Re: Foot SurgeryFOOT SURGERY

January 23, 2000

LORI REED FOOT SURGERY HI LORI I HAD BOTH MY FEET DONE ONE IN MARCH AND THE

OTHER IN SEPT LAST YEAR-- IT WAS TOUGH BUT WELL WORTH IT. I-- THEY PUT YOU IN A

SOFT CAST 2 WEEKS, THE PAIN I FELT WAS MINOR I TOOK PAIN KILLERS ONLY 5 DAYS SO

NOT BAD YOU HAVE TO STAY IN BED WITH THE SOFT CAST SO THATS NOT FUN 2-- YOU GET

STITCHES OUT AND GO TO A HARD CAST THIS IS ABOUT 5 TO 6 WEEKS DEPENDING ON HOW

MUCH YOU HEAL , SOMETIMES THEY CHECK IN BETWEEN AND YOU MAY GET A NOTHER HARD

CAST. YOU NOW ARE USING WALKERS OR CRUTCHES ETC. THEN COMES THE BIG DAY AND OFF

COMES THE HARD CAST AND ON GOES THE BOOT. YOU NOW USE THIS A NOTHER 3-4 WEEKS

DEPENDING ON YOU ,BUT ITS NOT BAD AND REALLY COMFORTABLE SO YOU ARE ON HOME BASE

NOW ,SO YES ABOUT 3 MONTHS IN ALL. NOW---THATS OVER AND YOU HAVE A NEW FOOT, BUT

IT STILL TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET ALL YOUR STRENGHT BACK IN YOUR LEGGS THAT IS

WHAT I AM GOING THREW NOW ,I GET REALLY TIRED AND ALWAYS BRING SOFT SHOES WITH

ME EVERY WHERE I GO . MY FEET KIND OF WEAR OUT. BUT IT IS GETTING BETTER AND I

AM GETTING STRONGER AND I DID IT FOR THE SAME REASONS YOU WERE TOLD, NOW WHEN I

LOOK AT THE OLD PICTURES I CAN'T BELIEVE THE DIFFERENCE EVEN THOUGH YOU WILL

NEVER BE PERFECT IN YOUR FEET THERE IS SUCH A DIFFERENCE YOU CAN'T BELIEVE IT SO

GET A GOOD DOCTOR AND GO FOR IT , IF YOU NEED ANYMORE INFO. I HAVE IT ALL GOOD

LUCK. I HAVE ONE MORE SURGERYS TO GO THREW LATTER THIS YEAR MONICA

Foot Surgery

Hi everyone.

I visited an orthopedic surgeon yesterday because I was having pain in the

side of my foot. I was diagnosed with a stress fracture. I have the

typical high arches and my feet fall outward. The doctor wants to perform

surgery to put pins in my feet and reset the bones so that my feet will be

more normal. He says that if I do not have this surgery I will probably not

be able to walk when I am 50--I am 28 now.

Anyway I am concerned because the recovery time he says is just a few months

but I have heard other patients say it took a year.

Has anyone had this type of surgery or does anyone have any advice?

Thanks Lori

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