So I need to start by making many apologies. Firstly, if you've been reading and I haven't been posting, I am sorry, there was nothing exciting to report so I thought I'd keep quiet. My second apology is two-fold and comes as the result of my check-up appointment this morning. I was informed by a mildly upset Mr Cooke that I had constantly referred to the 'Lovely Mr Rogers' in my blogs and had not only mentioned him very little but also never referred to him as lovely. So I send my apologies out into the ether to the obviously adorable Mr Cooke but also to Mr Rogers who is now apparently called the 'Lovely Mr Rogers' by Mr Cooke.
This morning was supposed to be my last check up but I have been having issues with the head of the not inconsiderable screw (see photo below) in my right heel which is irritating me. I was informed, however, that it is a swift and relatively pain/issue free op to remove it so that's all booked in.
Other than that the new feet progress well. I am fully mobile and active, have not sadly done as much exercise as perhaps I would have liked but did a considerable amount of walking recently on a work related trip with no major issues. I also, joy of joys, tried on a pair of ballet pumps. Anyone who has met me will realize I was never meant to actually DO ballet but I enjoy the idea of a slip-on shoe that is flat but my previous issue with this design was that because my toes curled when I lifted my foot up they would simply cause my whole foot to slip out of the shoe at the front end. Not an ideal situation. HOWEVER, my new fun toes mean they don't curl when lifting so I can now wear said shoe-type with relative ease. Now the only trouble is finding a pair I actually like!
Side X-Ray, left foot. Nice screw to hold the heel together, pin on lower ankle to hold the re-positioned tibialis posterior in place, staple type thing to do something or other with the first metatarsal bone and pin in big toe better on the pic below...
Top X-Ray, left foot. Better view of staple in metatarsal bone as well as nice one of the big toe pin. Also, just visible are small pins holding the newly positioned toe tendons down at the very ends of each metatarsal
