Re: Toe surgery - tendon release

[Guest guest]

, What do they do or how do they do the tendon release in the toes? The

doctor didn't do all of my toes, because it took 4 hours to do the rest of my

foot. She told me she would do the rest of the toes when I was ready. I am not

sure I want to have her do them. Are you glad you had your toes done?

[Guest guest]

, Yes I'm glad I had the tendon release on my toes. Since I have

hammer toes I was walking on the tips of my toes and I was getting corns,

callouses on the tips of the toes. I no longer have that problem, The surgery

was out

patient. He released the tendons, no stiches ! No pain involved because I was

in a twilight sleep. I would definately do it again if I had another foot,

fortunately two is all I have,

[Guest guest]

I am also considering toe surgery. A " tendon release " is a way to

straightening toes, correct? I have a very hard time fitting

my toes into most shoes. Even when I can fit into a shoe, there is

alot of friction on the tops of my toes.

Does a tendon release surgery totally straighten out the toes? What

type of Doctor is best to do this type of surgery? Orthopedic

Surgeon or Podiatrist? Is a tendon release permanent?

The reason I am asking so many questions about this is because I was

considering toe surgery about 8 years ago, but received differing

opinions from various doctors, I got frustrated and gave up (for a

while). Last year, for other reasons, I had a minor surgery on one

small toe (to drop the toe down). A podiatrist did the surgery and

while the toe did move down a little, I was hoping the procedure

would work better. I am thinking that I probably need to seek the

advice of an Orthopedic Surgeon who has experience with CMT feet/toes

and not seek surgical advice from a podiatrist. Any ideas?

Any input is greatly appreciated.

Rob

[Guest guest]

Hi Rob-

I had my toes straightened 7yrs ago. The best surgery I ever had. I had my

ortho dr. and his podiatrist buddy. My feet were done in 2 seperate operations.

And I went home very quickly after the surgeries. I'm terrified of being " put

to sleep " so I had epiderals to make me numb and not sure what drugs I was

given to fall asleep.

he surgery makes it soooooo much easier to wear shoes and it did help my

balance. Both my children also had the same surgery.

Good luck to you.

Barb Fl.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the input. It really helps knowing somebody went through it

and would do it all over again. It doesn't sound as bad as I thought it would

be. I really haven't done alot of talking about it with my doctor, but since it

is that simple I guess I will. Thanks again.

[Guest guest]

Rob..... I went to a Podiatrist for my tendon release surgeries. He is

also associated with the CMT association. The tendon release procedures will not

straighten your toes completely. What my procedure did for me was take the

pressure off of the tips of my toes, and straighten them some what. I do have

better balance and I do not get callouses on the tips of my toes any loner .

The callouses would turn into ulcers and that was horrible. The surgeries were

about a year ago and the toes are doing very well!

..... Florida