I had my op (ankle fusion)

sueandted

Hi all ,I went in despite the terrible snow hoping and praying it wouldn't get cancelled again :roll: , lots of staff couldn't make it in and it was begining to look like my surgeon and one of the anethetists were not going to turn up , lots of ops got cancelled, but then my surgeon and the other member of her team turned up so it was going ahead (gulp!) , so after waiting all morning I finally had it done at 2.30pm , I was rather poorly that evening (I'm normally fine) but came home the next afternoon!, so I'm laid up non weight bearing for 2 weeks then plaster change and able to weight bear gradually , it's going to be a long haul but hopefully worth it

colinone

Hi Sueandted Glad to hear your sorted and had your op at last. God i hate that waite to go to the thearter. I do hope you start feeling better soon and it wont be to long before your feeling the benifit of the op. Take care.
Colin

frogmorton

Hi Sueandted
Well done!
I'm really glad it's done and dusted! It would have been awful if it was cancelled
Good luck with your recovery
Take care
Toni x

nearlybionic

Hi sueandted
I`m really pleased for you that your op went ahead. I hope the recuperation time goes ok for you too.
It`s good to hear that your op went ok. I have my THR on 23rd so its reassuring to hear that other peoples op`s go well.
NB

sueandted

nearlybionic wrote:

Hi sueandted
I`m really pleased for you that your op went ahead. I hope the recuperation time goes ok for you too.
It`s good to hear that your op went ok. I have my THR on 23rd so its reassuring to hear that other peoples op`s go well.
NB[/quot

Best of luck to you for the 23rd , hope all goes well for you

lindalegs

Hi S&T

What good news - glad all went well - tell you one thing though if you're non weight-bearing for two weeks bet your bum gets numb and sore :shock:

Wishing you a very speedy recovery.

Luv Legs

sueandted

lindalegs wrote:

Hi S&T

What good news - glad all went well - tell you one thing though if you're non weight-bearing for two weeks bet your bum gets numb and sore :shock:

Wishing you a very speedy recovery.

Luv Legs

LOL its already getting there :oops:

suncatcher

Hello glad to hear your op went well for you i bet its a big relief to get it over and done with take it easy now best wishes from joanne price

josiec

Glad it's all over and done with, wishing you a speedy recovery!
Take care, Josie

petmad

sueandted, wonderful to hear you have had your op, wishing you a speedy recovery. Linda

magenta

Wishing you a speedy recovery
Magenta x

xxloulou

Hi. Good luck with your op and recovery.

Can I ask what made you decide on a fusion? I had an ankle replacement 21yrs ago and it failed after about 12yrs and I've been told my only other option is a fusion. Unfortunately I also have a fused knee and I wonder how two fused joints would impact on walking, driving etc?

I look forward to reading about your recovery.....

sueandted

xxloulou wrote:

Hi. Good luck with your op and recovery.

Can I ask what made you decide on a fusion? I had an ankle replacement 21yrs ago and it failed after about 12yrs and I've been told my only other option is a fusion. Unfortunately I also have a fused knee and I wonder how two fused joints would impact on walking, driving etc?

I look forward to reading about your recovery.....

Hi, I had no choice but to have a fusion as my shin bones were shattered in a road accident 20yrs ago so were not straight enough to have a replacement (hope that makes sense!) , I wanted a replacement but the surgeon said it would fail almost straight away , don't know about your problem , but I do know it puts stress on other joints , but something I'll have to deal with x