So I realized recently I had failed to post my 1 year update, which I think was officially about 2 weeks ago. I am doing absolutely great and frequently forget I've had surgery. I honestly cannot recommend this procedure enough to anyone who has CMT and has had problems with walking/shoes/balance etc.
While my problems were never huge, when I had two mismatched feet half way through my surgical journey I had a great basis for comparison. I suddenly realized that having my heel centralized made the outer tendons in my legs ache MUCH less when walking on slopes. I realized that now my weight was born evenly down the axis of my leg doing exercises like squats were so much easier. And I found that when I tried longer strides to stretch my leg it stretched my calf evenly down the back, rather than only down one side.
On a more childish and selfish note I've found I LOVE wiggling my toes and having them look like they're waving, which I've never been able to do before. I love wearing toe post sandals and not having them slip off my foot because they're held on at a wonky angle. Most of all I love wearing shoes that are a little snug and not having my toes rubbed to bleeding.
Yes I have had some problems, I had some aches and pains, I had some infections but all in all its been great. I'm going to put a thank you out there to Paul Cooke and especially Mark Rogers who have been amazing throughout this process, and to all the nurses at the Nuffield who were truly amazing. I'll sign off now and pop a video on of some waving toes as soon as I can find my camera!
Best wishes to anyone who wants to have this done and happy walking!
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