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sharon50199
sharon50199

Hi all. I am post op by 6 months for a hallux valgus procedure. Saw my surgeon 2 weeks ago and she said I still have some swelling and that my foot will straighten a little further. She now said that I have to have the second foot done as it is in bad shape. Has anyone else had second surgery and did you cope better second time around? I am nervous and am on wait list for the surgery.

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  • kim1717
    kim1717 sharon50199

    Posted

    Me too but waiting to see how the first one heals.
    • sharon50199
      sharon50199 kim1717

      Posted

      Haven't had the second one done as two weeks ago I fractured my second toes on my first operated foot and am back in boot.

  • cynthia31960
    cynthia31960 sharon50199

    Posted

    Hi Sharon,

    What did your surgen mean by saying that your foot will straighten a little further? Wasn't it straight after the procedure?

    • sharon50199
      sharon50199 cynthia31960

      Posted

      I was told that my big toe still had some room to move over and it should. No it wasn't perfect to start with.

  • Swampiesue
    Swampiesue sharon50199

    Posted

    I had a second surgery on my foot yesterday, I had an atkin Osteotomy on my big toe and a tendon release on second and third toe, unfortunately my second toe went floppy after the operation and a fell the second week after my operation and broke it, thus making my big toe bent again.. Yesterday I had a lesser operation to straighten my big toe and had the second and third toe fused...it's all bandaged up at the moment so I can see very little. 

    • sharon50199
      sharon50199 Swampiesue

      Posted

      Goodness you sound like me. Haven't had the second one done as two weeks ago I fractured my second toe on my first operated foot and am back in boot.

       

    • Swampiesue
      Swampiesue sharon50199

      Posted

      It's been a year since my operation as I had to have my achellis tendon don on the other foot lol.. 

      I must confess that I'm in a bit more pain today than I was yesterday and I'm dreading the next six weeks xx

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