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Wow, all these comments saying they were given no post operative instructions boggles the mind. After surgery the post operative staff made sure I understood the instructions and went over them withe one which included how to properly elevate the ankle for preventing swelling and blood clots.
I truly love and appreciate you explaining everything about the surgery, so far my surgeon has not told me anything about it except 6-8 weeks non weight bearing
I am about to have this surgery and really appreciate this video. I want to know what will happen. I am both excited and totally disgusted. God bless and be with my surgeon!
2:20 You tell patients to wiggle their toes for 2 minutes 3 times/day BEFORE surgery. Is that a pre-op exercise or a regular life tip for all people or just for people with bunions? And what does it help with?
What are the pros and cons going through this surgery? How long is the surgery, and how long will it take for full recovery after the surgery? Are there alternatives? Will it cause more edema? Please let me know. Thank you! My previous foot orthopedic surgeon screwed up my foot performing an ORIF and then brushed me off 3 mos. later. A year later, another surgeon wanted to do a subtalar joint fusion but told me it would only take care of 1 area of pain but not all around my foot and ankle. I still have edema at the bottom of my foot 1 yr 2 mos. after the 1st surgery. The 2nd surgeon said it will also take care of the bone spur I have (as a result of torn tendon from a high ground fall) in the heel tendon area, but I feel skeptical for some reason. He was pushing me to do the surgery very soon, as he said for the effectiveness of the outcome. I'm too scared to go over another traumatic event, as I'm still doing PT .
Yes and ice and compression really, really helps. I had foot surgery Monday and I've been elevating and icing and compressing religiously, my doctor told me ice for 2 hours, off for one. I go this Monday for a follow-up, I hope I've been encouraging my foot to heal as much as possible 😬
@@user-rm7yc2kr6y they could be for you if you are prone to them, additionally, depending on the type of surgery and where it was located it could be a reaction of the disturbed body tissues and nerves coming back to life. I would call and ask my doctor if I were you, just to be on the safe side
@@user-rm7yc2kr6y sorry, I responded earlier but the reply didn't load, I guess. Muscle spasms may be normal for you, if you are already prone to them. Also, it could be that the muscles and nerves are reacting to being disturbed during the surgery, depending on the particular surgery and where on the leg/foot it was performed. It could also be the nerves and muscles waking back up after the nerve block wears off. However, it never hurts to detail what js happening and then communicating these concerns to your doctor. You can never be too safe when it comes to post-surgery issues.
I am feeling heating sensation in my plaster cast and feeling like there is some liquid oozing out of my skin Why am i feeling like this can anyone answer please
Get a zip stick. It'll protect the skin from the blade. Sometimes you can't fit the zip stick in so it's important to have good skill with handling a cast saw.
There is also saw stop tape but it's expensive and usually reserved for aqua casting. But it can be applied on a regular cotton cast making the cast removal process safer.
I had surgery two weeks ago. The surgeon and none of the staff told me anything about elevating my foot after the surgery. I got basically no instructions on how to do it or for how long or how important it is. I’m finding out after the fact that I’ve been doing everything pretty much wrong. Thank you for this video.
@@mikemadsen7926 it sounds like they’ve probably given you a nerve block. It can take several days for it to wear off. It will be very frustrating not being able to move your foot. it will almost be painful, but more aggravating. The first couple of weeks you’re probably gonna wanna stay off of it and elevate it completely. Only getting up to use the restroom. After that, follow your doctors instructions. Some doctors want you to walk on it as much as you can. Do not overdo it. If you start walking on it, use crutches and put no weight on it to begin with. Just kind of let your foot work through the motion. Do that for for about an entire week. Then add 25% weight the next week. 50% weight the following week And keep adding until you get full weight. If it any point, it starts hurting worse then back up, let it rest a few few days and then start again putting weight on it again. It will take a frustratingly long time for it to stop hurting. it took three months before I was not constantly hurting. It took about six months before I could walk without any kind of pain. Unfortunately, they don’t explain all of this to you before surgery. But you will get better. Take your time go through the process.
@@mikemadsen7926 over the next couple of weeks to get as much sleep as you can. Your body heals while you are sleeping. I can’t tell you how important it is to get sleep. Don’t apologize for it. Nothing is more important than getting sleep. Your life will wait. You’ll be able to get back to itprioritize healing right now
it has been 4 weeks since i got my survey done and what they did with mines the doc harvested my tibia and put it on the fracture area and with the screw so it would heal better
*Hello, i got tendon transfer operation cuz of drop foot. Now my ankle is pretty good but my big toe is not that good. It just comes to the straight position. Is this operation can help to my big toe lifting and strenghtening?*
I would highly recommend the Iwalk over the knee scooter. I have had a foot and ankle fractures. With the foot I used the knee scooter but I discovered the Iwalk after my ankle fracture. It was a game changer. I could walk nearly anywhere and most importantly climb stairs.
Thank you so much for this video. I have been out of Achilles tendon surgery for a few hours and was wondering how to ice it through the splint and bandage. I didn’t know about behind the knee. Such valuable information.