[slickjesus]

I lost 2 toes on my left foot. I'm still able to to walk however the remaining two toes are turning left and won't lay flat. My ortho doc said I'd need soft-tissue surgery to release the tendons so as to straighten the toes out and to make them lay flat. I then could wear shoes. Anyone else familiar with this procedure? I'm curious to others experiences with this. thanks.

[cherylm]

I'm thinking that the procedure might be something like what I went through...and, if so, it's a cinch!

My right foot underwent a radical surgical reconstruction...I had tendons grafted and re-anchored, and my right heel was sawed off and then bolted back in a new position in order to try and straighten my foot out and take some of the strain off of the grafted tendons. It was a basically successful procedure, if very extreme, but it left me with a severe hammertoe on my big toe, which was making wearing shoes a problem.

Thus, the "soft tissue surgery to release the tendon" on the big toe. The whole thing took less than five minutes...my surgeon just numbed the toe and jabbed it with a scalpel to release the tendon. My toe flattened out nicely, I didn't even need stitches, and I was doing limited walking immediately. I still have a little movement in the toe, so it's good for helping to keep my balance.

If that's what your doctor is considering to stop the "left turn" issue, I'd recommend giving it a try.........

[slickjesus]

Thanks Cheryl for sharing your procedures and trials. I'll no doubt give it a go once my foot finishes healing. It's at the last bit. It looks grotesque but I'm of course extremely grateful I can walk and will, down the road, be able to ignore it. It is mine however so I'd better learn to love it. -Blaise