That being said, my doctor was pleased with how things are progressing, and answered all my questions about what to expect for the next week. It was actually somewhat simple: more of the same.
I asked why I was given a general anesthesia, instead of the local that was planned. As I understand it, once the operation was underway and I was very lightly sedated, I was in obvious discomfort as they were manipulating things and they decided to put me all the way out. Of course, I have no recollection whatsoever of any of this.
The actual procedure I had was a 'Lapidus bunionectomy with an Akin osteotomy of the large toe'. I have no idea what that means.
At any rate, they removed the dressing, took x-rays, cleaned up and checked everything out, cleaned the external fixation apparatus with alcohol, applied a new dressing, and then made modifications to my boot, to accommodate the large bulge of the external torture device.
Naturally, during this entire process, I was taking pictures, and here you go:
Unwrapping the dressing:
My first glimpse of the external fixation (i.e. torture) device:
Feel free to bypass this one:
Dr. Gentile (a heck of a nice guy) seems pleased with his handiwork (or is that 'footwork'):
Here I am, with crutches and 'the boot'. Time to hop back into bed:
3 comments:
Awesome pics!!! Appreciate you going through all this just to have cool pics to post. And that torture device actually gave me a minor 'whoa!' moment :)
Hey, no sacrifice is too great, to provide eye-candy for you voyeurs.
At my first meeting with the doc, he placed in my hand a skeleton foot with the 'device' attached, so that I would understand what he was proposing.
Still, the experience of seeing one protruding from an appendage which I have lived with all my life was indeed a 'whoa' moment.
Did it hurt when he removed the pins? I had this same procedure done last Thursday and i see my doctor tomorrow hopefully to remove the cast and pins.
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