I had a fusion on november 28th 2011. I have 5 screws in my right foot. They also put two pins in my two outer toes which have been removed about 6 weeks ago. I'm getting some motion back in my toes and am able to put weight on it now. It still swells up from my trying to use it to much, but as of right now I would still have the fusion procedure done. I am to start PT next week and my doc says that I'm way ahead of the normal schedule. My foot is for the most part numb for now, but hopefully that will subside some. I will try to keep you informed as to how things go after a few weeks of PT.
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Hi I had a go carting accident in tenerife and my right foot was crushed under the pedal. I had steroid injection in 1st and 2nd metatarsal joints and feels good after a month now but won't last long. I have been recommended mid foot fusion operation but worried about how it would go and if I would have any complications after. would it be a long recovery
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I had a Lisfranc dislocation which required the 1st and 2nd metatarsals to be repaired with ORIFs, they were both also fused. I am over 100 days out from surgery and I was an avid distance runner-and I can walk for about 5 min in a sneaker two sizes larger than what I used to wear and mostly unlaced for about 5 - 10 min, and then I am in extreme pain-and I have a very high tolerance for pain.
PT has done nothing for me-I am heartbroken. The swelling continues daily-I am a health care provider and I cannot wear any of my clogs I have worn for the 20 years of my career-I cannot stand for longer than 10 min before my foot is swollen out of the sneaker, and I walk with a very noticeable limp.
There are so many varying degrees of this injury-I had a very severe injury, my physical therapist told me My goal is to be able to walk with some pace by 18 mo. I just wanted to cry. The type of injury I sustained is what surgeons refer to as “NFL career ending.”
Fusion is not going to decrease your pain-it will limit your ability to establish a normal gait, and will result in a flat widened foot, with ZERO ARCH. These injuries swell sometimes up to 2 years-standing up all day and walking from patient room to room, only compounds the swelling and progress back to some sort of normality.
Every situation is substantially different-if your injury required fusion, your surgeon would have fused what needed to be fused to make sure things were stable. The last thing I would want is an additional surgery-and then immobilization AGAIN, and additional scar tissue.
Remember The ideal fixation is to keep it as simple as possible to allow the joint to be stabilized and return to a level of functionality with minimal pain. I think the answer for all of us is diligence with therapy, and finding the right therapy-AND PATIENCE!
All Lisfranc injuries involve soft tissue damage, hence the long term swelling. Once again all of this just takes time to resolve. I know it is hard-trust me I am struggling every minute of everyday-but I am continuing to elevate and ice as often as I can-decreased swelling helps with pain and also allows for more time of functional movement during the day. This is NOT a work friendly injury-and this is where I have run into the biggest frustrations and changes in lifestyle. And, the majority of surgeons have not experienced these lifestyle changes and cannot empathize with the patient and therefore do not keep patients out of work-as in my situation.
So, we all do the best we can-change therapists if you don’t think you are progressing, try alternative therapy-dry needling, electrical stimulation, etc. and listen to your body. Stop when your foot feels like it’s on fire. Elevate and ice. Take it slow-all of the clinical studies I have read study return to baseline functionality-if at all-no sooner than 18 mo, post date of surgery.
PT has done nothing for me-I am heartbroken. The swelling continues daily-I am a health care provider and I cannot wear any of my clogs I have worn for the 20 years of my career-I cannot stand for longer than 10 min before my foot is swollen out of the sneaker, and I walk with a very noticeable limp.
There are so many varying degrees of this injury-I had a very severe injury, my physical therapist told me My goal is to be able to walk with some pace by 18 mo. I just wanted to cry. The type of injury I sustained is what surgeons refer to as “NFL career ending.”
Fusion is not going to decrease your pain-it will limit your ability to establish a normal gait, and will result in a flat widened foot, with ZERO ARCH. These injuries swell sometimes up to 2 years-standing up all day and walking from patient room to room, only compounds the swelling and progress back to some sort of normality.
Every situation is substantially different-if your injury required fusion, your surgeon would have fused what needed to be fused to make sure things were stable. The last thing I would want is an additional surgery-and then immobilization AGAIN, and additional scar tissue.
Remember The ideal fixation is to keep it as simple as possible to allow the joint to be stabilized and return to a level of functionality with minimal pain. I think the answer for all of us is diligence with therapy, and finding the right therapy-AND PATIENCE!
All Lisfranc injuries involve soft tissue damage, hence the long term swelling. Once again all of this just takes time to resolve. I know it is hard-trust me I am struggling every minute of everyday-but I am continuing to elevate and ice as often as I can-decreased swelling helps with pain and also allows for more time of functional movement during the day. This is NOT a work friendly injury-and this is where I have run into the biggest frustrations and changes in lifestyle. And, the majority of surgeons have not experienced these lifestyle changes and cannot empathize with the patient and therefore do not keep patients out of work-as in my situation.
So, we all do the best we can-change therapists if you don’t think you are progressing, try alternative therapy-dry needling, electrical stimulation, etc. and listen to your body. Stop when your foot feels like it’s on fire. Elevate and ice. Take it slow-all of the clinical studies I have read study return to baseline functionality-if at all-no sooner than 18 mo, post date of surgery.
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