Re: How did you survive the cast???

[Guest guest]

Please keep posting about your husbands progress. I have been told I too

need this kind of surgery. The problem is that I am single and the sole

support of my family. How can I be off work for such an extented period of

time? I too am very interested in how others cope.

Trudy

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Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 11:51 AM

Subject: [] How did you survive the cast???

> My husband just had major surgery on his foot and ankle to correct

> what CMT has done to it. He had the surgery 1 week ago and is

> already sick of the cast. Because his left foot hasn't had surgery

> yet, walking on crutches is difficult. He is looking at another 5

> weeks with the cast, 6 weeks with a walking cast, and then starting

> again with the other foot. Of those of you who have had surgery, how

> did you cope? I need words of encouragement!!!

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[Guest guest]

I had foot surgery that required me to be non-weight bearing for 4

weeks. I found a walker helped me with the stability issue. I was

able to graduate to the crutches after a few weeks. It is more work

to use a walker but it helps tremendously with balance. It also

makes

a great laundry rack & foot rest! I was fortunate to have a soft

cast, from week # 2 on. I wore it for 3.5 months total.

I also found the first week to be pure misery, after that, one tends

to adjust. (Or at least I did.)

Good luck

Ceilia

> My husband just had major surgery on his foot and ankle to correct

> what CMT has done to it. He had the surgery 1 week ago and is

> already sick of the cast. Because his left foot hasn't had surgery

> yet, walking on crutches is difficult. He is looking at another 5

> weeks with the cast, 6 weeks with a walking cast, and then starting

> again with the other foot. Of those of you who have had surgery,

how

> did you cope? I need words of encouragement!!!