QuoteReplyTopic: Foot Surgery Posted: November 01 2007 at 7:53am
OH NO HOW HORRIBLE. Honestly to wake up to your feet NOT being fixed. Why not go for a 2nd opinoin as to waht can be done. OUCH. My foot just hurts reading your trauma(honestly), dang ouch.
Please see another foot dr- sounds like the first one was not a good one at all. You should not be in pain and its not fair that you have to choose what shoes you CAN wear based on the pain!!!! oh man
I feel for oyu honestly
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Wow! You have really been through it haven't you? Congratulations on being an ovarian cancer surviver. I know that one is pretty dreadful. I imagine that foot surgery is nothing to you compared to everything else you have been through. That is very inspirational to hear that you can go through so much and still live a happy and positive life.
I just don't really have time to be "off my feet" so to speak. When I woke up from the first surgery they asked me if I had any crutches. I was shocked as I didn't even know that I wouldn't be able to use my foot. I assumed a couple of weeks in the booty and I would be back to normal. What a big surprise that was! I have two kids and my husband travels most of the time. I also work full time. I absolutely could not be off my feet at all so the first surgery didn't really work very well. I didn't have any pain so I was motoring around pretty quickly. The crooked toes were still crooked. So my podiatrist worked on two of them again and they are still crooked and I just decided that since I can finally wear some (not all) shoes again that I would just live with it. I have found that the screw is really in a bad spot however, and it pains me with most shoes. I may try to get something else done but I have to wait until both my kids are gone and there is someone around full time who can take care of my house while I am off my feet. So it may never happen.
Keep on hanging in there though. I am humbled by your bravery.
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Is really that worse news you could get? What if it gets worse and the dr says "should have come in earlier" ... what is scarier? What if its NOTHING.
You are talking to a 5th year Ovarian Cancer survivor, broke my back 2yrs ago, broke my wrist a year ago, and got bunion surgery after that.
What is the worse news? That you may need anotehr dr or maybe have another surgery? And if your told that is that truly so bad to have your toes fixed?
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i would go back and get it looked at. if it hurts then maybe its time to take it out.
i know the pin to straighten my 2nd toe didnt hurt when it came out. but my pins in wrist from surgery when i broke my wrist- hurt and i mean i screamed when the dr took them out- and just started to cry. he felt horrible and i am not one of these" oh im going to scream and cry to get attention" people. But it was the reaction that came with it. The dr was sweating so bad after i screamed and jumped from the first pin, he was sweating so bad he didnt want to hurt me w/the 2nd pin removal!
I am having perm pin in my toe and a screw when they shorten my 2nd toe on Nov 8th- the dr forewarned me saying sometimes the screw has to come out and sometimes not. either way i know it wont hurt to get it out so taht is the least of my problems right now.
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My toes did not turn out well. I think I couldn't stay off my foot long enough. They are better but scarred and my one crooked one, even with a pin, is crooked again.
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yes they have to be taken out. I was like that and eventually all i could wear was my 'ugg's! Got both screws (in each foot)taken out in 20mins, under twilight.
Went for my consult today for my 2nd toe to be shorten by 1/4inch and got my crutches i may or may not need. will have a cast for 3weeks but that is fine. Its only up to Thanksgiving then after that it will be off. Cannot wait for spring to wear open toe sandals!
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So the screws can come out? I have one in my big toe joint that really bothers me. I can't wear a lot of shoes due to pressure on the screw which is just below the skin.
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My right foot was way worse then my right. Bunions, hammertoe and straighting a toe.
I had NO cruches, NO pain. I woke up painfree from under twilight sleep and had pain meds which both times i was off of w/in 3days. I had it done on a thursday and was good to go on Monday- I stayed off my feet as much as possible the first 3days as the dr said and rested my foot(feet) as much as possible. I was given a ' boot' and got around fine and even drove the day after surgery (w/dr permission!)
had the screws taken out 4months later, 20mins, under twilight, no pain and went shopping afterwards.
