In a month or so I will be more mobile. I’m recuperating right now from a long needed foot surgery. I loved to jog and was pretty committed to it for 11 years. Unfortunately after much pavement pounding and some bad genetics the cartilage in my big toe joint all but disappeared. I stopped running and picked up other exercise routines, but the deteriorated joint lead to daily foot pain. After dealing with this daily pain for several years and starting to walk like an old cowboy it was time to lean into it.
Last Thursday I final went in for the surgery.
The idea was to grind down the excesses bone growths (Bunions) that appear when there is too much wear on a certain area, and to take a small amount out of the middle
of the 1st metatarsal bone to shorten the length. This would create space so the my big toe could actually flex again. It worked out great!
There are two pins holding the new bone alignment in place.
Today I went in to have the bandage changed. This was my first time seeing what it all looked like. So I decided to share! Just in time for Halloween.
I’ve been fascinated with medical stuff all my life. It’s not really about making anything this time, my doctor is doing the making, I’m just doing the healing part.
Hopefully I haven’t succeeded in grossing every one out. I’m very excited at the prospect of having a whole new foot in a couple of months!
