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Pain after toe fusion!!

Discussion in 'Ask your questions here' started by Unregistered, Dec 21, 2008.

  1. SIDESHOWBOB

    SIDESHOWBOB New Member


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    YES and when the wire is pulled out after 5 or 6 weeks it is done with PLIERS and no anaesthetic and mine is still swollen and very painful 9weeks after wire out,
     
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  2. FootDoc

    FootDoc New Member

    What is the point of your seemingly negative comments? Many orthopedic instruments resemble carpentry tools. How did you imagine a wire might be removed? As far as anesthesia goes, I have never know it to be needed when pulling a K-Wire, and I have never had a patient experience any actual pain from it.
     
  3. Alison

    Alison Guest

    Hi! I know you posted this a couple years ago, so not sure if you'll get this message, but I, too, am a Yoga teacher and one of my students has fused toes. We're trying to figure out how she can practice certain asanas/postures without feeling pain and I'm wondering if you can offer some advice. Let me know! Thanks SO much!
    Alison
     
  4. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    I posted my original question about severe, long-lasting pain after toe joint fusion quite some time ago. A couple of interesting things have happened since then:

    I fractured the great toe which is next to the fused one. When the great toe healed, the joint had little flexibility (it was a wierd kind of fracture.) This has actually helped to take pressure off of the toe that was fused. The great toe acts as a kind of splint to keep both toes from bending too far.

    Still - - - there have been times when I have had a recurrence of pain not only in the fused toe, but across the entire top of my foot. This first began right after surgery. At times (even 4 years past the surgery) the fused toe and the top of my foot have been so super sensitive I have not even been able to tolerate a sock on my foot. I stumbled onto a solution after I suffered a ruptured disc in my back. After 4 pain-blocking injections in my back, I had no improvement in the sciatic nerve pain that ran down the back of my leg. Finally the Dr. suggested that Lyrica might give some relief - - -he said it wasn't really made for that, but some of his patients had reported a degree of pain relief with it. I took it and within a couple of days not only was the sciatic pain much improved, but the foot pain was gone as well. Since then, I have occasionally had flare ups in my foot from the fusion surgery along with the extreme sensitivity across the top of my foot. A day or two on Lyrica helps greatly. Curious, isn't it?
     
  5. FootDoc

    FootDoc New Member

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    As Lyrica has been shown useful in some peripheral neruopathies, if it has been effective for the pain you had been experiencing, it would seem probable that your sensitivity complaint is/was the result of nerve pathology.
     
  6. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    i had my fusion back on 23 june 08 and it is still painfull for me to walk...also i now have foot cramps that are very painfull...my dr. says that my toe is 100 % fused...is it possible for my toe not to be completly fused?
    r/
    john
     
  7. FootDoc

    FootDoc New Member

    DISCLAIMER:
    THE FOLLOWING IS OFFERED GRATIS AS GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY, AND, AS SUCH, MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE TO THE SPECIFIC QUESTIONER AND/OR HIS/HER PROBLEM. IT IS CLEARLY NOT BASED ON ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE AND/OR EXAMINATION OF THE QUESTIONER OR HIS/HER MEDICAL HISTORY, AND IT CAN NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON AS DEFINITIVE MEDICAL OPINION OR ADVICE. ONLY THROUGH HANDS-ON PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH THE ACTUAL PATIENT CAN ACCURATE MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS BE ESTABLISHED AND SPECIFIC ADVICE BE GIVEN. NO DOCTOR/PATIENT RELATIONSHIP IS CREATED OR ESTABLISHED OR MAY BE INFERRED. THE QUESTIONER AND/OR READER IS INSTRUCTED TO CONSULT HIS OR HER OWN DOCTOR BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, AND TO ACT ONLY UPON HIS/HER OWN DOCTOR’S ORDERS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. BY THE READING OF MY POSTING WHICH FOLLOWS, THE READER STIPULATES AND CONFIRMS THAT HE/SHE FULLY UNDERSTANDS THIS DISCLAIMER AND HOLDS HARMLESS THIS WRITER. IF THIS IS NOT FULLY AGREEABLE TO YOU, THE READER, OR YOU HAVE NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF 18 YEARS, YOU HEREBY ARE ADMONISHED TO READ NO FURTHER.
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    Is it possible? . . . Sure, as not all fusion attempts succeed.

    Do I have any reason to determine that your suspicions are correct? . . not from what you have posted.

    If you have concerns and/or questions regarding case-specific matters and are not satisfied with your doctor's response, obtain a second opinion by examination from a well-vetted specialist. It would be silly to rely on determinations made without a hands-on evaluation. Forums are neither intended to nor are they capable of replacing traditional hands-on medical care.
     
