Foot surgery

maria09
maria09 Member Posts: 1,905
edited 10. May 2012, 04:49 in Living with Arthritis archive
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

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  • Lupin25
    Lupin25 Member Posts: 35
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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. :lol: 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. :D

    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. :wink::)
    Love
    Elna x
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • maria09
    maria09 Member Posts: 1,905
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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 :lol:
    Maria
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,697
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hope it goes well for you, Maria.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hope it goes well.Mig
  • maria09
    maria09 Member Posts: 1,905
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thank you
    Think of me next Monday morning
    Im actually thinking of asking the surgeon if I can watch
    Am I mad :?:
    Maria
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • ironic
    ironic Member Posts: 2,361
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    maria09 Member Posts: 1,905
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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 :lol:
    Normally I never say Im a nurse but she was doing my head in :roll:
    Maria
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,280
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    Love
    Barbara
  • prefabkid47
    prefabkid47 Member Posts: 1,316
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    ''Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy''. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
  • maria09
    maria09 Member Posts: 1,905
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Ron
    That is so true I cant wait for Monday
    How sad am I :?:
  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 8,899
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    take care
    joan xx
  • maria09
    maria09 Member Posts: 1,905
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    magenta Member Posts: 1,604
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Maria,

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

    Get plenty of rest and enjoy the lovely weather,

    Magenta x
  • maria09
    maria09 Member Posts: 1,905
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,280
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    Love
    Barbara
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,332
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Maria

    lovely to see you so soon :D

    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
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,697
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Bumped up for ultraboxer.
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