[pct-l] sharing my pain . . . .

[yogihikes at sbcglobal.net (yogi)]

I thought I'd share my pain with all my PCT-L buddies.  About 500 
miles into my 2004 CDT hike, I had pain in my right foot which I 
eventually nick-named "my bulge".  Being the stubborn soul that I 
am, I of course kept walking.  I was NOT leaving the trail.  After 
finishing the CDT, I had a few appointments with a foot doctor here 
at home, and he said three scary words:
 
Premature Degenerative Osteoarthritis
 
Big words for:  "your joints are old and overworked."  Ugh.  They're 
working on a second pair of orthotics for me.  Hopefully, these 
orthotics will fix my old joints.  If not, my doctor said "I may have 
to put you in a cast for 6 weeks".  Double ugh.  
 
yogi
 
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