Head and shoulders, knees and toes

Head and Shoulders, knees and toes - Unknown

It started with my head.   When I had my mastectomy I took the opportunity when under the knife to have another bump removed.   It was a sebaceous cyst on the crown of my head.   My hair covered it but required a lot of explanation to hair stylists.    It was actually painful at times and always required it's own dose of sunscreen.    I had it for over 10 years and frankly was tired of it.   But it wouldn't leave without a fight.   After the surgery, the wound split open.   I spent 6 weeks going for biweekly care at the ambulatory clinic.   I was happy when it was finally healed and I could shower letting the water flow freely over my head.

By the time the head healed I was well into my radiation therapy.    All went well there but just after it finished a wound opened up on my chest along my surgery incision line.   A bit of a stretch but this is the shoulder section of the song.    Again, back to the ambulatory clinic for biweekly care.    That lasted 3 months.   I joked at the time that I wondered where the wound would move to next imagining a large, open wound on my thigh.

Not two weeks after my sign off with the clinic, my right big toe started acting up.   Possibly an ingrown toe-nail - based on my own self diagnosis.  At first I thought it was nothing - might give me a week of discomfort but nothing further.  But by week two I couldn't wear any footwear other than open toed sandals.   Fortunately it was February and I was Vancouver so that was actually possible and common to see.   Another two weeks of foot soaks and I was able to slap on any shoe I wanted.   I'm done I thought.   But no - it wasn't ready yet - it moved to my left foot.    It is a great excuse NOT to get back into running but really?   With no place to go next, I take it as a sign that the healing is moving through my body.  

Any illness is a whole body experience.  It can't be fully isolated as it affects every part of your being - from you head to your toes.   I take it as a sign that all negative flow is slowly exiting my body, making it's grand exit through my left, big toe.  I just wish it wouldn't take it's time doing so.