Bunion Surgery #2 - A Trip Report of Sorts

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Lynne Leichtfuss

Sport climber

Will know soon

Mar 26, 2010 - 02:51am PT

Great tr for all those that need to have this information. What a trooper you are. Glad all is mending nicely. Continued prayers for healing and fun time back on the rock. Peace, lynne

steelmnkey

climber

Vision man...ya gotta have vision...

Mar 26, 2010 - 09:49am PT

I hope you told Dave that it didn't, though, and have now got him waiting on you hand and... uh... foot.

Hey, that's a great idea. Work it girl!!! :-)

(I'm pretty sure Dave is already taking care of this)

philo

Trad climber

Somewhere halfway over the rainbow

Mar 26, 2010 - 09:56am PT

Crimps have you considered making dresses for your feet?

Off White

climber

Tenino, WA

Mar 26, 2010 - 10:20am PT

This is all very interesting. I've had a pretty severe bunion on the left foot for 35 years, but no pain and I've always climbed okay with it. Now the neuroma in the right one, that's a different story...

F10

Trad climber

e350 / Bishop

Mar 26, 2010 - 11:38am PT

Sounds like all is going well,

Thanks for the photos, made me jump a little while I was having my breakfast

TGT

Social climber

So Cal

Mar 26, 2010 - 11:44am PT

A friend of mine has had bunions on both feet removed but now needs neuromas that were discovered afterward removed. She's curious as to how that part is working out.

She's a pretty good ice climber too. Anyone have any experience with that after neuroma removal as well as how it effects rock climbing?

We need to get our rope gun back in the game.

climber

Training for the Blue Tape Route on Half Dome

Mar 26, 2010 - 12:04pm PT

FrankenFoot is actually looking better than it's twin this time...or is it just my faulty memory, Crimpie?

Glad you're through the worst of it and getting back to adventuring sans hooves. ;-)

Crimpergirl

Sport climber

Boulder, Colorado!

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 26, 2010 - 12:33pm PT

You make the call - did the surgery put me in the running for being a foot model? :)

As far as getting neuromas removed, I doubt it'd keep her out of the game long. It's just that smaller incision, snip snip snip, stitch stitch stich, and bit of healing. Like I mentioned above, the 3rd and 4th toes are then in a state of numbness (like when your arm goes to sleep), but they function perfectly well. And given they way climbing can hurt your feet, the numbness is a bit welcome! I would think having them removed would only improve climbing. Neuromas are really painful.

Anyone who just had neuroma surgery know better?

Toker Villain

Big Wall climber

Toquerville, Utah

Mar 26, 2010 - 12:56pm PT

Glad things are turning out well.

If I needed bunion surgery I would want a podiatrist/surgeon that at least has redpointed a few elevens.

Fortunately I have known one since he was in college.
Ron Killian is about to be a father for the fourth time now. His first son! (I tell him he should name the kid after me).
So if any of you considering surgery are ready to take a little trip to Lake Havasu send me an email if you want his contact info. He's the best.

ron gomez

Trad climber

fallbrook,ca

Mar 26, 2010 - 01:10pm PT

Hey Callie, glad things went well for you....see you guys out here for the Bridwell event? PERFECT weather that time of year!
Peace

Crimpergirl

Sport climber

Boulder, Colorado!

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 26, 2010 - 01:14pm PT

We won't make the Bridwell event unfortunately. I'll be at the university and I recall Dave has some event already planned. I can't remember what event though. (Hydrocondone haze clearing slowly...where the hell did all these cat dresses come from??).

Sorry we'll miss it and miss seeing everyone. We'll be out there eventually this year though! We'll have to get together...

mrtropy

Trad climber

Nor Cal

Mar 26, 2010 - 02:13pm PT

This is kind of a cross post but in case you miss the other one. My wife's feet look just like your pre surgery feet and my brother can't wait to get in there and start cutting.

Foot surgery related-Little brother is a foot doctor.

Not a bunion but I think soon he will do my wife's bunions.

Crimpergirl

Sport climber

Boulder, Colorado!

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 26, 2010 - 02:15pm PT

Those are most excellent. I would love to have video or still shots of my surgery. Especially the bone saws (ew) and the soft tissue manipulation. very cool stuff!

climber

Mar 26, 2010 - 02:17pm PT

eeeeeYuck! Those last photos look like a mouth with teeth growing in that frickin' foot. Aliens!!!

Glad it turned out well Crimpie. Speedy recovery.

pc

Crimpergirl

Sport climber

Boulder, Colorado!

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 26, 2010 - 02:46pm PT

BWAHAHAHHAAAA!

TGT

Social climber

So Cal

Mar 26, 2010 - 02:52pm PT

I had a surgeon tell the gas passer to knock me out once,

because I kept trying to sit up and watch :-)

Lissiehoya

climber

Saint Louis, MO

Mar 26, 2010 - 05:05pm PT

I had that surgery on my right foot while I was teaching high school. I too did it right around vacation so I could have enough time to heal and my best friend lent me the entire series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on DVD for my recovery time (though actually the most vivid memory of that time I have was watching the live coverage on CNN of a smokestack in the Vatican during the papal election).

Anyway, I'll probably have to get my other foot done at some point.

Also: nice UMSL sweatshirt!