Posted by Billy NY on September 15, 2012 at 07:35:11 from (24.29.79.122):
In Reply to: OT Foot Surgery posted by John B. on September 15, 2012 at 05:55:48:
I can relate, having a similar surgery back in mid January. I would assume they are going in from the top to do this.
I was in a similar position, always something or multiple things that need to be done, schedule some down time for repairs (your foot) and all of a sudden those things become all of your focus LOL !
I had a bunch of wood to put up or go without just prior to my down time, got it done, but just under the wire, never again.
If they go in the top, you could lose some sensation at the base of the toes, top side, my swelling was not bad, always been a good healer, everyone is different. The local into the nerve at the hip or leg was kind of weird, so was the fact that my leg did not work after that, local vs general anesthesia, I will take the local, keeps it numb longer, then it comes back, same thing as being paralyzed.
Healing was no trouble, downstairs it stays cool and dry, heat is per how much I load up the wood stove, let my foot rest up, wintertime, low risk for infection, in my case it was not mechanical so to speak, tho the doctor wanted me off that foot for weeks, I gave the incision about a week, favored my heel and started putting weight on it, having arthritis, I could not take crutches, stairs, by myself, said the heck with it, have to do it, the concern was the incision opening up.
I gradually kept at it, they put me in a plaster cast, I had that off much earlier, and actually had a shoe on soon after, some swelling, but not like a balloon, nor any bouts where it blew up. I gradually did more, even bucked another cord of wood, weather was good, could not sit around any more.
Of course, its going to be sore a long time, I had a 4" incision, he removed a mass that was like a 3/8" fuel line on top of my foot, traced that to the roots, ganglion cyst, then went into my ankle and cleaned out degenerated bone matter, mid 40's here, I'm like what.. degenerated bone matter ? Doc said all of this is due to arthritis.
Still sore today, takes a year for the incision to heal, glad I had it done, the mass was in tangled in or adjacent to nerves and causing me a ton of grief all the way up my leg. I can't feel the top side of my large and next few toes, he told me before hand, not an issue.
He expected my swelling to be more too, I walked in with shoes on to my follow up, he put me in an air cast which I did not need, wore that home, took it off, and got a bill for it. I wish they could have put me in an air cast instead of a plaster one, took that as long as I could, got a little itchy and fidgety at night, could not sleep, what a relief to take it off.
I would think that with your surgery, you absolutely have to stay off it, dealing with bones etc. had best follow the doctors orders to the letter.
The other thing is once healed up enough and you can walk, light work, remember with everything you do, keep that foot out of the path of anything that can step on, fall on or what have you, I was doing wood, but took my time, would have been awful to drop a chunk of firewood on it.
Best of luck with this, and let us know about your progress, figured I'd chime in having been through it and facing more of it if the other ankle gets unbearable, which it has not, thankfully.
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