I had hammwer toes on both feet so bad, it was very hard to find shoes or to walk. The Dr. who did my foot surgery recommended that I get both feet fixed at the same time. He was right....it is so painful, that if I hadn't got both fixed at the same time, I would not have gone thru it twice. Tell her not to let them do an ankle block as the anesthetic. I did and it has been nearly ten years since my surgery, and I have not had a single day without my ankles hurting. IT made my arthritis worse in my ankles!!!! Tell her to insist that they put her to sleep.