Surgery is over :) - Foot Problems Message Board

fooie5 · 03-21-2007, 06:15 PM

Well guys, My fusion was last Wedensday. Sorry it took so long to write. I was in a lot of pain and now Im doing a lot better. I have been so depressed from sitting on my bootie. Im so sore from just sitting. Noone really knows how painful it is to be lazy. I would never sit like this healthy.
My surgery went well. My Dr said when he got in there, there was no cartlidge at all there. I have a huge incision and WOW it's nasty looking. I didnt expect it to look like this at all. I did get a shower yesterday and loved it. How long does this swelling last? My Dr put me in a aircast (which I can't get on from pain) And said I could walk on my heel. NOT..... That's not going to happen for a while. Anyhow if anyone can help me with how long the pain lasts, and how long the swelling lasts also.

Thanks Lisa

debbie g · 03-21-2007, 06:37 PM

glad your surgery is over. swelling is different for everyone. keep elevated and i know how hard it is to be lazy-but we really are not. we have to heal so do what the dr says so you can go back to normal activity. debbie g

myjo · 03-21-2007, 08:41 PM

Hi, glad you're feeling better. I know it's hard to just sit around, I've been doing it for 3/4 of a year

! But you're just one week post-op, by the second or third week the pain should diminish enough for you to wear the air cast.
I'm 4 wks post-op from my second surgery (same foot) and I'm just now able to wear mine. My first surgery was in August and my foot was still swollen 6 months later when I had my second. Amazingly, I hardly have any swelling this time. Then again, I've not gotten off my butt and had my foot elevated almost 24/7.
debbie g is right, everybody's different... keep it elevated and iced and rent some movies, catch up on your reading, try to exercise your upper body...

and try to be patient. J.

KathJack · 03-21-2007, 08:45 PM

"I'm so sore from just sitting." Fooie5 ~ If your tailbone is hurting from pressure on it while sitting with your feet up, I recommend getting an innertube to sit in-- Really helped me! Hope your recovery goes well-- and quickly.