<VV> Getting ready to join Lonzo in "Group White"

[Bill Hubbell]

I figure since the cars join "Group Red" when they go up on jackstands, it 
must be "Group White" for people when we get casts on our feet or legs.

Anyway, I about to go "Group White" for the next three months or so.  I have 
developed Hallux Rigidus (severe degenerative arthritis in the 1st MTP 
joints at the base of the big toe) - both feet.  After enduring the pain for 
so long, the only option the bone docs gave me was to fuse the joint 
(arthrodesis), so into the big house I go on Thursday for the operation.  I 
will be on crutches for a couple of weeks and then in a cast for about three 
months.  We are doing the more severe left foot this time.  Probably will 
need to do the right foot next year.

For those interested, information about the condition and procedure can be 
found here:
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=352&topcategory=Foot
http://www.bofss.org.uk/html/hallux_rigidus.shtml
http://footandankle.mdmercy.com/conditions/bigtoe/hallux_rigidus.html

Corvair Content: I am still hoping to be able to attend the mini-convention 
in Pennsylvania (Corvair Days), but due to uncertainty about my travelling 
condition will have to wait until nearly the start of the show to make a 
firm decision.

Bill Hubbell

(yes, even doctors are patients sometimes)