Dilemma- opinions?

"Laura R." wrote in message
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circa Tue, 22 Jun 2004 07:19:18 -0400, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Wendy ) said,
Been meaning to ask what the cast and stitches are for? I think
somewhere
you said you'd be getting the cast off yesterday. How'd it go?

I had foot surgery three weeks ago to correct hallux valgus (fancy
words for bunions) and hallux interphalangeus (fancy words for a toe
that bends sideways in the middle). I also have very high arches,
which is unusual in people with these deformities and apparently
makes surgery harder. So, I've been on crutches and in a cast and
have a couple of cut, reshaped bones and screws in my foot
(permanently), and I get to do it all over again in a couple of
months for the other foot. Yee haw. ;-)

I did get the cast off and stitches out yesterday, and now I'm in a
big clunky surgical shoe and am finally able to put some weight on my
foot (yay!). Being able to actually walk back from the kitchen
carrying something *in my hands* instead of pushing it along on a
little cart in front of me is *heaven* right now, I tell you. In a
couple more weeks, I get an x-ray to make sure everything is healing
properly and then I get to wear tennis shoes for a month or so. After
that, regular flat shoes and then the surgery on the other foot.

It's a good thing I got out of the cast yesterday, because Jack and
Natasha are coming to live with me on Thursday. :-)

Laura
--

Glad to hear all went well with the unveiling. With any luck your new babies
will have acclimated before you have the other foot done. Good luck with the
feet and the new additions. )

W

Laura R.

writes:

It's a good thing I got out of the cast yesterday, because Jack and
Natasha are coming to live with me on Thursday. :-)

Fabulous! Congrats on getting two such adorable cats!

Laura R.

writes:

It's a good thing I got out of the cast yesterday, because Jack and
Natasha are coming to live with me on Thursday. :-)

Fabulous! Congrats on getting two such adorable cats!

Laura R.

writes:

It's a good thing I got out of the cast yesterday, because Jack and
Natasha are coming to live with me on Thursday. :-)

Fabulous! Congrats on getting two such adorable cats!