Surgery

I have had bad ankles for as long as I can remember. I have tried to take care of the problem with orthotics, and ankle braces, but to no avail. SO...... on July 16th I took the plunge and had 3 surgeries at the same time. I had a big toe bunnion repaired, a taylors bunnion repair and an ankle stablization(too much). I had no idea that I would get a cast in return for giving the surgeon business, but that was my repay. I choose a blue cast because I thought it might look a little more professional than hot pink or floresent green, and learned the art of life in a cast.

I have become an expert in the care and maintance of casts. I can get in and out of the bath tub alone and with some ease, and I can hobble with the best of them. But after 4 weeks of the heavy, ugly thing, I was ready to trade it in for a surgical boot. After some pleading and grovling I succeeded in talking the surgeon into taking it off......I got to see what had taken place under the knife, and I am here to tell you...."it ain't pretty"
however, my big toe and baby toe look like a normal persons toes. the ugly bumps are gone!

I don't know that I would recommend surgery, ever. but this one I think may be for the better after I am done with the healing. Now if it would just hurry up, I have things to do. :)