So I had a bunionectomy on April 24, and the two dislocated toes straightened. I hadn't had surgery since age 5 when I had my tonsils out. My friend Fran stayed with me that night at home. Anesthesia was involved. Scary dreams later, itchy. Friend Julia came over morning and night the next few days and took photos of the toes which I sent to my doctor. He's done a lot of these procedures. Two nights after the surgery, Julia said: I don't like the looks of the second toe. I emailed a photo to Dr. Polun. He called and said: Can you get into my office? Julia drove and we got there at 10 pm. He took the pins out of the two straightened toes. No more pain. No more pain med. Oxycodone. No more bad dreams.
Photo: Julia at the May 19 Preakness party.
There's another way to do the buionectomy and my doctor practiced the week before toward that way. But the deformity was too severe so he used a permanent plate, as shown.
ReplyDeleteMy nephew Geoff is working in Tasmania for a few months, working on the engineering for a nickel mine. The plate in my foot is titanium and nickel. Wouldn't it be nefty if the nickel in the plate came from Geoff's mine?
ReplyDeleteNifty.
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