Pre-Surgery Category

Tuesday Is Surgery Day!

By: Christina on: Nov 16,2008 In: Pre-Surgery

Hey there!
I’m just about ready for the second surgery (right foot this time) and do I have some news. I may just have some pics from the actual surgery to post afterward. That’ll be neat for you and me.
I’m headed to San Francisco tomorrow afternoon. I think I might just pay the seals [...]

Sugery A No-Go

By: Christina on: Jul 29,2008 In: Pre-Surgery
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An interesting thing happened this morning. We got up early and made our way to the surgery center. We finally found parking and walked two blocks east to the surgery center to check in.
We rode up the elevator to the second floor and upon stepping out of the elevator I pulled my ID out of [...]

Tomorrow’s The First Surgery

By: Christina on: Jul 28,2008 In: Pre-Surgery
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Wow! Tomorrow morning at this time I’ll be in surgery. My doctor, Dr. Marino, will be just about done with me and I’ll be headed to recovery shortly.
The last two weeks have been somewhat crazy. Who knew there would be so much to do to prepare for surgery!
I’m feeling pretty good about it. Everyone has [...]

Answers To Some Questions

By: Christina on: Jul 28,2008 In: Pre-Surgery
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Good morning!
I was just asked a couple of really good questions about this whole thing.
I thought you might have the same questions so I thought I’d post the questions and answers here.
Do these surgeries project complete recovery?
There is a 50% chance of success. Some places I saw there was a 50-70% success rate. Due to [...]

Broken Police Officer Medically Retired – Plantar Fasciitis

By: Christina on: Jul 21,2008 In: Pre-Surgery
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In 2000 at the age of 27 I was hired by a University Police Department (I won’t say the name because of stories I share on the About Christina page – that’s where you can read my full story) and put through the police academy. That is where the plantar fasciitis begins.
You may be wondering [...]

Here I Am!

By: Christina on: Jul 21,2008 In: Pre-Surgery
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Hey there! Thanks for stopping by.
I just finished installing the blog. I’ll post more as I approach the surgery date – July 29th – and let you know how I’m getting along and preparing for my first surgery – plantar fasciotomy.
I’m a little nervous about the foot surgery, but an awesome thing [...]

About this blog

When I started thinking about having surgery for my plantar fasciitis I spent hours researching online. I could only find one personal experience with plantar fasciotomy and it hadn't been updated in a long time.

So I thought I'd chronicle my journey from beginning to end and post updates as time goes on as to how well the surgeries worked for me. I'll be having two - one surgery for each foot. I have bilateral plantar fasciitis.

I also created this blog so that my family, friends, associates and clients could easily check my progress and chat with me during recovery.

So if you're visiting this blog way after I've had surgery, I hope the information you find here helps. If you're one of my family members, friends, associates or clients, I hope you'll post lots of comments because your support will keep me going strong through post-op recovery.

Regardless of when you stop by, I'm glad you're here!


Disclaimer...

I am not a doctor or licensed professional. Information presented on this website is for educational purposes only and should not be used to replace the advice of your doctor, physical therapist or other medical or licensed professional. Information presented on this site is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure plantar fasciitis, foot pain or any other condition or illness. No statements have been evaluated by the FDA or other government or medical entity.

This is just me sharing my experiences with you. What works for me may not work for you or anyone else. If you have or suspect you have a medical condition such as plantar fasciitis or other foot pain, please see your physician immediately for proper care.


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