Big Toe Fusion

Maybe a good idea to see other doctors for a second opinion before going under the knife.
Fran

 

Don't do it! I had a rt big toe fusion on Feb 25 and I am still in excruciating pain after almost 8 months. I have to take painkillers on a daily basis. I had an implant removed because that was bothering me after 3 years. The doctor said the fusion would rid me of the pain. I love to play golf and now I have trouble walking. I now have some kind of bone growth accelerator to use and it's a joke--it's not working. Maybe I'm an unusual case but it was one of the worst decisions I've made--I would love to be back just to the pain level I had with the implant.

 

hello i am in the same situation
hi everyone
please please can you help me? i am so stressing out. i am 36 years old and 11 years ago i went on a trip of a lifetime!!! i went on a contii tour which turned out to be life altering. We had just left france wherei had bought a cheap pair of shoes, in the hotel i had slipped i dont remember how trying to find my friend as her fiance had rang her, anyway to cut a long story short i did some serious damage on my foot.

i had an operation 9 years later walking before that i was actually walking around with a ripped tendon and torn ligament and i dont konw what my surgeon did in 2006 but i was still in agony after the operation, not to mention pure agony for about 4 months, i also had a pin in my toe.

now its 2 years after that operation and i am scheduled for a mock fusion op on tues on my big right toe (the same surgeon is going to put a pin in there) and i just dont know if i should do it! i am sooooooo scared, i dont know if its going to be worse orrr much much worse and i have a 3 year old to look after and am married.

oh my quality of life is very bad as i am in pain every second of every hour!!! please should i get this op or not?

i just want this toe agony to finish!

 

I had both feet done, no success!!
I had five surgeries on the right one, first and second time, it did not fused-the last one-two years ago- left me with more pain than before the surgery.
I was a very happy and activeperson-today, I say No to a lot of things becaue I am in constant pain.
Think carefully and get more than one opinion before you do it.

The firts surgery was done by a podiatrist- they said I went to the wrong DR, to go to an orhtopedist- I did- he did the last three surgeries.

I spent a year away from work and any major activities to heal properly---did not work

Good luck!

 

Oh thx so much for responding to my msge, i appreciate it!!

I didnt go thru the surgery i was too scared, petrified. But on the other hand i live with unfathomable pain--so unfortunately their is no light @ the end of the tunnel, even though i pray for a miracle daily.

I am in soooooo much pain i cant take it. Its soo depressing. I was an extra on mcleods daughters in 03, a complete knock-out,, now 9 years later i am almost unrecognizable with 45 kilos in weight gain ((((((((

Thank you again for your response

 

GOh thx so much for responding to my msge, i appreciate it!!

I didnt go thru the surgery i was too scared, petrified. But on the other hand i live with unfathomable pain--so unfortunately their is no light @ the end of the tunnel, even though i pray for a miracle daily.

I am in soooooo much pain i cant take it. Its soo depressing. I was an extra on mcleods daughters in 03, a complete knock-out,, now 9 years later i am almost unrecognizable with 45 kilos in weight gain ((((((((