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Board: Foot Problems 05-08-2013, 04:35 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 357
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Posterior Tibial Tendon Surgery

Make sure you read the sticky thread about preparing for being nwb. It has so many good and useful ideas. The more prepared you are prior to surgery, the easier recovery will be. Having gone...
Board: Foot Problems 05-08-2013, 04:32 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 248
Posted By Missyluke
Re: New: question on what dr to see? Arch pain (PTT?)

I have had several surgeries on my feet, one of them being flat foot reconstruction surgery. I have used both pod and ortho (specializing in foot and ankle). There are several really important...
Board: Foot Problems 11-18-2012, 06:25 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,185
Posted By Missyluke
Re: MRI Results - Help please understanding

The Hospital for Special Surgery is supposed to be a really good hospital for foot/ankle surgeries. Just be sure to ask how many of the procedures they do each month. It is really important for the...
Board: Foot Problems 11-04-2012, 03:22 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,116
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Adding to the joys of walking...

People who have not had any type of foot surgery do not understand what a big deal it is to take a couple of steps. Congratulations. With walking, it will hurt and it will swell alot. You may...
Board: Foot Problems 10-10-2012, 09:03 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,044
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Purple/blue toes! Subtalar Fusion from Tarsal Coalition

I experienced the same thing after flat foot reconstruction. It is very normal. Remember, you are still early in the recovery process. The blood flow causes the lovely purple color and swelling.
Board: Foot Problems 10-05-2012, 04:47 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,905
Posted By Missyluke
Re: The Accessory Navicular strikes back.

i am so sorry you have been dealing with this for so long. I also have the accessory navicular bone. Have you seen an orthopedic surgeon - one who specializes in foot and ankle? If you have not,...
Board: Foot Problems 09-19-2012, 04:58 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 318
Posted By Missyluke
Re: PTTD surgery 9/25

Ginger, it will be here before you know it. When I had pttd surgery, it was late in the day. I stayed in the hospital gown that night but wore my own clothes the next day. Many people do get out...
Board: Foot Problems 08-26-2012, 07:46 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 930
Posted By Missyluke
Re: PTTD Surgery - 12 days post-op!!

Congratulations, sounds like you are doing well post op. After the surgical splint, comes the cast. I do not think that the cast felt lighter then the surgical splint. Two years ago I had ptt...
Board: Foot Problems 08-16-2012, 05:10 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 605
Posted By Missyluke
Re: OCD surgery scheduled for 8/21/12

Pclare: I guess I feel kind of down about it because this is the first time that the doctor did not sound at all optimistic about the success of it. Most of the time was spent talking about the...
Board: Foot Problems 08-14-2012, 12:57 AM
Replies: 170
Views: 7,779
Posted By Missyluke
re: My PTTD Surgery is Scheduled

Unless you go through this surgery (or any other foot surgery) I really do not think you understand what a long and at times difficult recovery this is. It is hard for most people to understand that...
Board: Foot Problems 07-29-2012, 01:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 663
Posted By Missyluke
Re: How long NWB?

There is a really good thread at the beginning of the "foot problem" board called "Tactics for coping while non-weight bearing". It gives many good ideas of how to prepare for the period of being...
Board: Foot Problems 07-21-2012, 01:18 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,902
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Foot surgery outcomes

I believe you do not read alot from the success stories because most times once many are fixed and feeling better they stop posting. I have had several foot surgeries in the past two years and...
Board: Foot Problems 07-16-2012, 01:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,276
Posted By Missyluke
Re: 14 weeks post-op flat foot reconstruction: problem extending big toe/tendonitis

I had flat foot reconstruction surgery in 8/2010. I do remember having some problems with my toe straightening and being really sore in the knees and hip areas. I had to "help" my toe straighten...
Board: Foot Problems 06-29-2012, 02:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 426
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Cast off 6 weeks PTTD

Congratulations - it is a milestone. I had to do the alphabet when I was at your stage. I can remember how wonderful it felt to have your foot be free!
Board: Foot Problems 06-11-2012, 03:18 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,667
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Post-Op PTTD ankle support brace - any opinions?

