Re: Ankle supports/ Surgery-Domie/

January 28, 2000

DOMIE HI FROM SUNNY CALIFORNIA, I HAVE HAD 2 FOOT SURGERY'S THIS LAST YEAR AND I

THINK THE BEST WAY TO LOOK AT IT IS TO THINK NOT OF THE SURGERY SO MUCH BUT OF

THE BENEFITS IT CAN ADD TO YOUR LIFE WITH CMT. NOBODY LIKES THE SURGERY BUT I

THINK THE 3 MONTHS RECOVERY TIME WAS WORSE ON ME. NOT BEING ABLE TO GET AROUND

WITHOUT A WALKER OR WHEELCHAIR REALLY GOT TO ME. IM A SMALL GIRL AND NOT VERY

STRONG SO CRUTCHES WERE OUT OF THE QUESTION, I WOULD FALL ALL THE TIME. THIS IS

A GREAT CHAT LINE ,IM NEW ALSO, AND WE ALL WILL BE HERE FOR YOU IF YOU NEED US.

GOOD LUCK--- MONICA

Ankle supports/ Surgery

Hi, Dom here,

I wear an ankle support to stop me twisting my ankle when walking, but

recently I have noticed that it might be pushing my foot inwards, I have

noticed a bone starting to stick out of outside of my foot, and yesterday

when I went a day without it, I could really notice my foot turning in and I

also felt no support, like I was going to twist my ankle every step, I

really had to think about my walking, which is hard when trying not to walk

into people down a busy street. If I wear a bigger support, then it does

not provide me with enough support.

I am going to see my surgeon in mid-february, and I will see what he has to

say about it. He is a good surgeon, and unlike a lot of old surgeons, he

does not want to operate until it starts to hurt, or until I want to have

anything done. At the moment I just want to get college out of the way and

see some of the world before I have anymore surgery.

Is it just me, or is the worst part of having an operation, the wait before

you go down to the operating theatre/ room. I have got to have a small

operation in July, but it is just the thought of the anaesthetic, and having

R2D2 breathing for you that really puts me off.

Any comments?

Dom

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