It's been 10 weeks since the surgery and the pain persists. The podiatrist gave me a cortisone shot three weeks ago and it did not good at all. I went back to see him yesterday and he says I'm going to have to have the joint replaced.
Looks like it will take about a month to recover and I can't take a month off now. Looks like I'll be hobbling around like a penguin for a couple of more months.