Apparently Sam’s big hobbit feet need extra wide steel toed shoes to do his welding in because we had to make not one, but two trips to the foot doctor in November. Turns out he had an ingrown toenail on both feet. Dad was lucky enough to sit in on the first trip and snapped this photo. Sam didn’t want to see the operation so they put up the little curtain. Good thing too, because Dad said it looked really painful when the doctor stuck the needle in and wiggled it all around to numb his toe. After that it was all down hill to cut out the toenail, except, of course, he had to go back a couple of weeks later for the other toe. If that weren’t enough, Sam also got an ear infection from the ear plugs he wears during welding and that was another trip to the doctor. More antibiotics later and Sam is now fully recovered from both ailments. Of course, he did get another pair of shoes and new over the ear headphones especially designed for welders in the process.
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