The first of the gross-out pictures. Julia was pretty grossed-out by the color of the covering on my foot. For someone who can�t watch Lord of the Rings by herself, she sure handled the needle better than me. This is the only thing that hurt, but gawdditithurt! This is the bite the bullet part, and HIS nurse knew it (see the restraining arms?). The volume of the anesthetic shoved in here was pretty much the volume of my toe, which was (as you will see later, if you�re still here) just about the volume of my little friend� That said I never moved or cried