Had a pin in my toe to straighten it and came out painfree.
Oh my gosh, with my new feet I can ANYTHING I want. Had I known about this wonderful surgery, I'd have done it years ago! I had done hair for 20 years behind the chair so I guess I was ready to quit anyway. At that time I had started my Hair Products Business (Spiral Haircase) so I was ready to stop doing hair.
Seriously, please consider the surgery. You certainly could do hair again! I miss the customers but probably had my fill of the 12-14 hour days! LOL..plus I have a 4 year old now who keeps me busy.
Bunion surgery is something I should have done 20 years ago!!
Sherri, can you do hair again? I quit doing hair about 15 years ago because of foot pain. I really miss it and would like to go back to it. I'd really like to hear I may have a chance to.
Bunion Surgery was the BEST thing I ever did for myself! I'll tell you my story...
I was a stand behind the chair hair stylist for 20 years. Most of that time I wore high heels. The bunions got so bad that I couldn't sleep at night - it seriously felt like a hammer pounding my feet. I cried many nights from the pain. To make matter worse, my sister had gotten bunion surgery from an orthopedic surgeon. She said it was the most hellish pain she'd gone through, was left with horrible scarring...AND, they came back!
I was terrified to do anything about it but finally couldn't take it any more. I had recently stopped doing hair "behind the chair" and didn't need to stand on my feet so much anymore. Fortunately, one of my customers was a podiatrist and put all my fears to rest. He talked me into it.
Well...that was 7 years ago. I have not had the TINIEST bit of pain since. I have hardly any scars. I can wear cute shoes. I can wear HIGH HEELS. I love the look of my feet and I love the fact that I have no pain.
Now, my sister is still in misery. She went to an orthopedic surgeon. I went to a podiatrist. Guess which one I recommend??
Yikes, that sounds horrible. I was real apprehensive about having mine pulled out and had difficulty watching it but it didn't hurt. Sorry you had such a rough time.
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Let me tell you...I had my pin removed today and it HURT LIKE HELL. My doctor said since I'm young my bones actually heal quite fast (surgery was done on 9-2 which is 1 month) and the bone healed around the pin. Therefore, it was hard getting it out---usually they slide out but he had to kinda twist and jack mine out. OUCH! Anyways, it's sore now but hopefully I'll be back in my regular show later this week.
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No, pulling the pin out was painless. The first one I had the pin worked its way out on its own. The second one the podiatrist pulled it out. Neither one was painful at all. The stitches were much worse.
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"It is better to look marvelous than to feel marvelous" Billy Crystal
I forgot to update you guys on my experience. The first 3 days were painful b/c of the muscle cramps in my calf from my muscles not being used much (which were painful and woke me up out of my sleep) and throbbing when my foot wasn't elevated. I was on crutches for the first week and began walking in a surgical boot (at 1st I had a small surgical shoe) to keep from hitting the pin, which was much more comfortable. Other than that, I'm happy I got the surgery. My toe is healing nicely and my foot is peeling a lot. I think it's from the Vitamin E and cocoa butter cream, but I can deal. I am having my pin removed on Monday Oct. 3rd and I'm nervous but happy b/c this pin is so annoying. I'll be able to wear two shoes again--instead of a regular shoe and my "Frankenstein" shoe. Has anyone ever had a temporary pin? If so, what did it feel like when it was removed? Does it feel like stitches? Hopefully b/c those didn't really hurt. Thanks in advance!
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i had the surgery done to both feet at the same time 2 or 3 years ago (i was 14) and i was walking the same day. i actually went grocery shopping. the goofy shoes i only wore for 4 weeks. it was well worth wearing them though. i never wore pretty shoes or even flip flops untill after the surgery. now i have flip flops in ever style, color, or brand. the little time spent in those dumb shoes is worth a lifetime of summer flip flops and winter snow boots.
good luck. the pain isnt real and the shoes arent that bad.
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