Oct 06 2010
Pre-op
I had my pre-op assessment a week before the operation itself.
My consultant, still lovely, explained that from examining the MRI scan, he could see there was an 8 cm gap between the ends of my tendon, and so he thought he would have to use the tendon from my big toe to close the gap and strengthen it. The risks of this are that I could get nerve damage along the foot where that tendon was originally, and it might affect the balance on that foot, as your toes help you balance.
I asked how big the wound was going to be, and he said that it would go from the bottom of my ankle to mid way up my calf (bit scary!). At this point I sort of just want to get it over and done with.
The consultant said that if the operation is early in the morning I might be out the same day, but that it’s more likely I’ll be in until the day after. So I’ve told work that I’ll be off sick on the Thursday and Friday (14th and 15th) but that I might be back on the Monday depending on how I get on afterwards.
