Friday, December 19, 2008

A Christmas present for me

Great news. Today we found out that my husband has a fracture in his foot, which is what has been causing his pain and my worry. I couldn't be more delighted (perception really is all relative, isn't it?). So my heart is as light as a helium balloon. No clots, no surgery, no heavy drugs with bad side effects. Just a fractured foot that causes him a lot of pain, hobbles him, and might take up to six months to heal. Yippeee!

(Thanks for all the candles and good thoughts.)
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11 comments:

  1. DoralongDecember 19, 2008 at 9:00 AM

    Excellent, excellent news!!!!!

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  2. yellowdoggrannyDecember 19, 2008 at 9:38 AM

    terrific...
    see, prayer does work.

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  3. sagewebDecember 19, 2008 at 11:39 AM

    I am so happy for him, and you. My sister had one of those fractures that took a while to heal. But it all worked out...

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  4. WillymDecember 19, 2008 at 1:25 PM

    Big smile here and a sigh of relief. A great Christmas present indeed.

    Baci di Roma

    Willym

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  5. more cowbellDecember 19, 2008 at 2:26 PM

    oh thank goodness! A broken foot! hoorah!

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  6. jasonDecember 20, 2008 at 6:55 PM

    yeay!
    But I'm hoping the foot is fine for the new year.

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  7. AnonymousDecember 21, 2008 at 11:32 AM

    Wonderful!!
    DF

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  8. a thousand shades of twilightDecember 21, 2008 at 8:04 PM

    That is sooooo good! Whoever thought that a fractured foot could make one so happy! Glad to hear that you are as light as a helium balloon, and I hope you all have a lovely, stress-free time!
    YAY!!!!!!!
    :)

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  9. mrpeeneeDecember 22, 2008 at 12:12 PM

    What a great christmas present. Why on earth was it so hard for the doctors to diagnose a fracture?

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  10. Miss JaneyDecember 23, 2008 at 5:35 PM

    YAY! Best present ever!

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  11. ElizabethDecember 24, 2008 at 10:28 AM

    Thanks all. I can't tell you what a relief it has been. I was preparing myself for I-don't-know-what-all-kind-of terrible things. And now I can just relax and give him grief, like I normally do. Yay!

    Peenee- You'd think it would be an easy thing to see, wouldn't you? The only answer I can give is that it's my husband we're talking about and he is a terrible over-achiever, so even a simple fracture takes an x-ray, followed by a bone scan, followed by blood work, followed by an MRI, to diagnose. What can I say? He's just that way....

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