Guest guest Posted January 14, 2000 Report Share Posted January 14, 2000 In a message dated 1/14/00 11:46:52 AM Pacific Standard Time, liliwigg@... writes: << Hi Martha, In my experience, orthopedic doctors like to cut. It's their thing. >> This is EXACTLY what my PT said to me. jenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2000 Report Share Posted January 14, 2000 Hi Martha, In my experience, orthopedic doctors like to cut. It's their thing. I had surgery when I was 11. At 47 now, I do not have arthritis in my feet. There were no infections from surgery. Yes, I did get heavy duty medications for the pain. But, not for long. Doctors will wean off medications pretty quickly.I do not, nor have I ever had circulation problems. That surgery when I was 11 (1964) kept me sidelined about 1 summer. A couple of weeks in a wheelchair, the rest of time in walking leg casts. A 20 year old is young and I would think if he is in good overall health, will recover quickly. I firmly believe the surgery I had keeps me walking to this day. Make sure the doctor doing surgery explains the entire operation to patient and family, you know, require drawings, nothing fancy, like on simple note paper. One can tell alot about a doctor from this and his/her willingness to help. About the orthotics, why not try them, say for a year, see what results are.Surgery is a BIG DEAL for anyone!!!!! I would get about 3 orthopedic doctor's opinions, but why not give Orthotics a try? Mine, anyway, are in my shoes, nobody sees them, I get around A OK! Gretchen Marlari9@... wrote: > > From: Marlari9@... > > thanks for the reply! We've gone for the initial visit and evaluation, and > she thought there was tons that could be done to help larry's flexibility > and ease him into braces. Basic stretching in fact, as much as myofascial > release! > > Contrast this to the orthopedic surgeon we went to that rejected the idea of > AFO's first (he'd get ulcers), and headed straight to TA on a boy that has > never even had orthotics in his shoe..... And after reading some of the mail > here, I am even more concerned about someone headed in this direction for a > 20 year old. Her list of problems with the surgery included: > severe mid foot arthritis 25 years later > de vascularization of the foot due to surgery, hence possible circulation and > conduction problems > possibilities of infection due to surgery and above' > and oh, by the way, he'd need narcotics for a week or two and 3 months out of > his life to recover..... > > And that makes this a viable option for a 20 yr old?? > Next appt. on Monday with the PT, should be interesting! Thanks again! > Martha > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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