thelittleprincess

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.