My toe, i am having a cheilectomy and osteotomy and removal of 2 bad toenails. The cheilectomy is like a cleaning out of the joint and getting rid of bone spurs that showed up on an xray as well as joiont space narrowing. Then he will cut out a wedge of bone to correct something else!!! He will also do a little microfracture if he finds a cartilage defect. ( He thinks he will for sure)I was just shocked that it wasn't a simple tendon thing that a shot of cortisone would fix. Surgery is on the 20th . After hiking yesterdy and the toe hurting all the way down hill, i am still in pain today so no hiking. I am going to try going to the gym and maybe riding a bike and the eliptical.
I also felt pain in my other big toe yesterday as i was limping down the trail and putting more weight on it. OMG
I know the first 3 days are totally in bed with foot raised and only allowed up for using the bathroom. Not sure of the whole schedule , but i will find out more at my pre op on friday. i think it will be a full 3 months before any sport will be allowed. UUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!
How are you after your bathtub fall? That sounds horrible, must be the week for falls, i fell going up the stairs carrying my morning coffee.
judy
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2007 ACDF 4-7
2008 hip , knee scope, hip replacement
2009 thoracic T-5 thru T-11fusion
2009 VATS T7-8, posterior only T11-12. removal of thoracic hard wear
2010 lung surgery
2010 T2-L2 kyphosis correction
2010 Kyphoplasty T-3, T-4
2011 Cervical osteotomy ,revision C4-T5
2011 Foot surgery
2011 Revision fusion T7 thru L4/laminectomy
2012 Hammertoe correction left foot
2012 Revision fusion T-12 thru L5
2012 Revision fusion L4-L5
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