Better.

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Still can't walk, of course.  But, with the compression, from several different mechanisms and devices, the pain has diminished.  Still enough to cause an upset stomach, in the back of my throat.  But, better than the raw suffering causing vomit right at my throat.  As well, I got one set of walking sticks set up.  They can't handle my weight, to lift me.  That'll be what the longer stick will be good with.  But, they make mobility easier.  Keeping nearly all the weight off the toe/front of the foot.

I haven't been able to keep up on kefir.  Between pain and immobility, it wasn't possible.  With the things I have figured out, I can now do that, and did that.  I will be cutting down on kefir, back to three gallons of milk a week.  It was just too much.  I'll have to just add less (fewer) grains to the mix, so it takes longer to ferment.  But, it should be good.  It was just too much kefir.  There are limits, I finally found that limit for this.

I had thought to maybe try to scoop a bit of the back, but that just wasn't possible.  Just getting to the back door, I realized without walking sticks, even walking the area I wanted to shovel wouldn't be possible, and couldn't sort how I could use the sticks and the shovel at the last time.  Well, and vomit was already threatening to come up.  I had pushed it, to get to the back door, thinking it would just work, and just going with it.  Too fast and I'll toss my cookies.  I can keep the pain under wraps, but any pushing and I'll break a sweat and begin heaving.  So... slower and less.

About ready to get up and nap.  Sleep, if possible, when hurt, helps.  Hopefully I can make up for some of the sleep I missed last night.  Bit by bit, I am sorting things out.  Compression helps, going slow helps, going up stairs on my bottom helps, little things, here and there.

Have a great day.  For me, if nothing else.  Later or much later.