Guest guest Posted June 14, 2003 Report Share Posted June 14, 2003 Hi Heidi I had both my feet done, one at a time of course. I didn't like the fact that i needed a cast up to my knees. They said the reason was that my ankles were too week to have the short casts. It was so worth the surgery, I can hardly see the scars on my big toes and only one toe curled back and I can live with that. I would suggest doing it in the summer for sure. they put metal pins in your toes and a screw in your big toe. I had one done in the summer and I was fine (hurt a little) but the other I had done in the winter and man that was cold I always had a cold chill in my foot and the pain would shoot up to my hips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2003 Report Share Posted June 14, 2003 Thanks ottawaaphrodite..did you have your surgery at the hospital and did they put u asleep? thanks heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 Heidi, This is a delayed reply re: hammer toe surgery and anesthesia. The surgeon should probably be able to use a spinal anesthesia or a block thus you should be able to avoid general anesthesia which seems to carry some risk for weakening in us CMTers. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 thanks P... Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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