OK you can't see to clearly, but here is my poor, abused toe. If you look very closely you can see some bruising where they stuck the needle in. If you were to see it in real life it also had little puncture marks all around. I actually took quite a few pictures but apparently bruises are really hard to photograph, AND I left my camera at work, so I can't show them to you. Well I have one more picture that shows a couple of pinpricks, below.
Through this process I relearned that Ibuprofen is a miracle drug. It always baffles me how you can have this pain in some part of your body, and you take this pill, and somehow it works its way down to the affected area and makes it all better. Well, actually I know that's not true. Here's what I found:
When your body's cells get injured, they release a chemical called prostaglandin (say: prah-sti-glan-din), which can have a powerful effect on the special nerve endings that detect pain. The nerve endings react to the prostaglandin by picking up and sending the messages of pain and injury through the nervous system and to the brain. Once the brain finds out where the pain is and how much it hurts, it responds with a yelp!
Ibuprofen and acetaminophen, however, prevent damaged cells from releasing prostaglandin. Without this chemical, the brain won't get messages of pain as quickly or clearly. And, as a result, your pain either goes away or becomes less intense.
So anyway, today is my first Ibu-free day, although I didn't REALLY need to take any yesterday. Well, it hurt, but not desperately so. The stiffness is gone and I'm just looking forward to being able to wear my cute shoes. But I'm really not in blogging mode, so I think I'm going to go lay back down. I already had one nap, surely another one couldn't hurt! :) Nice pedicure, eh? Well it WAS nice in August, when I went to California. I was going to get another one done before I got this procedure done but I ordered a new shirt instead. :)
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