Elna's Three toes - two weeks post op

elnafinn

In case anyone is interested in my toe op saga, today I had all the wadding and bandages removed and also the stitches from five places where he broke the bone and two xrays. Comparing the old and new xray was interesting for me to see. Consultant was very pleased with the outcome and said the operation had not taken too long to perform. The wire is to be left in for a further two weeks when I see him again. I commented that the wire looked rather long and he said it has to be to keep the toe straight. I shall keep it as a souvenir - it will have lived in my toe for 4 weeks after all. I cannot say I am looking forward to having it removed but if I do not look I shall be OK. I still have to wear the "boot" and keep my foot flat when walking, no bending of the toes. Broken bones take 6 weeks to mend so he told me. So that is that until I see him again. I am pleased with the outcome so far and he seemed to be too.

Elna x

barbara12

Hello Elna
Im so glad that they are pleased with how it is healing, it must feel so much different getting rid of all the padding.
Now this wire.. :eek: suppose it will be a good talking point when anyone comes round.....but I don't think they would come back .
Time is moving on , and before you know it you will be chasing little Lola around.
Wishing you well with it all
Love
Barbara xx

prefabkid47

Hi Elna

Glad everything went ok and you're on the right side of the op.Let's hope everything continues ok as i'm sure it will.
What are you going to do with the piece of wire? :?:

Ron

kathbee

So glad to hear its all going well for you Elna.

Well done.
Thinking of you and your 'wire'

Love Kath x

elnafinn

Thank you Barbara, Ron and Kath,

I am not sure if I will "do" anything with the wire but I can show it to some of the family at least and make them squirm a bit.

So a couple more weeks of baths with said foot hanging over the edge of the bath. It is a bit precarious getting in and out of the bath, probably by the time I am able to take showers again, I will have got this manoevre down to a fine art

Elna x

julie47

Hi Elna

So glad the consultant was pleased with your progress.
xrays....you know I can never see what they are looking at.....They point things out, but to me they are like those magic pictures where you stare till you see an image
You could always Thread some beads on your wire and make it look pretty


Take care
So glad you are doing well
Keep us updated please
Juliepf x

dachshund

Hi Elna.
i'm pleased your toes are doing well.the weeks will soon go by.
i have some skews that was in my hip before i had my thr.
take care.
joan xx

gickygawky

Hi Elna!

Glad to hear things are progressing well after your operation.

As usual I am a bit behind the ball and didn't realise until just now that you had gone off and had your toes straightened - I sympathise with how you must be feeling at the moment, it's all a bit sore and awkward no doubt. I hope they continue to mend well and you are back on your feet in no time (pardon the pun!)

I had two of my toes wired a few years ago. Wasn't much fun wearing corks on the end of my toes but the good news is they are much better for it now!

Arna x

ironic

Hi Elna,
Good news that you have got rid of all the padding, I am sure you will be so upset to lose the “boot” very fetching I have been informed.
Well I suppose the wire would be handy for fishing hooks or just stick to the squirming theme.
Lv, Ix

mp1952

Hi Elna

That's great news about your toes.. I remember one of my colleagues having those wires in her toes and I could not bear to look at them... They really made me cringe!!!

Best wishes

Marion

tkachev

You know I had imagined the wire to be next to your toe but now I am wondering if it is through it! And is it a thick piece or a thin wire? In any case I am pleased that everything is going well.

Best wishes
Elizabeth

frogmorton

Hi Elna

well done you! and well done surgeon!

I am so glad that it seems to have been a resounding success and the surgeon is pleased with you.

Where IS the wire? I am picturing wat Elizabeth is now too(Elizabeth are you ok?)

love

Toni xx

hileena111

Hi Elna
So please that you are now post op and the consultant is pleased with you.....Are you going to make the wire into an ornament of some sort
Love
Hileena

elnafinn

julie47 wrote:

Hi Elna

So glad the consultant was pleased with your progress.
xrays....you know I can never see what they are looking at.....They point things out, but to me they are like those magic pictures where you stare till you see an image
You could always Thread some beads on your wire and make it look pretty


Take care
So glad you are doing well
Keep us updated please
Juliepf x

Hi Julie

Thank you for your good wishes. I am the same with xrays usually but with my "before" and "after" foot xrays, I could definitely see the great improvement. Even you would have done! I may well thread some beads onto the wire - that is a good idea.

Love
Elna x

elnafinn

dachshund wrote:

Hi Elna.
i'm pleased your toes are doing well.the weeks will soon go by.
i have some skews that was in my hip before i had my thr.
take care.
joan xx

Hi Joan

Many thanks for replying. So you kept souvenirs from your THR too, so it is not just me wanting to do so then!

Love
Elna x

elnafinn

gickygawky wrote:

Hi Elna!

