I cannot recommend ankle fusion highly enough. I was 41 when I had it done, and my only regret is waiting so long. I had severe arthritis and an ankle joint that was all but frozen anyway, and pain all the time. After surgery I have a teensy bit of movement due to a newly created bit of a joint just outside what used to be my ankle joint, enough so that I don't even limp. I can jog a little. I can work on my feet all day without feeling anything but regular tired feet. And most important of all, NO PAIN. Don't get me wrong--it's major surgery. I had to have donor bone and a special kind of material to fuse my real bones with the donor bone (to the tune of about 15K), and it was a long and difficult recovery--one that can't be rushed. There was considerable pain after surgery, and it lasted a lot longer than I had anticipated. I still have numb patches of skin, which is very unpleasant. But I wouldn't go back to presurgery for all the money in the world, and given the same opportunity I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
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I cannot recommend ankle fusion highly enough. I was 41 when I had it done, and my only regret is waiting so long. I had severe arthritis and an ankle joint that was all but frozen anyway, and pain all the time. After surgery I have a teensy bit of movement due to a newly created bit of a joint just outside what used to be my ankle joint, enough so that I don't even limp. I can jog a little. I can work on my feet all day without feeling anything but regular tired feet. And most important of all, NO PAIN. Don't get me wrong--it's major surgery. I had to have donor bone and a special kind of material to fuse my real bones with the donor bone (to the tune of about 15K), and it was a long and difficult recovery--one that can't be rushed. There was considerable pain after surgery, and it lasted a lot longer than I had anticipated. I still have numb patches of skin, which is very unpleasant. But I wouldn't go back to presurgery for all the money in the world, and given the same opportunity I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
December 24, 2011 - 1:24pmThis Comment
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