May 15th, 2010
I’m in the Lord’s Army…
…or perhaps that should be, “I’m in the wars, ah me.”
On Mother’s Day, we arrived home from our picnic at Spring Gully, and I brought the cat’s water and dry food back from the hallway, when the unthinkable happened – I dropped the dry food bowl, and it shattered on the hearth, cutting my foot. I pressed down on the cut; the bleeding slowed, and my husband disinfected the cut and taped it up for me. I went to bed and didn’t think much more about it until morning. My daughter cleaned up the hearth and the lounge room. Our lounge room is 6 metres by 4 metres, and the Whiskettes covered over half of it. They went absolutely everywhere – under the chairs, under the coffee table and were in every conceivable place that you could think of, and probably then some.
The next morning (Monday morning), I went out to water the strawberries, and the first step that I took was absolute agony. You see, inside we don’t wear shoes, but when I placed the shoe against the cut, I nearly went through the roof, quite literally. I watered the strawberries and the parsley, then asked my husband to take a look at my foot. He untaped it, and I screamed from the pain – the cotton wool had stuck to the wound, and it was nearly 50mm x 8mm. When I screamed, Moonlight, my daughter’s cat (in theory) came running and jumped onto my daughter’s lap and then onto mine – he stood there staring at me, and I suppose he was wondering what was wrong. He settled down onto my lap, and since then, he hasn’t been too far from me.
My husband made an appointment with the doctor, and he placed four stitches in it. During the procedure, while the doctor was placing the anaesthetic into my foot, my foot jumped, and the doctor ended up with an anaesthetised eye. He stitched my foot up, and we left the doctor’s surgery, but I wouldn’t have realised how difficult it is to walk with stitches in your foot. This wasn’t the worst part – I have been house-bound for the last five days, as I couldn’t even get a shoe onto my foot. Imagine walking around the goat yard with no shoes – I can’t even bear to think about it!
During the first few days, I developed an infection in my foot, with the wound site being extremely red, sore and hot, so I have been on antibiotics to help clear that up. On Tuesday night my husband lit the fire, and it smelled like there was something cooking, but he didn’t take any notice. By bed time, however, it was starting to smell pretty good, so he found the torch and started searching. Apparently when the dry food bowl shattered and the dry food went everywhere, some of it managed to find its way onto the top of the firebox through a 10mm gap where the fan blows the heat out. There were about 10 pieces there, and they were very well toasted, so much so that the cats couldn’t even chew them up!
A friend of mine phoned, and offered to pray for my foot, as the antibiotics weren’t really working – this was on the Tuesday night, and by Wednesday morning the infection had settled, and my foot was feeling very much better. I praise God for healing and I thank my friend, Gwenda, for praying for health and healing for my foot. Our God is a God of miracles, but all too often we think of Him as a last resort, when we should be thinking of Him first!
My foot is starting to settle down now, but by night time, I really do know that I have a left foot. I have the stitches out on Thursday, and I will breather such a sigh of relief. This last week has been rather a struggle, so I hope that you’ll forgive my lack of visiting.
I am a daughter of the King of Kings, seeking to live a godly life and mirror the love of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
In your most recent post I said I had hoped your week was full of joy – I should have read this one first!!!! The pain can be really horrible. I cut my finger (only a small cut but it got infected) and when the doctor removed the bandage which had stuck, it was so painful having it removed. Poor thing – praying of you and your recovery.
Will certainly be thinking of you of Thursday. Sending you a *SMILE* and *HUG* and if I lived closer would be making you a cup of tea:)
Hugs
Jo
xx
Hi Jo,
My week has been full of joy – once the infection was healed. It has made it rather difficult to get around, though.
Thankyou for your prayers, “SMILE” and “HUG” – perhaps one day I shall drop in for that cup of tea.
I’m really not looking forward to Thursday, as I’m a sook when it comes to pain. The doctor who stitched my foot will vouch for that, but I doubt that he’ll ever forget me.
Have a wonderful and blessed weekend,
Hugs and love, Jillian ♥
I am with you Jillian – When my son fell off a motorbike and created a mess on his knee – I could hardly look at it whilst the doctor was changing the dressings – my son was so good, it was me making all the noise. And when it comes to my own injuries and certainly make quite a bit of noise and fuss!!!
I have a very low pain threshold!!!
Hi Jo,
My husband was also with me, holding my hand, and with the two of them there, I felt so much happier.
My daughter was absolutely amazing, for she sat and held my hand, watching the doctor stitch my foot up. She was a real tower of strength to me.
I’m so glad that it’s not just me, but that you don’t like pain either.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Love and blessings, Jillian ♥
Me, three for the VERY low pain threshold :S
I doesn’t rain but it pours Jillian! You poor sausage!
I hope the infection stays at way, and that you will be on your ‘feet’ in no time.
LOL, the poor doctor will certainly not forget you
Hi Amanda,
Yippee, I don’t feel so bad now, after all – I just thought that I was being a sook.
I shall be looking forward to getting the stitches out of my foot in one way, but I’m certainly not looking forward to the pain. ;(
I hope that you have a wonderful weekend and that you can buy a new camera soon.
Love and blessings,
Jillian ♥
Wow, you poor thing! What a traumatic experience! It’s always good to keep some sterile salt-water on hand – when you take a bandage or anything like that off a wound, use some saline (salt-water) to soak it first, and it comes off really easily!
Just a little trick to keep in mind. 
I hate pain too; something I try (which sometimes works if I can trick my mind into focus) is to think about the agony and suffering Jesus took on Himself willingly when He died for us… somehow my pain seems insignificant by comparison, even though it still hurts.
Praying your foot continues to heal well – and fast! x
Wow you poor girl. Nasty stuff. I”m sorry you were going through all that. Thankful your friend prayed on your behalf and that your foot is on the mend. You take care of yourself and that foot!
be blessed,
Tricia
Glad you are OK! Praying for healing now!
Oh, Jillian, I am so sorry to hear about your foot. I’m glad that you were able to find some relief through the healing of the Lord. Praying that things continue to heal – quickly and without a great deal of pain.
Dear Jillian,
I am so sorry for you.
What a lot of unfortunate events. It reminds me of our life.
I am pleased you are finally healing.
Praying for you and the stitches coming out well for you
God Bless
Gae ♥
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Hi Clara,
Thank you for the saltwater hint – I shall keep it in mind for next time.
I now have the stitches out, and my foot feels much better, now. I did think about the agony that Jesus endured while having my stitches removed, and amazingly, it didn’t hurt one bit.
Have a wonderful week,
Love and blessings, Jillian ♥
Hi Tricia,
I have the stitches out of my foot, now, and it’s feeling a whole lot more comfortable.
Thank you for your empathy.
I am so blessed to have wonderful friends who will pray for me when necessary.
Have a wonderful week,
Love and blessings, Jillian ♥
Hi Therese,
Thank you for praying for me – my foot has healed completely, and the stitches have been removed.
Have a wonderful week, my friend,
Love and blessings, Jillian ♥
Hi Heather,
My foot has healed, now, and I had the stitches out last Thursday without pain, praise God.
Have a wonderful week,
Love and blessings, Jillian ♥
Hi Gae,
Thank you – recently in our church meeting it was said that those who are really close to the Lord are being persecuted and put through trials because we are living in end times.
The stitches were removed last Thursday without any pain, and my foot has healed very well, thank you.
Have a wonderful week,
Love and blessings, Jillian ♥