Day 6 post op Hyprocure

Day 6 post op the Hyprocure TM by Dr Graham and a whole new world of a non wobbly - albeit asymmetric- foot is opening up.
It will be 4 weeks before I can safely (ish) assume that fibrous adhesions have formed sufficiently to be less nervous of it, but so far so good. No pain. Able to walk up and down stairs and did a Mum stint around Asda, as you do, with a wrapped up foot and a sock on as unable
to put on a shoe that we (me , myself and I ) agree on.
The most difficult thing is what to wear. All old shoes are out, no need for orthotics and new shoes yet to be bought or worked out! Still too early for heels.
It may be wellies yet. Hunter of course.

My Flatfoot correction

I am officially the new owner of a new foot! My Supplefoot has a stent in place and I have a non wobbly, arched foot. The longterm problems of hyperpronation are resolved and I am delighted.

The operation was yesterday and I am in no pain. The surgery was fine, done under local anaesthesiae with barely any pain and my sub talar arthroeresis went well.
The implant used to transform my foot is the Hyprocure TM and we have amazing before and immediately after xray pictures.
The surprising find from the motion analysis tests was a rigid beam of a 4th metatarsal that has supported my feet despite all the flexibility around it.
By getting this hyper pronated foot corrected I have headed off a bunion later on, early hallux limitus, neuromas and capsulitis in the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal heads (seen moving around alarmingly!) no wonder I had shearing stress and paraesthesiae there. And that is just the front part of my foot!
It immediately feels like the arch has been restored(it has) and I guess it might be like having old fashioned (now discredited) electric current treatment to "strengthen arch muscles."

So despite having worn orthotics since podiatry college aged 19, the flat feet were not going to improve. They - there is still another one to do- deterioate over time and cause all sorts of conditions up and down the skeletal frame.

Thanks to Dr Graham, DPM for designing it, performing the surgery and looking after me!
He is a genius.

PS As soon as I can I shall share with you my pictures of my foot. In the meantime the image is of the stent in place, from the Gramedica website. For more info go to www.hyperpronation.com

Best wishes

Emma Supple

Communication

Supplefeet has just hosted a seminar on surgery. It was very good, although I say it myself! We had great feedback and there was a real engagement from the delegates. Thanks to Steve Kriss and Grahame Mann for their contributions, very valuable.
Judith facilitated it for us and was, as always, an inspiration. She looked at communication and pointed out that the average time given to a patient by the medical profession to explain their problem is 23 seconds! We did some exercises just to drive home the point that listening is essential. Many clinical histories are to be found in the story of the complaint and taking the time to hear the story is so important.
When I worked in Chicago for the great Lowell Weil, he was excellent at this. He had a great deal to teach on approaching patients and making a difference to their care.

So I am off to the States tomorrow to join a conference on flatfeet. My new intent, after today, is to listen more!