Pookah
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Just copypasta of what I wrote on a health discussion board.
"Had my surgery 5/2/12 so almost a week ago. Left foot, 2 neuromas (1 incision.) The middle toe is completely numb, the inner sides of the toes next to it are also numb. (The numbness is expected and I know probably permanent.) The numb toe was cool to the touch and slow to refill with blood for a day or so after. I loosened the gauze that was packed around it per a phone call to the doctor.
Bandages have felt a bit tight and are my major source of pain/discomfort. They gave me a percocet before I even left recovery because the foot was bothering me, I now believe it is the bandages. I have not taken any of my prescription bottle of percs since I do not think the pain rates such a strong pill and because after I got home I had breathing difficulty after taking it. Have taken tylenol for headaches more than anything.
I elevated the majority of the first 3 days and if the foot has been up a long time even now bringing it down hurts and throbs into the toes due to blood rushing to the area.
The nurses did not put a surgical shoe on me because "it would not fit over the bandaging." The post-op instructions said to weight bear as tolerated but it is hard to do so in the tight dressing. I have tried it on the heel because the bottom of the forefoot is painful, I have hit it by accident a couple times and its made me jump, but I felt too much discomfort from the pinky toe along the side and a sensation of pulling on the incision. I have been mostly using crutches and hopping.
Under the dressings is kind of itchy now and my toes feel pretty squashed also I have a crease down the pinky toe side of the bottom of the foot due to the squashing of everything. Tomorrow I get the bandages changed, though I don't know if the stitches will come out then or at a later date.
Showering has been fun.
Initially I sat against the long wall of the tub with my left foot over the edge (wrapped in plastic/rubber bands) and my left side to the spigot. Not too bad because I have a hand held showerhead. My mother found my departed great-grandmother's shower chair though so I have been experimenting with that since. Showering less often due to relative difficulty of doing so and not wanting to chance getting the foot wet somehow.
I am hoping everything looks good tomorrow and that I can get this surgical shoe I keep hearing about, would like to be more mobile. Crutches are really not a great solution for me, my house has many narrow areas making them hard to use."
"Had my surgery 5/2/12 so almost a week ago. Left foot, 2 neuromas (1 incision.) The middle toe is completely numb, the inner sides of the toes next to it are also numb. (The numbness is expected and I know probably permanent.) The numb toe was cool to the touch and slow to refill with blood for a day or so after. I loosened the gauze that was packed around it per a phone call to the doctor.
Bandages have felt a bit tight and are my major source of pain/discomfort. They gave me a percocet before I even left recovery because the foot was bothering me, I now believe it is the bandages. I have not taken any of my prescription bottle of percs since I do not think the pain rates such a strong pill and because after I got home I had breathing difficulty after taking it. Have taken tylenol for headaches more than anything.
I elevated the majority of the first 3 days and if the foot has been up a long time even now bringing it down hurts and throbs into the toes due to blood rushing to the area.
The nurses did not put a surgical shoe on me because "it would not fit over the bandaging." The post-op instructions said to weight bear as tolerated but it is hard to do so in the tight dressing. I have tried it on the heel because the bottom of the forefoot is painful, I have hit it by accident a couple times and its made me jump, but I felt too much discomfort from the pinky toe along the side and a sensation of pulling on the incision. I have been mostly using crutches and hopping.
Under the dressings is kind of itchy now and my toes feel pretty squashed also I have a crease down the pinky toe side of the bottom of the foot due to the squashing of everything. Tomorrow I get the bandages changed, though I don't know if the stitches will come out then or at a later date.
Showering has been fun.
Initially I sat against the long wall of the tub with my left foot over the edge (wrapped in plastic/rubber bands) and my left side to the spigot. Not too bad because I have a hand held showerhead. My mother found my departed great-grandmother's shower chair though so I have been experimenting with that since. Showering less often due to relative difficulty of doing so and not wanting to chance getting the foot wet somehow.I am hoping everything looks good tomorrow and that I can get this surgical shoe I keep hearing about, would like to be more mobile. Crutches are really not a great solution for me, my house has many narrow areas making them hard to use."
