Re: Soft tissue surgery?

July 8, 2000

Hi,

I had done this surgery in January.

I left hospital after 2 weeks but walked on crutches for another

6 weeks. I had a lot of pain and swelling. My toes are straight now

except the big toe on the right foot and this makes complications

when slipping in shoes. One big contra is that I lost my balance after

the surgery and I still haven' t got it back as it was before.

Now, nearly 6 months later it is difficult for me to say if I would do this

again.

I am not able to walk for longer time because then my feet start to hurt.

They don' t swell so much anymore but sometimes I have got the

feeling they are swollen and this is not so nice. As I said before my

balance fully

is not back again and if I am stressed or tired I can' t keep it. So at the

moment

I would say it was better before. One pro is that I haven' t fallen yet but

there

are days when I think that if I am not concentrating I would fall.

One pro for you could be that you are young ( I am not old, only 28 but it

is said,

that teenagers have less problems than adults).

If you have any questions just contact me. On July, 17th I have my after

surgery-visit in the hospital. I am curious what they will tell me.

Best wishes from Germany,

bamacoe99@... schrieb:

> Hi I am an 18 year old male. I am thinking about having the soft

> tissue surgery which involves moving tendons around the foot and

> lengthening the achillis tendon, I was wondering if anyone has had

> this type of surgery. If so what is the recovery time, and is it

> worth it. and alos does this ttype of surgery help flatten the

> arches and straighten the toes. what other pros and cons should I

> know about.

>

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