Now that life has settled down a bit and I actually have some free time, I finally got around to seeing the podiatrist again. I am at the 9 month mark since I had toe surgery and it still hurts to walk and my foot still swells up everyday. Good news is that the titanium joint in my toe is working out well, but in regards to the pain it looks like its going to be at least a year and then hopefully the pain will go away, but there are no guarantees. So its back to physical therapy for a few weeks to see if that helps.