Heel Cords

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Another clubbed footer here I don't remember any of my numerous foot surgeries,

but they obviously didn't work. I know I had my Talus Bone (sp?) taken out of

both feet, they cut my heel cords but my feet automatically went back to their

normal position, I've had pins inserted into my feet (which were pushed out of

my feet b/c of the strong resistance of my bones) and many other surgeries. One

of my orthapedists is in love with my feet and hands. He wants to do

reconstructive surgery on them but I won't let him because I basically have no

problems with what I can do, so I see no point in re-learning how to walk and

write again. But for my feet, he wants to do the Elizeroth (sp?) Procedure. With

this he would break all the bones in my feet from the ankle down, reposition

them to be flatfooted, insert pins/bars into the newly positioned bones and

basically wear like a halo brace around my feet until the bones grew back

properly. It looks very similar to the limb lenghtening device but I told him I

would only do it if I was absolutely unable to walk anymore. It sounds too

painful and too complicated and plus, I get cabin fever too easy I too, were

the AFO's/braces on my feet. They from the knee down and are my, as Forrest Gump

says, my magic legs They make shoe shopping hard sometimes but with those

orthapedic or specially made shoes, you don't get a lot of selecton or a style

that doesn't scream Dr School's! hehe...I'm sure they work for many people but I

haven't been satisfied with the selection in styles and colors of them. But

wiithout my braces, I would have a VERY hard time walking around. When I do

walk barefoot like around my room, my feet eventually start hurting without the

support. I don't know a lot of DD's/Diastrophics who wear the braces. Most of

them that I know, don't and it amazes me how well they get around and find shoes

that fit alright...I guess adaptation does that

Anyhoo, just my input!

Gretchen

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