So, I need to look and see the last time I updated this site. We seem to have come full circle and I now need to have the nasty calcaneal osteotomy on my right foot. I'm very worried about it. If I didn't mention it before, I've had two other surgeries on that foot over the last 12 months. I'll be posting again soon with more info and then updates throughout my recovery. Surgery is scheduled for May 20th.
*I just looked back and my last post was before the surgery in October. The doctor did a 4 hour surgery, fixed all the ligaments, two tendons (including using a cadaver tendon), and lengthened my achilles. He couldn't do the osteotomy because he felt the soft tissue wouldn't hold. Now, after no weight bearing for all of November and December, three months of PT, I have retorn it all because my alignment is off. Turns out is probably congenital as both of my old siblings have torn their peroneal tendons.
Hi, i hope the pain is not that much and you are doing well little by little. I need to have the same surgery on my right as well unfortunately. My mother pushes me to do it, but am beyond frightened. If you can rate the pain level from 0 to 10 where are you now so short after your surgery? And did you lost weight during the same operation on your other feet during the recovery? And how many medication you need to take and do you have a fever? Thank you so much and i hope you are doing better everyday
ReplyDeleteI have had flexible flat feet since I was a child. I have no arch. I can only walk for short periods of time. my shins and ankle hurt after a few minutes and I get lower back pain. One doctor recommended this surgery, while the other recommended physical therapy. I'm wondering if you think a medializing calcaneal osteotomy is worth it? I've heard stories of things going wrong, or one problem getting fixed and another arises. Anyhow, I wish you the best of luck.
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