I have had problems with my feet for years now and I blame it on working retail and standing for insanely long hours for ten years of my life. I have had a few bad injuries/sprains/fractures that resulted in needing medical attention. In January we were in a not-so-serious car accident and my right foot started bothering me kinda bad. I made an appointment with my regular doctor and he then referred me to a podiatrist in case something extra was going on. The x-rays look fine so it was like what the hell. The podiatrist has me do all kinds of little tests and standing positions and the diagnosis is that I can’t walk properly. He says that my feet problems are all mechanical and I’ve been walking weirdly for so long due to my limited range of motion in my right ankle. This has added lots of pressure onto the ball of my foot and is causing my foot and toe pain. Oh, let’s not forget that I have really pronounced arches that also add pressure to the ball of my foot. I think he said it’s called matatarsalgia. So, I need some crazy expensive orthopedic shoes in order to start relieving some of the stress on my toes/foot. Ugh!
My yearly dentist appointment was two days after the podiatrist appointment. Yea, I must be a glutton for punishment! Last year I got really bad dental news and then with moving and getting situated and being busy, I never got the work done. Well, at least now I have a plan for getting that work done and it’s going to cost $1400! For one tooth! I had a dentist improperly perform a root canal and there is no saving the tooth. I have to have the screw and all the inside stuff removed and then get my bones grafted and lastly get it crowned/bridged. OMG, it’s going to be like 9 weeks of dental visits. I could cry. Due to this new development and the treatment plan that I’m starting ASAP, we might be delaying ttc again. 
I need to get this work done before I get pregnant in case I end up being one of those women with dental issues while pregnant. I don’t want this tooth to start hurting or doing anything crazy. We might be pushing back to April or possibly even May. No final decision has been made yet.
Also, my academic load this semester is extremely difficult and time consuming. I’m having a really hard time getting my work done and feeling knowledgeable. I hate feeling like a loser. I’m actually a rather smart student! This is probably the most difficult semester I’ve face in ten years of college! I got my first bad note from a professor this week. “This does not warrant a passing grade”! I cried, literally. It was devastating. Was I really that lousy of a writer or is she trying to teach me a lesson or something? I’m really upset by it and we’re having a conference to discuss it this week and then she should give me a chance to revise it. gah!
Life is really overwhelming right now!
