I'm a dancer, a walker, a cyclist, a hiker... and the surgery on my right big toe is coming up this Friday. Five more days. My heart is in my throat, in my toe... actually throbbing in my toe. I want my range of motion back, full mobility, balance, control. I want to launch into movement with power and without pain. I want to land a 360 degree spin with precision and grace. But I am nervous about my upcoming cheilectomy. There's so much that I love to do that depends on functional feet.
Read on to follow my journey.
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society:
"A first MTP cheilectomy removes bone spurs on the top surface of the big toe joint bones. Bones spurs develop with arthritis (hallux rigidus) of the big toe, and spurs act as a mechanical block to motion, which causes pain."
I think I am looking at the same procedure on my second toe. I hope that today goes well.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Suzanne. Have you seen a doctor about it yet?
DeleteThanks for such an informative and humorous blog! I'm scheduled for bilateral cheilectomies next week and your Big Toe Journey was quite reassuring for me. :-) Lesley
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lesley. I wish you the best.!If you want, add comments below my blog posts to share your day by day recovery experience. It's a great distraction and also may help others out there. I'll be rooting for you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your Cheilectomy story. I had my surgery 27 days ago. My incision was closed with zip ties (see Zip Line Medical) which was kind of incredible to see. I had the zip line removed on day 22. I start PT in about a week. It's encouraging to see how much you were able to do, sooner than I've been thinking to try, so you've encouraged me to push harder.
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