tendon surgery

[Guest guest]

Gretchen,

Thanks for sending the ribbons. What type of surgery did you have when you

were ten? An elongation of the tendon or severing? I definitely will get a

second opinion. . In regards to the shoes, we buy Stride Rite - the only shoes

I have found to be wide enough for his toes and deep enough for his orthotics. I

will look into New Balance though. Thanks for the advice. Regards,

----- Original Message -----

From: Gretchen Glick

Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 6:41 PM

Subject: [] Welcome !

Welcome , and yes, your ribbons are in the mail!

I myself had tendon surgery when I was 10 that has lasted (Am now 49).

While I am not completely aware of shoes for children, I am wondering if

New Balance makes children's shoes? Perhaps wider shoes until his bones

are grown might help? There are a number of other parents in this group

that I am sure will step in here to help. Also, I would like to suggest

a second opinion, by a pediatric orthopedist who could offer you more

suggestions. I can understand being freaked out by surgery, I sure was!

That is why I suggest additional medical opinions and in the meantime

perhaps consider some wider shoes.

~ Gretchen

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

Wore Stride Rites myself as a child! About my tendon surgery, good

question, back in those days it was called " tendon transplants " , about

ten years ago I heard something similiar called " tendon transfers " - I

have no idea of the definition. Anyway, judging from the way my mother

said I walked, I THINK in this surgery the tendons were somehow

tightened, maybe even severed. I am afraid my parents are no longer

living and my medical records from that time are gone...not much help

huh?

I am certain you can find out more about this from the Drs. in your

area. Know there are excellent ones there.

~ G

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[Guest guest]

Could I ask a question? You stated you had tendon surgey.Were you talking about

s Tendon? I had surgey called this, when my foot was turning inward.It

wasn't very sucessful.But when I saw this post I wanted to know what type of

tendon surgey was it.I appreciate any information you can give,Thanks,

Janet

[Guest guest]

Janet,

No, my tendon surgery was not 's tendon. It was tendon transplants

on both feet, midway between my big toe and heel almost above my arches.

It involved a week in the hospital, 6 weeks in hard casts, being off my

feet, and physical therapy/walking in sand to strengthen new tendon

re-alingments after. That's about all I can tell you. Somewhere recently

I read about tendon surgery and it described my experience so now I will

just have to find it for you.

~ Gretchen

[Guest guest]

My lord GG, where do you find all this info? i am

impressed. thanks for the insight. my pereneal tendon

(hope i spelled that right) blew out completely in 93

while i was doing a lot of squatting (i'm a

carpenter). i went around for 3 years thinking, as a

doctor had told me) that it was bone splinters. well,

i have not seen my achilles (wrong again) tendon

since. finally had it fix. the doc put the tendon back

together and cut my heel off - relocating it more

under my foot and lowered my arch. my toes have not

touched the floor since the lowering part. in 2002 i

had to have the tendon done again after a girl ran a

red light. this time the same doc did some kind of

tendon transfer. my foot has not regained the strength

i had the day before the surgery. so were you your own

donor for your tendons? where did you have the

surgery? thanks again,

dave

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Guess I should explain; when I had the tendon surgery on my feet, it was

called " tendon transplants " (circa 1962). But nothing was " transplanted "

in terms of that word as we know it today, meaning nothing from someone

else or a donor or mechanical, etc. My tendons were snipped and pulled

across the inside of the top of my foot. I think this surgery is also

since referred to as " tendon transfers " .

I had the surgery done in West Los Angeles where I grew up and was

living at the time, at a local hospital. It was done my Marshall Urist,

M.D. (orthopedist in private practice and also on staff at UCLA - go

Bruins!)

Having the leg casts on after for 6 weeks was awful, and so were my

first steps walking when the casts came off - I was off my feet mostly

during that 6 weeks except for walking casts.

This sort of ended my childhood innocence, and being in the hospital for

a week was scary, but it just brought out the character building in me.

I often wondered for years after if it really helped. But, now, some 40

years since, I no longer wonder, I KNOW that surgery helped.

And I will tell you something, I absolutely hated the physical therapy

and walking on the beach after. But now I see the merit in this and

still walk in the sand when I can.

~ Gretchen