Would you do it again??? - Foot Problems Message Board

cosmo22 · 05-14-2009, 10:24 PM

Hi all,
I am scheduled for pttd surgery in two weeks. Still unsure. Chronic pain off and on for 3+ years. I am 45yo. Does anybody wish they would have waited longer to do surgery? Doc says waiting longer may cause need for fusion down the road. Is this YEARS down the road ? Pain is tolerable with orthotics and limited outings. Does anyone have more/worse issues since surgery? I am scheduled for calcaneal osteotomy, tendon transfer, and achillies tendon lengthening? Has anyone just had the ptt tendon "wrapped"? Did this work long term? Please help!! I am really struggling with this decision

lovelyladi · 05-15-2009, 09:34 AM

I waited too long and ended up witha fusion (wasn't offered pttd surgery earlier by my HMO...had I known it was a solution I would have done it in a heart beat. New HMO diagnosed and did a triple arthrodesis (fusion)

I would have it done...improve your quality of life and hopefully avoid a fusion

Shelly

Zoey123 · 05-15-2009, 09:40 AM

I would have never done it. Have had more pain since the surgery 2 years ago than before. Am going to pain management now but nothing seems to help. Have tried orthodics, PT, and every king of pain med out there but still in pain 24/7. Hope you have better luck.

hurts2walk · 05-15-2009, 10:10 AM

The verdict is still out on me. I had the first foot done in September 08 and the second one on April 14 of this year. I am still struggling BUT please don't let any posts like mine sway you. EVERYONE is so different and there have been many succesful stories here on this board. I have a way to go with my recovery but I HAD to try this because of the pain ans struggles I have had for years with these feet! My advice is to have the surgery and you can post back here with your success story for us! Good luck!

SoCalGal09 · 05-15-2009, 11:43 AM

I had everything you are thinking of having done and a few other things and I was just thinking this morning of doing my other foot. My surgery was on 3/3/09. So, I'm still in a hard cast, but so far the pain is waaaaaaay less than it was. For me, it's a quality of life thing. I'm 44 and have too much to do in life to let my feet limit me.

I did decide that if I do it again, I'd do it in January. That way, I don't have to drive much, and I'll be ready for summer. We live at the beach and it's going to kill me not being able to go this summer. No sand for a long time.