Guest guest Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 Hello all, My name is and I live in central Pennsylvania USA. I am a 36 year old man who was diagnosed with CMT at the age of 12. I was diagnosed locally however due to my fathers need for information I was finally confirmed with CMT by Dr. Dyck at the Mayo Clinic. I wore AFO's on both feet/legs for years however I stopped wearing the braces after I went to college due to the excessive atrophy to my calf muscles. In 1994 I visited the Hershey Medical Center Muscular Dystrophy Clinic and found a great Neurologist, Dr Zachary who was very interested in my CMT. He has helped me deal with the day-to-day pain over the years. On March 24th 2004 I finally had surgery on my right foot to correct the cavus deformities and sever pain. I had a triple arthrodesis, calcaneal osteotomy, many tendon transfers and Achilles tendon lengthening. Presently I am recuperating from the surgery and am looking for positives!! That is a short synopsis of my CMT past and am interested in talking with everyone!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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