I agree about getting as many opinions as you feel that you need. Just by viewing my x-rays the doctor's said that the only option for me was ankle fusion with a bone graft, yet when they did the actual surgery, the damage inside was much, much worse than what the x-rays showed. They ended up having to remove part of my leg bone b/c they didn't have enough bone from the bone bank for the graft. Much more had to be removed & my entire joint was taken out as well. The surgery took an extra 2 hours than it was supposed to and my recovery time was much longer than expected. I am still happy that I had the surgery though b/c I was barely walking before, even with a cane & by now I wouldn't be able to walk at all.
-Jessica
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I agree about getting as many opinions as you feel that you need. Just by viewing my x-rays the doctor's said that the only option for me was ankle fusion with a bone graft, yet when they did the actual surgery, the damage inside was much, much worse than what the x-rays showed. They ended up having to remove part of my leg bone b/c they didn't have enough bone from the bone bank for the graft. Much more had to be removed & my entire joint was taken out as well. The surgery took an extra 2 hours than it was supposed to and my recovery time was much longer than expected. I am still happy that I had the surgery though b/c I was barely walking before, even with a cane & by now I wouldn't be able to walk at all.
January 14, 2012 - 5:27am-Jessica
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