Hello! I have not been feeling well over the past few days and although I can't help but worry if it is surgery related, I honestly don't think that it is. I had all the signs of an infection that started this past Tuesday...the very next day after I had gone in to see my doctor. I think the only thing that kept me reassured that it wasn't an infection, was that my feet (toes) didn't hurt or feel swollen...at all. My ankles weren't swollen either.
I had a fever and chills that kept coming and going up until yesterday. Then I had stomach pains all day yesterday. I was feeling fatigued, even up until this morning. I kind of feel I should not be mentioning this since I don't think it's related, but I get my stitches out Monday and if anything comes up...well I had some of the signs.
One thing I will say for sure that I know is surgery related and this is quite embarrassing, but I had constipation because of the pain meds. So, I recommend preparing yourself with a couple enemas, laxatives or whatever you use or load up with fiber because if you aren't taking any extra precautions and you are taking the pain meds, you are going to get constipated and if you let it get to far gone, your only relief might be the hospital...no kidding.
My feet were feeling a little uncomfortable today and with the headache I had, I decided to take an Aleve, that actually worked faster on my feet than it did on my headache. My right foot feels less numb and strange than my left. Of course I am still elevating, all day everyday, but I try to move my feet around by the ankles to help with circulation and it actually seems to help....a little.
I would give anything to massage my toes right about now! I am already so tired of "this" whole thing, but that could be do to other things in my life that are stressful right now too. I also think that the possibility of my doctor having not removing the corns on the toes as he said he would, has me feeling irritated about the whole process.
I mean, let's be honest. My toes were hideous and this whole process is a lot to deal with; and you sacrifice tremendously in a lot of ways and you deal with a lot of pain. Why would I want to go through this, without knowing that I will have better looking toes to the best of the doctor's ability? I may have found another surgeon. One who is not only interested in fixing the problem, but also interested in the cosmetic aspects of the final result. I think a surgeon who is not interested in the cosmetic aspects, is a somewhat outdated surgeon and knowing this, I would have no interest in working with that surgeon. Hammertoes are ugly toes! Why straighten the toes and leave the corns??? Corns still make toes ugly, right? So, no more hammertoes, but you still have ugly toes!
So, with that being said...choose your surgeon wisely. Ask for what you want done. If you have corns, ask that they be removed, to be sure they will be gone. Why wait, when your already under the knife. It can be done! If your surgeon is not interested in the cosmetic aspect of the surgery, but that's important to you, maybe you should get a second opinion.
Well...thanks for reading. Goodnight.
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