Walk this way

Paid a visit to a podiatrist this week. A small lump developed in the middle of the ball of my right foot a few weeks ago and wasn't about to go away on it's own. My foot was x-rayed from two directions then I met with the doctor. He scrapped it down a bit with a scalpel, turned out not to appear to be a wart, that was good to hear. So I guess the diagnosis was that I had a small lump on my foot. The doctor described it as something that may have started as a small indent that filled with dead shed skin that calloused over forming the bump that became a discomfort. He cleaned out the indent then used an irritant to encourage the skin to push the indent out of the surface of the skin. Since then the area stings a bit particularly as the day wears on. By evening I can't wait to get off my feet. It does seem to feel a little better today, I hope it improves a lot by the time Carol and I visit the observatory.