Glad to hear things are progressing well after your operation.

As usual I am a bit behind the ball and didn't realise until just now that you had gone off and had your toes straightened - I sympathise with how you must be feeling at the moment, it's all a bit sore and awkward no doubt. I hope they continue to mend well and you are back on your feet in no time (pardon the pun!)

I had two of my toes wired a few years ago. Wasn't much fun wearing corks on the end of my toes but the good news is they are much better for it now!

Arna x

Hi Arna

I am pleased to hear that your "wired" toes were a success. Did you keep the wires as a souvenir? The awkward part I find is concentrating on not bending the toes so am walking a little oddly .... and slowly. I do not have much pain at all now - only the first three days did my foot complain rather.

Good to see you on the forum in the past couple of days.

Love
Elna x

elnafinn

ironic wrote:

Hi Elna,
Good news that you have got rid of all the padding, I am sure you will be so upset to lose the “boot” very fetching I have been informed.
Well I suppose the wire would be handy for fishing hooks or just stick to the squirming theme.
Lv, Ix

Hi Ironic

You are right, I shall not be sorry to lose the boot but definitely have to wear it for 4 weeks at least making it 6 weeks in all. That is another good idea, a fishing hook, this wire has no end of uses.

Love
Elna x

elnafinn

mp1952 wrote:

Hi Elna

That's great news about your toes.. I remember one of my colleagues having those wires in her toes and I could not bear to look at them... They really made me cringe!!!

Best wishes

Marion

Hi Marion,

I would more than likely cringe too if I saw the wire in someone else's toe(s) but I do not feel that way as it is my own toe - strange that!

Love
Elna x

elnafinn

Dear Elizabeth and Toni,

The wire goes in through the centre of the top of the toe and disappears. On the xray I could see exactly how far it went down into my toe and a little beyond too or that is what it looked like. I mentioned it to the consultant and he said, well it has to be long to keep the toe straight. I said will that hurt when you remove it. He said no. I said how do you know you probably have never had a wire through your toe! He did not reply

Love
Elna x

elnafinn

hileena111 wrote:

Hi Elna
So please that you are now post op and the consultant is pleased with you.....Are you going to make the wire into an ornament of some sort
Love
Hileena

Hi Hileena

I am getting ideas from others as to what to do with this wire. Only having had one toe wired, there are limitations. I really want to keep it because it will have been part of me for 4 weeks. Perhaps I could use it as a hat pin but on the other hand perhaps not as I do not wear hats.

Love
Elna x

tiggernut

Hi Elna,

Glad your op went well.
As for the pins/wires I had those in my big toes when I had them done years ago (and I kept them) it doesn't hurt when they take them out.

Anita.

hileena111

Hi Elna.....
Yes def. keep them.....a hatpin....cant imagine it
I detest the things as well.
I've got pins, metal plate in my ankle from 2 yrs ago.....I was told they would do no harm left in but they would take them out if I wanted to......I had a dreadfuly op.....sick constantly....I thought well if they arent bothering me I wont bother them

skezier

Hi Elna,

Late seeing this and glad its all going ok there. I am surprised they taking the wires out that soon cus mine were in 6 weeks. I guess its cus they took the joints out of mine and they were healing and knitting together differently?

I never once wanted the wires ... in fact having lost the corks they were something of a problem from the beginning Horrible pain full things.....

You could twins it and use it as a hook? ((( ))) and a hope it all carries on going well and works Cris xx

speedalong

ohh Elna, your op sounds rather grim! Are the pins and boot like those pins and frames people have on complex fractures when they break a limb? Good that the x-rays show your toes looking as they should.

Speedy

elnafinn

tiggernut wrote:

Hi Elna,

Glad your op went well.
As for the pins/wires I had those in my big toes when I had them done years ago (and I kept them) it doesn't hurt when they take them out.

Anita.

Hi Anita

Many thanks for saying that it does not hurt when the wire/ pin is taken out. My consultant said the same but I was not sure if to believe him, but I do believe you,as you have had it done and you kept the pins too. I shall too but I will have only one to keep but I most definitely want to take it home with me

Luv
Elna x

elnafinn

hileena111 wrote:

Hi Elna.....
Yes def. keep them.....a hatpin....cant imagine it
I detest the things as well.
I've got pins, metal plate in my ankle from 2 yrs ago.....I was told they would do no harm left in but they would take them out if I wanted to......I had a dreadfuly op.....sick constantly....I thought well if they arent bothering me I wont bother them

Hi Hileena

I think with your pins and metal plate in your ankle I would have left them too as think the same as you if they are not bothering me they can stay.

Bit different with a pin sticking out the end of a toe, though, I would never be able to wear any shoes other than sandals!!

Luv
Elna x