BrandyGab
03-16-2003, 12:52 AM
I had my first "traditional bunionectomy" on my right foot 15 years ago. It was horrible, I was in the hospital overnight, I wore a cast for 4 months and to top it all off, my bunion is coming back. Because of all of these reasons, I have been too afraid to have my left foot done. I recently had a baby and my left foot is getting worse (perhaps from the added weight or the loosening of the tendons). I have an appointment at the end of the month for a consultation to have the Tri-Correctional Bunionectomy (some of you may remember this procedure from TLC's program "The Operation"; it first aired about 6 years ago). According to the program and the doctors website, this procedure eliminates the post-op issues I had before. Has anyone out there had this procedure? If so, what was your experience?
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Stumas
05-16-2003, 09:59 PM
BrandyGab,
Did you get any replies to your question regarding Tri-correctional bunionectomy?
My wife is interested in this procedure and she has asked me to research it since I am a physician. Let me know if you found out anything more. She also saw the procedure on NOVA.
Thanks,
Stu M.
Did you get any replies to your question regarding Tri-correctional bunionectomy?
My wife is interested in this procedure and she has asked me to research it since I am a physician. Let me know if you found out anything more. She also saw the procedure on NOVA.
Thanks,
Stu M.
kade117
05-17-2003, 09:36 AM
I had a bilateral bunionectomy about 10 yrs. ago.
The pain was beyond imagination after surgery, and both bunion grew back. sorry for the bad information, but I need to pass it on.
The pain was beyond imagination after surgery, and both bunion grew back. sorry for the bad information, but I need to pass it on.
BrandyGab
05-30-2003, 01:41 AM
Stumas-Sorry to take so long to reply. No one replied to my posting however, I did have the procedure done on May 1st and am happy to report that it was a MUCH different surgery than my first. Because I have had a previous "traditional bunionectomy" surgery to compare it to, I highly suggest your wife further explore this option. By day 12 my stiches and my partial cast were removed and I walked out of the doctors office in my sneekers! I have not started physical therapy as of yet but my titanium screw will be removed in 4 to 6 months then I will have orthotics made to correct my gait (correction from a life time of bunions not from surgery). I couldn't be happier. And to those reading this posting, please note that this is not just a "removal of the bump" procedure. This was a full-on "cutting of bone, moving ligament, removing of bump and securing new placement of bone with screw (not pin) procedure". If you are going to have bunion surgery, I urge you to consider this procudure.
Stumas-any additional question you and/or your wife may have are welcomed. I promise to answer in a more timely fashion next time.
Stumas-any additional question you and/or your wife may have are welcomed. I promise to answer in a more timely fashion next time.
thelittleprincess
05-30-2003, 03:44 PM
hi brandygab,
i'm so happy for you that your surgery went well! i had a similar procedure done on my left foot 3 months ago - a"v" cut into the metatarsal bone, shaving down part of the metatarsal bone at the cuts, and shaving off the bump, removal of some tendon/ligaments and a pin (mot a screw) that was removed post-op week 4. if you were young when you origianlly had it done, your bones were still in developmental stages. my doc doesn't like to operate on young people (i guess, teens) - he thinks that it's best to wait for the bone to fully develop before considering correctional procedures. that may be part of the reason for the recurrance. does that make sense? i mean, i know people who had braces before they had all of their adult teeth, and then had to get braces again after their mature teeth came out. so braces the first time around helped, but as new teeth grew out, they couldn't come out because the spaces weren't big enough - so orthodontists had to push teeth aside to make more room for the new teeth, then put braces back on to straighten teeth. so in that sense, it's similar to having had surgery while your bone was still developing. but it was for a temporary fix for your bone at that time relative to your size, weight, etc. as your body grew and changed to your size, weight, and bones structure/matrix today, your foot mechanics also changed. also, the type of shoes you wear also have an impact. i hope that makes some kind of sense.
good luck on your recovery.
i'm so happy for you that your surgery went well! i had a similar procedure done on my left foot 3 months ago - a"v" cut into the metatarsal bone, shaving down part of the metatarsal bone at the cuts, and shaving off the bump, removal of some tendon/ligaments and a pin (mot a screw) that was removed post-op week 4. if you were young when you origianlly had it done, your bones were still in developmental stages. my doc doesn't like to operate on young people (i guess, teens) - he thinks that it's best to wait for the bone to fully develop before considering correctional procedures. that may be part of the reason for the recurrance. does that make sense? i mean, i know people who had braces before they had all of their adult teeth, and then had to get braces again after their mature teeth came out. so braces the first time around helped, but as new teeth grew out, they couldn't come out because the spaces weren't big enough - so orthodontists had to push teeth aside to make more room for the new teeth, then put braces back on to straighten teeth. so in that sense, it's similar to having had surgery while your bone was still developing. but it was for a temporary fix for your bone at that time relative to your size, weight, etc. as your body grew and changed to your size, weight, and bones structure/matrix today, your foot mechanics also changed. also, the type of shoes you wear also have an impact. i hope that makes some kind of sense.
good luck on your recovery.