Bilateral Bunionectomy with Double Osteotomy with Internal Screw and Staple Fixation
Sounds pretty scary, huh? When the surgical nurses asked Gary in pre-op for the millionth time what his name was and what procedure he was in for, he rattled that off with only one pause in it. You would of thought it was a test, and if he failed it, he would have to keep his painful bunions!
Gary's surgery went very well on Wednesday--thanks to everyone who called to check on him. Beaumont is quite the hospital. It was a pleasant experience for us both. Everyone was really nice and the procedures were quite seamless.
I will admit that I was slightly nervous about Gary going under the anesthesia, but not as much as Gary thought I was. He was a riot waking up, though, very funny behavior and small pupils. As strange and doped-up as he was acting, the nurses asked him pretty quickly if he was ready to go home. Gary was DETERMINED to overcome the sleepy effects of the medicine that was still in his bloodstream and defy medical science. Fortunately, his reactions were still slow, he didn't answer, and I said he should stay for 15 more minutes. By then, he was back to his normal self and I wasn't afraid to take him home.
Gary says his feet hurt, but he is able to walk 5 minutes per hour. The painkiller seems to be doing its job. He is on an ice regimen, his feet are all wrapped up in bandages, and he has to wear some lovely surgical shoes for the next few weeks. He can't drive for at least a month and we get to have a temporary handicap pass. We'll see how long he will be off work--his note says 4-6 weeks!
We will see the first glimpse of his feet when we go to the doctor's office on Saturday morning. The doctor said it will be bruised, swollen, and pretty nasty looking. He says that a lot of patients don't even look that day. We both want to see them.
Just in case you were curious, if you Google "bunion" you will see some scary photos!
Gary's surgery went very well on Wednesday--thanks to everyone who called to check on him. Beaumont is quite the hospital. It was a pleasant experience for us both. Everyone was really nice and the procedures were quite seamless.
His surgery lasted for about 70 minutes and went very well. The doctor said that his bones cooperated very nicely. The doctor took some chunks out of the bones and put in a staple on the top pink bone and a screw on the bottom pink bone. Now Gary has titanium in both of his feet for the rest of his life, but it won't set off the metal detectors at airports.
I will admit that I was slightly nervous about Gary going under the anesthesia, but not as much as Gary thought I was. He was a riot waking up, though, very funny behavior and small pupils. As strange and doped-up as he was acting, the nurses asked him pretty quickly if he was ready to go home. Gary was DETERMINED to overcome the sleepy effects of the medicine that was still in his bloodstream and defy medical science. Fortunately, his reactions were still slow, he didn't answer, and I said he should stay for 15 more minutes. By then, he was back to his normal self and I wasn't afraid to take him home.
Gary says his feet hurt, but he is able to walk 5 minutes per hour. The painkiller seems to be doing its job. He is on an ice regimen, his feet are all wrapped up in bandages, and he has to wear some lovely surgical shoes for the next few weeks. He can't drive for at least a month and we get to have a temporary handicap pass. We'll see how long he will be off work--his note says 4-6 weeks!
We will see the first glimpse of his feet when we go to the doctor's office on Saturday morning. The doctor said it will be bruised, swollen, and pretty nasty looking. He says that a lot of patients don't even look that day. We both want to see them.
Just in case you were curious, if you Google "bunion" you will see some scary photos!
1 Comments:
Let the records show that during your first 18 + years you had NO CAVITIES under your parents watch!
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Anonymous, at Sunday, September 23, 2007 9:07:00 PM
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