Hyprocure Day 9/10

This post is written halfway on day 10 and so will be both days merged.

Yesterday went pretty good. My foot just feels “tired” all the time. Also my right heel was just uncomfortable in my shoe. It just felt like “bam, bam, bam” whenever I walked. So I bought a pair of Dr. Scholls Gel inserts for $15. That made my shoe feel alot nicer this morning. Plus I can put the other insert into the left shoe, instead of my old orthotic, when I have that surgery.

This morning my foot felt VERY tired, but as the day went on it feels “normal again.

 

 

I took these pictures to show you the difference now.

I have an arch! 😀

Granted I was sitting down when taking this picture but I tried to put as much weight to the inside of my foot as possible.

Also, note the rough redness in my arch. You know what that is? An old callous… maybe it’ll disappear now!

I have no idea what the white spots are on my heel… maybe I’m an alien. 😛

 

 

That’s the incision they made. You can see the bruising around my heel also. That stitch sticking out is kinda creepy too.

 

 

 

Does anyone know why I’m bruised near my toes? Maybe the doctor grabbed my foot REAL hard there?

Hyprocure Week 1: The Beginning

Wow… that was quite an experience. I’m walking without crutches now (though carefully) and boy does my foot feel different. I’ve noticed that when I walk I go through these motions now.

1 Heel touches ground

2 I plant my foot and most weight is going to the outside edge

3 I push off with the ball of my foot with emphasis on the big toe

That’s how a normal stride should be right? But of course my foot is not used to this and gets tired very easily. But with time it should become my new “normal”

Oh and here’s the xrays I promised

Hyprocure Day 7

I’m writing this post a little early today…

Tomorrow will be 1 week since I’ve had the surgery done.

I’ve been to the doctor and he said everything looks fine. I had a size 8 put in my foot. I could’ve had a size 9 he said but then my big toe would’ve been off the ground. Because I’ve had this problem for so long my foot is slightly deformed. He also said I’m one of the more severe cases he’s done yet.

This picture is my foot right after they removed the bandage. I am only slightly swollen around the incision. It feels like I have a goos egg on my foot

That dark blue mark is the doctor’s initials, in case you were wondering.

I am going to have the other foot done in around 2 weeks from now.

I got a new pair of shoes today. My old shoes made my foot hurt worse than when I was barefoot. The old orthotic was very painful also. Barefoot I feel fine. I don’t even really need crutches now, but the doctor says to take it slow and avoid uneven terrain.

I can take a shower now (FINALLY) but I am not to take a bath or use a hot tub. (Bummer…)

When I got home I took this picture

 

Here I’m pulling both feet back as far as they will go. See the difference! It’s really an awesome surgery.

Hyprocure Day 6

So today I’m practically pain free. I can even hobble around with no crutches. I favor my other foot but I think it’s mostly from paranoia…

Hyprocure Day 5

Day 5 went without a hitch. I actually managed to get out of my cave and go upstairs. Not really in any pain. Just hurts to walk (if I try)

After this first week I’m only going to post a week by week post unless something astounding happens.

Hyprocure Day 4

Okey Dokey… not much else has happened today. I actually feel like “stretching” my foot, or maybe flexing is more accurate. I’m still paranoid that I might dislocated the stent. Probably just my personality problems 😉

I still can’t walk on it but tried to hobble with crutches to the bathroom. Not a pleasant experience.

Brandon, signing out…

Hyprocure Day 3

So far so good on day 3. I’m not in as much pain as I expected (from reading other people’s experiences) Infact, I really haven’t had much to complain about. My foot is uncomfortable but it still seems to be from my accident yesterday.

Today I can actually feel my toes again and wiggle them without a problem.

I’ve been in bed all day and haven’t really moved except to go to the bathroom of course, which is not really fun when you have to use crutches.

My checkup appointment is going to be on Monday. I expect them to remove the bandage around my foot.

Come to think of it I think I can actually feel the incision today. I am going to assume that the local anesthesia has worn off then.

I’ll post the xray pictures on tuesday.

Keep Prayin’!

 

Hyprocure Day 2

Day 2 went without a hitch… I woke up with no pain.
Therefore I didn’t take any Vicodin. However halfway during the day
I attempted to go up some stairs with crutches and tripped. The
inside of my right foot was used as leverage against the fall.
After that experience I began to feel some discomfort and took some
Vicodin. I was so afraid I might have dislocated the stent. My foot
seems to be slightly skewed when I compare it to the picture of me
holding my foot up in the last post. But I think this is probably
more likely due to swelling because it is painful to put my foot in
a straight position. (i.e. move my ankle to be straight) But Day 2
was a piece of cake I guess… Oh and incase anyone wonders I am
writing these in the morning. (So right now it is Day 3 but in the
morning 😉 ) Edit: I think I’m over reacting. Here is a
picture

Hyprocure Day 1

Hyper Pronation (Flat Feet) is very common among us. Ask your friends/family and you probably know atleast one person with some sort of flat feet. In 2004 Dr. Graham invented a procedure to cure the problem. It’s known simply as hyprocure.

Here’s a picture of what my foot does/did. As you can see it’s quite severe.

This is due to the fact that the ankle bone slides over the heel bone. Hyprocure is a stent (think a bolt/screw/bullet) that is inserted in a negative space inbetween these bones to stabilize the ankle bone. It’s pretty simple and has only been around since 2004.

There aren’t a lot of patient testimonials that go in depth on the internet so I decided to write my own. I hope that this will help anyone else who is thinking about having the procedure done.

The day of surgery was no problem. They gave me an anesthetic that practically put me to sleep. 20 minutes later, I wake up eating a banana muffin and coke. Mmmmm

I feel no pain. I am prescribed Ibuprofen (for swelling) and vicodin (for pain). About for hours after the surgery I started to feel a discomfort in my foot. I didn’t feel pain but just an awareness of my foot. It’s really hard to describe.

I’m afraid to put weight on my foot but I manage to sit down and place my foot on the ground. It’s really amazing my foot is straight!

Here’s a couple pictures of my foot while I was lying in bed.

Now look at the next picture carefully

See how straight my foot is with my leg? Now look at the next picture

My left foot, while relaxing in the air, skews to one side.

So all day I took some vicodin every four hours, never had any real problems.

The doctor said I could walk around (slowly) but I’m too chicken and use crutches instead. They also wanted me to wear a shoe whenever I walk but forgot about that. Oops good thing I didn’t walk much on day 1 anyways.

It is now Day 2 and the last time I’ve had vicodin was 11:00 PM yesterday. I haven’t had any since and it is now 8:30 AM. I’m going to see how long I can go without.

I hope this blog will help anyone else who is thinking of having the procedure done.

Symbaloo. A Cool Start Page

Just found something really cool. If you head on over here there’s a really cool start page that you might want too check out. It’s called Symbaloo.

 

As far as I can tell it is a simple grid that you can insert your favorite book marks into. It has a very stylish look to it. Symbaloo also features some interesting widgets such as weather, rss feed readers, etc. Top it off with google search in the very center and you have a well rounded start page.

Check it out!