Re: Re:TIME OUT and a question re 'cleiectomy' of the big toe

[Guest guest]

Hi, .

Though some of our members are from other countries, RA-Support is

predominantly a US group.

I don't remember anyone mentioning having a cheilectomy. Good luck with yours!

http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/hallux_rigidus_and_cheilectomy

Not an MD

On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 11:58 PM, Harnett <wjkh@...> wrote:

> Hi group

>

> I'm confused too as I don't think Stan said anything controversial - also

> perhaps we need to remember this isn't a US group but has members from all

> over the world? The rest of the western world is in recession too...The

> group is terrific when it sticks to RA/arthritis stuff - maybe we need to

> try harder to avoid non-RA stuff?

>

> Stan, you are a tonic - please don't go all quiet

>

> Now a question for the group: has anyone had a cleiectomy (sp?) of their big

> toe? (They open it up, remove debris like cysts and remove bony spurs etc).

> I'm having it done next month and wondered if it helped in walking without

> pain? That's my goal - I'll probably need my toe joints fused in the the

> future but this is to 'buy me some time' so to speak.

>

> Thanks,

>

> in NZ