Foot Surgery Recovery

[sdskiqueen]

I had foot surgery on August 28th. It involved quite a lot of work - 6 procedures. My surgeon fixed: short toe, long toe, bunion, tailor's bunion/bunionette, and repaired two toes an earlier surgery messed up by another surgeon. Needless to say, it's been a long road and I am out of the cast and in a walking orthodic boot. In a couple of weeks I'll hopefully be able to wear a sneaker and should be able to ski by January. I specifically asked my surgeon about the timing of the surgery to be able to not miss too much of the season. Has any Diva out there had foot surgery? What's it like to ski again? Any recommendations for getting back on the slopes?

 

[ski diva]

I haven't had foot surgery, but just wanted to say that I hope the remainder of your recovery goes well, and that you're on the slopes soon!

 

[pinto]

I had foot surgery on August 28th. It involved quite a lot of work - 6 procedures. My surgeon fixed: short toe, long toe, bunion, tailor's bunion/bunionette, and repaired two toes an earlier surgery messed up by another surgeon. Needless to say, it's been a long road and I am out of the cast and in a walking orthodic boot. In a couple of weeks I'll hopefully be able to wear a sneaker and should be able to ski by January. I specifically asked my surgeon about the timing of the surgery to be able to not miss too much of the season. Has any Diva out there had foot surgery? What's it like to ski again? Any recommendations for getting back on the slopes?

I had the joint in my right big toe replaced a little over 2 years ago, also an August surgery. I didn't have quite the number of toes affected as you have had, so I'm not sure how relevant my experience is.

Basically, once my foot was in the ski boot, I was completely fine. The boot is stiff, your toes are protected and don't move or get things dropped on them, etc.

Getting my foot into the boot, however, was pretty bad for the first couple of months. I have fairly tight, stiff boots, so it isn't exactly easy anyway. I used a hair dryer to soften up the boot, but it was still very painful. I cleared the condo a few times. Must have said some not-nice things.

I think tcarey has had big toe surgery too? If my memory isn't completely damaged...

 

[tcarey]

Yup I too had toe surgery.Once my foot was in the boot it was fine.No problems at all!

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