I would definitely talk to your doctor about which brace would be best for you. Following flat foot reconstruction surgery in 8/10 (fdl tendon transfer, repair of ptt, calcaneal osteotomy, achielles...
Board: Foot Problems 06-02-2012, 03:48 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,678
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Back from OS visit, new tendinitis

Hollywood I had surgery in November for a tear in my peroneal brevus tendon. I was NWB while in the surgical splint then full weight bearing in the boot. I returned to work in January and due to...
Board: Foot Problems 05-31-2012, 02:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,100
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Peroneal Tendon Problems after PTTD surgerey

I sprained my ankle (same foot as surgery) just shy of a year from surgery. Ended up with a tear in the peroneal tendon and had surgery to repair the tendon in November 2011. This foot is still not...
Board: Foot Problems 05-24-2012, 01:07 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,397
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Possible PTTD and Adult Aquired Flatfoot surgery

Roxygirl is correct. Most docs can tell just by examining your foot. The to many toes sign is a common sign as is over pronating. My doctor knew from the signs and ordered an MRI for confirmation....
Board: Foot Problems 05-06-2012, 04:19 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,521
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Questions regarding physical therapy & recovery after PTTD (or similar) surgery

You are still very early in the recovery process and will experience the blood rush for a while. For me, the blood rush pressure lasted until I was out of the cast (8 weeks). I started physical...
Board: Foot Problems 04-16-2012, 01:15 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,500
Posted By Missyluke
Re: PTTD Surgery

I definitely agree with all of the other posts. Your foot will continue to get worse. The longer you wait, there is more damage done and options of fixing the problem could be more limited. Yes,...
Board: Foot Problems 04-09-2012, 01:10 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,502
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Surgery 2/29. Home 3/2. Calcaneal osteotomy w/ flexor tendon transfer.

Planemark: It is definitely early in the recovery process. Most doctors say it takes a full year to fully recover from this type of surgery. At the one month mark, I was not doing nearly what you...
Board: Foot Problems 04-06-2012, 01:10 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,274
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Calcaneal Osteotomy/ PTT repair-- day 28

I am so sorry you are still dealing with the pain and swelling. Are you keeping your foot elevated most of the time and icing? You are still relatively early in the healing process. I had flat...
Board: Foot Problems 03-03-2012, 07:40 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,460
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Ankle Surgery: General vs Local Anesthesia...

For both of my foot surgeries I have had general anesthesia with a popliteal nerve block. I was very happy to have both. With general, I was completely put under (deep) and remember nothing. The...
Board: Foot Problems 02-25-2012, 03:26 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,777
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Calcaneal Osteotomy without tendon work?

I am also very surprised that your doctor has told you that you could weight bear following a calcaneal osteotomy. The bones need time to heal and fuse. I had a calcaneal osteotomy as part of my...
Board: Foot Problems 02-24-2012, 04:34 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 8,735
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Preparing for Ankle Surgery-Have Questions!

I am so glad that everything went so well and continues to go well for you. Its amazing that they found so many problems. Fortunately he found them and they are fixed. Hopefully this will be your...
Board: Foot Problems 02-23-2012, 03:42 AM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,770
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Terriifed foot surgery so scared

I really think you should get another doctor affiliated with a different hospital. His comments to you concerning the pain and the hospital are truly unsettling. Like many here, the surgeon who did...
Board: Foot Problems 02-21-2012, 04:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,075
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Plantar fasciitis surgery

Numbness is normal following foot surgery. Sometimes there can be nerve damage from surgery. I had temporary nerve damage following flatfoot reconstruction surgery. It was not numb, I had jolting,...
Board: Foot Problems 02-17-2012, 06:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,152
Posted By Missyluke
Re: 5 days out, PTT reconstruction, Calcaneal OGaststeotomy,

The nerve block is probably starting to where off. Its normal. Now is when you want to press the button for the pain so it does not get bad on you. Good luck on your recovery.
Board: Foot Problems 02-13-2012, 02:39 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 889
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Ankle surgery questions

I have not broken my ankle, but have had several foot surgeries. Did the doctor say what procedures need to be done? Recovery time depends on what procedures are being done. But if there will be...
Board: Foot Problems 02-08-2012, 04:01 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,405
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Need advice about cotton osteotomy!

I used a wheelchair, crutches and the kneewalker. I was fortunate, one of the guys I work with borrowed a wheelchair and he saw a doctor at the hospital with a kneewalker and hounded him for it. I...
Board: Foot Problems 02-04-2012, 01:37 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 8,735
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Preparing for Ankle Surgery-Have Questions!

Hollywood: Good luck with your upcoming surgery. I agree that knowing what to expect in some ways is worse. Hopefully everything goes really well and this will be the end. It sounds like you have...
Board: Foot Problems 12-10-2011, 04:09 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,682
Posted By Missyluke
Re: PTTD surgery... any regrets or great results?

