Foot surgery

maria09

Hi
On 26th March Im having surgery to straighten my big toe & I cant wait
The pain is so bad it feels like someone is constantly pouring boiled water over it! Plus having my usual joint pain in rest of my joints its now got the better of me & had to go off sick last week
Im on my feet all day long for 8hrs so its not much fun!
Think of me on the 26th
Maria

Lupin25

Good luck maria, would love to know how you get on as the next op on my to do list is having both bunions done and all toes straightened & fused, my specialist says he'll do it all at the same time, but i'm not too sure!!
Best of luck, will be thinking of you xx

elnafinn

Hi Maria

I have had the bunion sorted on one foot and the next two toes. It is a year this month since the op. I have no pain but the foot is now even wider than it was before so my Uggs have been a goodsend but I cannot wear them all the year round. Crocs still fit but I am surprised that shoes that I could get on before the op are an impossibility now. I live in hopes but that hope is slowly diminishing. I think the problem if you can call it that, is scar tissue. There are always flip flops for the summer..... Again I emphasise I am no longer in pain.

I wish you all the very best with the op on the 26th. Do let us know how you go on. We like to know these things.
Love
Elna x

maria09

Hi Elna
Thanks for your reply
It must be 5 years since Ive worn decent footwear :!:
I will just be glad to get rid of the intense pain, then the other foot gets done :!:
Pity I cant get an MOT for the rest of me
Maria

stickywicket

Hope it goes well for you, Maria.

mig

Hope it goes well.Mig

maria09

Thank you
Think of me next Monday morning
Im actually thinking of asking the surgeon if I can watch
Am I mad :?:
Maria

dreamdaisy

Yup! Some people are able to watch what is happening to them with no qualms whatosever but me? Nope. I much prefer not to know! Good luck with it, I hope it goes well. DD

ironic

Hi Maria,
Yikes you want to watch, well if you can go for it but I am afraid that I cannot look when they take bloods from me, so would fall at the first fence! :roll:

Fingers crossed for you on Monday, to be in so much pain and having to stand all day is awful.

Good luck,

I x

maria09

Thanks everyone
Was told at pre assessment I was having a general anaesthetic I said Im not!
Told I wouldnt need crutches I said I would
At this point she asked if I worked I said yes Im a staff nurse
"Ooops she said just check with the surgeon then"
Oh I do love it when Im right
Normally I never say Im a nurse but she was doing my head in :roll:
Maria

barbara12

Hi Maria
I will certainly be thinking about you, I do think that pain is designed to get so bad that we will be happy to get whatever operated on...well not that happy but you know what I mean
Wishing you well with it, and please let us know how you are doing after the op. xx

prefabkid47

Hi Maria
Hope all goes well for you.Will think of you on the 26th,keep us posted.
I had ankle replacement surgery last year after suffering much pain.Eventually the pain overtakes the apprehension of surgery.I certainly don't regret having it done.
Ron x

maria09

Hi Ron
That is so true I cant wait for Monday
How sad am I :?:

dachshund

Hi Maria.
i had tripple fusion in my foot just below my toes and my big toe straightened last june i had a plate put in my big toe.
i've had no pain since having it done.
good luck i will be thinking of you.
joan xx

maria09

Hi,
Just a quick note to let you all know my op went well
Had a spinal & block & didnt feel a thing
Its painful now but thats to be expected so painkillers & rest for me
Get stitches out in 2 wks than go into a plaster of paris bootee
Hope everyones well & enjoying the nice weather
Maria

magenta

Hi Maria,

Glad everything went well. Did you watch? :shock:

Get plenty of rest and enjoy the lovely weather,

Magenta x

maria09

Hi Magenta
No I didnt watch didnt ask him though
I was having a spinal & know it can lower your blood pressure
Would have liked to have seen it but never mind
Had my op at 11 & was allowed to go home 6hrs after so I was pretty pleased about that
Take care
Maria

barbara12

Hi Maria
It lovely to hear from you...I was thinking about you on the 26th, its all over with now,and I do hope it makes a big difference to you.
Now you enjoy this good weather , and I do wish you well with it all xx

frogmorton

Hi Maria

lovely to see you so soon

l am so glad all has gone well - now you take care l have heard foot surgery is one of the most painful

I am enjoying the weather hope you are too....you'll have one white foot if you get a tan!!

Love

Toni xxx

stickywicket

Bumped up for ultraboxer.