fellow, fresh out of school taking over for him. Really nice guy but he needs to learn not to say things like, "I can't seem to find it" or " I really don't want to make a bigger incision" or when I said, "Maybe that one should stay where it is" and he says " I hate to lose at anything" and then about a half hour later and much uncomfortable 'digging' he says, " I probably should have left that one in..." Dah, it was more than likely holding my foot together! So I guess we'll have to see what it brings once the swelling and bruising is done. I'm really scared that it isn't fused and it will all start over again.
I just want to thank Darcee so much for coming with me, I watched most of the surgeries on both feet and thought this would be nothing but this little procedure was really uncomfortable and if she hadn't put a cold cloth on my head I'm pretty sure I would have been sick. Love you Darce and thanks for everything including driving me there, making me laugh, getting my pills, getting Brenna's pumpkin (not to carve), walking all the dogs (making me laugh again), feeding the goats...oh, and thinking to bring the pins home so I could take a picture of them!