Any time my foot was hanging down or NOT toes above nose, the swelling and pain would take over. The first two weeks are really important to following toes above the nose. Once the swelling starts,...
Board: Foot Problems 12-06-2011, 05:55 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 777
Posted By Missyluke
Re: collaps arch

I am assuming that you are having flat foot reconstruction surgery. What procedures is the doctor planning on doing? I had this surgery in 8/2010 and it really did make a huge difference. The...
Board: Foot Problems 11-30-2011, 04:55 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,903
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Very scared to have fallen arch surgery

Before I had flatfoot reconstruction surgery I was terrified. It was my first surgery and I did not know what to expect. I was also scared of the pain I would have afterwards and the loss of my...
Board: Foot Problems 11-28-2011, 03:43 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 11,699
Posted By Missyluke
Re: 82 days post surgery (calcaneal osteotomy, brostrom, gastroc slide)

I had flatfoot reconstruction surgery in August of 2010. I stayed two days at the hospital for pain control. The recovery is a long and sometimes difficult one (but well worth it in the end). At...
Board: Foot Problems 11-28-2011, 05:40 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 505
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Need encouragement -- 10 weeks post-bunion

It is so easy to overdo it when our feet feel ok. By the time we realize we might be overdoing it, it is to late. Hopefully you are elevating and icing your foot. This is a little set-back but it...
Board: Foot Problems 11-20-2011, 05:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,635
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Heel pain post pttd surgery; please help

I am so sorry you are still going through all the pain. Hopefully, the new doctor will find what the problem is and correct it.
Board: Foot Problems 11-16-2011, 10:15 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 536
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Working while non-weight-bearing

The first couple of weeks is really important to keep your foot elevated above your heart. I am not sure how you can accomplish this to do work. Keeping it elevated will keep the swelling (and...
Board: Foot Problems 11-11-2011, 03:17 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,545
Posted By Missyluke
Re: posterior tibial tear

Recovery is long, but well worth it in the end. I did not return to work until four month post op. Even at this it was difficult. My job is in the hospital and I am required to be on my feet all...
Board: Foot Problems 10-31-2011, 04:19 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,740
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Evans Calcaneal Osteotomy and Ankle Scope

I am 14 months post op ptt repair, fdl tendon repair, kidner procedure, achielles tendon lengthening and calcaneal osteotomy. My surgeon also believes in keeping his patients in the hospital for one...
Board: Foot Problems 10-26-2011, 05:12 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 7,675
Posted By Missyluke
Re: 2 Week count down to PTTD Surgery--Petrified Need imput

I am so sorry the recovery has been so awful for you. I can not even imagine the pain you had to endure. Very happy to hear it is going a little better. After a few months when things really...
Board: Foot Problems 10-19-2011, 02:23 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,118
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Home after MORE surgery

Cloud: I am so sorry to hear you needed more surgery and now another surgery after you recover! I'm not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing to have been through it and know what to expect. ...
Board: Foot Problems 10-10-2011, 01:31 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 7,675
Posted By Missyluke
Re: 2 Week count down to PTTD Surgery--Petrified Need imput

I was a 17 hour nerve block and am very grateful for it. I was given versed and another drug (can't remember what the other drug was) and I do not remember any part of getting the nerve block. From...
Board: Foot Problems 10-10-2011, 01:26 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,959
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Still have swelling & bruising after 2 weeks

You really need to see a foot and ankle specialist. An MRI is warranted to see if there is any damage to tendons/ligaments. An MRI will be able to pick this up.
Board: Foot Problems 09-28-2011, 05:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,431
Posted By Missyluke
Re: pttd surgery pins & needles

After I had my surgery I would get weird pains. An example is if I yawned or took a deep breath in I would get a pain in my foot. I debated talking to my doctor about it because I thought he would...
Board: Foot Problems 09-26-2011, 02:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,209
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Calcaneal Osteotomy - 1 yr post op

Congratulations on reaching the one year mark. It sure has had its ups and downs hasn't it? Everything we have all been through has really been worth it. The questions, hopes and fears we faced...
Board: Foot Problems 09-22-2011, 01:24 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,380
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Surgery Scheduled BUT scared to death!!

If the doctor does not give you the pump, you will be ok. I had a seventeen hour nerve block and was kept for two days at the hospital - it was only suppose to be one day but I ended up having a...
Board: Foot Problems 09-17-2011, 01:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,574
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Post op NWB ankle, driving question

I had flat foot reconstruction surgery on my left foot in August, 1010. My doctor told me that if I were in an accident, I would be in trouble even though it was not my driving foot (I live in...
Board: Foot Problems 09-15-2011, 08:00 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,296
Posted By Missyluke
Re: upcoming pttd surgery

I had ptt repair, fdl tendon transfer, calcaneal osteotomy, achielles tendon lengthening and kidner procedures August 2010. At the preop, they drew blood and blood pressure. Many times, x-rays and...
Board: Foot Problems 09-10-2011, 06:43 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,650
Posted By Missyluke
Re: Calcaneus fracture/waiting for surgery

The only way the swelling is going to go down is by elevating and icing. The more you do, the more it will swell and the intensity of pain will also go up. Good luck.
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