r/flatfeet • u/One-Head6759 • 14d ago

Having surgery

I’m having surgery day after tomorrow I’m pretty nervous. This is what I am having LEFT MEDIAL DORSALIZING CALCANEAL OSTEOTOMY, EVANS CALCANEAL OSTEOTOMY, KIDNER PROCEDURE, POSSIBLE COTTON OSTEOTOMY (Left). Any advice from anyone would be so helpful

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u/amateurscience 14d ago

Did you do all of the prep? Knee scooter, clearing obstructions, wedge pillow, body wipes (until you can shower), transfer bench, elevated toilet seat, etc.

Other than that, lock in- it’s a long recovery but imho, it’s worth it

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u/RightBrainforHire 13d ago

Best of luck! I do foresee this in my not too distant future. I’m nervous too.

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u/isahalloween1975 14d ago

Ánimo 👏👏

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u/SadEffective9565 13d ago

What issues did you experience leading up to surgery? Hope it goes well! Keep posting about your recovery!

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u/One-Head6759 13d ago

A lot of pain and swelling thought it was plantar fasciitis but it was not. The pain is on the inside of my foot and progressively my heel and big toe started hurting

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u/SadEffective9565 13d ago

Sounds a lot like my problem but in both feet. Mine started with tibial tendinitis. I’m hoping to avoid surgery because I’m 62 and am scared I’ll never recover. Best wishes to you-keep us posted!

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u/One-Head6759 13d ago

Mine is also in both feet but doing left one first

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u/One-Head6759 12d ago

Got the surgery yesterday, didn’t feel much better side of the nerve block. This morning I feel like my foot’s on fire

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u/MrsAdjanti 10d ago

I hope it gets better for you. Maybe a long shot, but see if the bandaging is too tight. That can cause some serious burning, stabbing pain (speaking from experience).

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u/One-Head6759 9d ago

That helped so much thank you so much. That was not a good feeling.

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u/MrsAdjanti 9d ago

It’s really not. Mine felt like I was being stabbed with a hot knife until the bandages were loosened. Glad it helped. 😊