The more research on Lisfranc I do, the more concerned I become. Knowing that some people end up amputating blew my mind, I must admit. Like most people unfamiliar with this injury, I thought of it as much the same as any other foot injury- just a broken bone. Initially, I couldn't understand why my pain was so extreme, even though my background affords me plenty of examples for comparison. It took a few days to remember just how extreme the fusion pain of my spinal surgery was, how it affected everything about me. Pain at high levels can be both exhausting and transformative; certainly I believe it to significantly alter my thoughts. Intrusive thoughts, persistent and often unpleasant, become more frequent, and I fight those with what energy remains after managing my response to the pain. I work most diligently on giving the same weight to the good things in my life as I do these concerns, knowing from past experience that it is too easy to become completely bogged down. Nothing here is hopeless, nor am I helpless. I am not without my resources, nor my solid sense of (admittedly dark) humor.