  8. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    I am so shocked to read that one could still be in pain so long after op, I had fusion and plate left big toe late june 10. I am in real pain after 1hour in town today and found standing in a queue unbearable. the top and around the ankle is extremly tender. Is this the way forward ? whilst the foot readjust to my gait which is basicly a limp? can anyone give me a time period for expected improvement.
     
  9. carol

    carol New Member

    I am 12 weeks post op for a great toe fusion and my ankle and bottom of heel still hurt a lot. is this normal and how much longer is this probably going to hurt. over weekend felt like a knife was slicing into my heel. how much longer will pain last. also feels really tight around back of heel when I walk. still in sneakers.
     
  10. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    After a poor result from bunion surgery several years ago my big toe sticks straight up and the only shoes I can wear are either a man's boat shoe double EE width or sandals. Also have a morton's neuroma following this same bunion surgery in which the surgeon removed too much bone using a new proceedure he copied from Finland.

    Initial healing from this surgery took 10 months before I felt more-or-less pain-free. Because of this lengthy and painful recovery time; I have been reluctant to consider the additional big toe joint FUSION to correct the big toe sticking way up in the air.

    A few years ago, a man walked up to a local hospital in the Detroit area with a loaded hand gun, looked his Podiatrist up, and shot him in one foot. While I do not condone this action; I understand the feeling!!!!

    From what I read here, I believe that a total knee replacement surgery which seems very invasive at least has one up and walking a few steps the next day. While a smaller proceedure on the foot is usually considered to be non weight bearing for the first four weeks. The foot is indeed much more complicated and Podiatrists ought to take a very conservative approach to each contemplated surgery. First do no harm.

    I am now retired following an active life and an interest in hiking, skiing, and traveling; can only walk short distances.
     
  11. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    I am going into hospital tommorrow for what i think is toe fusion although they have said they may just clean the toe out! They have asked me wich operation i want......? Whats that all about, i thought they were the doctors....im really confused!!! I have been taking tramadol and diclofenic for several months now and yesterday came off them in readiness for the operation. I was surprised how much pain i was in when i did this should i just ask for the toe fusion and have done with it as really dont want to have to go back to the situation of taking so much medication for a toe!....when i could just go for it and stop the pain ....has anybody got any advise as im totally confused i thought doctors were there to help you make this disicion
     
  12. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    I just read your message and wonder what the outcome was. I have had a similar experience with 2 surgeons asking me what my preference was. I too thought it was their job to tell ME! I'm scheduled for surgery in 9 days and the surgeon says he is hoping to jost do a cheilectomy but if things look worse than expected, wants to do a fusion. My physical therapist tells me I should NOT do the fusion, so I'm going to push for the simpler operation. I hope your surgery and recovery have gone well.
     
  13. Justlittleme

    Justlittleme Guest

    I've just had 1 pin removed from my small toe and 2 removed from my big toe. I didn't even know he'd taken the 1st one out. The 2nd hurt a tiny bit because it had embedded itself a bit. The 3rd I didn't feel at all!
     
  14. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    Hi there,

    I have just read your post(now years after your op) I am having my great toe fused next week and like you I am a yoga teacher. I was wanting to know just how it has affected your yoga and general fitness? I am just getting a little nervous as to what my limitations are going to be in general day to day and fitness?

    Thanks
     
  15. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    I had a fusion done 11 weeks ago, and now (about 2 Weeks ago) pain in my foot(everywhere except where the fusion was done!!) is so painful, it is almost like i could take a marker and draw the line where the pain runs. The aching also keeps me up at night. I sleep for about 4 hrs then just lie there. I can hardly walk and havent been able to work much. After being at work and on my feet for 30 minutes, i cant hardly take the pain and am resorted to tears and almost sick to my stomach...Why??
     
  16. jkel

    jkel Guest

    I could have written your post exactly. I wish someone had answered.
     
  17. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    I had surgery 11/12 & it was fusion of my big toe, & I can't remember what its called but he straightened my others & removed bone. I was born w/ JRA & have hammer toes from it. After the surgery it went fine, txt book as my surgeon said I'm having cramps in my foot ALL the time & their worse when my foot gets cold. Is this normal I'm 6m. Post op. or do I need to see the Dr. Who fixed my toes?
     
  18. Caz Whitaker

    Caz Whitaker Guest

    8 weeks post up toe fusion. Very painful ankle and swollen after walking or standing. Feels like its sprained pain under arch too.
    Anyone else got this pain.
     
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