Ankle surgery and the road ahead
Posted: August 3rd, 2020, 1:45 pm
A little backstory at the top...
I walked in a rather odd way for most of my life. my feet largely were pointed like this:
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Instead of like this:
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That in and of itself was not particularly problematic much of my life but it did look rather funny to most. It was noticeable during my year in military school but apparently not enough for anything to be done. I continued with this all through my time at Liberty (through my knee injuries, marching band, etc) but it didn't really become particularly noticeable until I started working retail. I found it difficult to stand for long periods of time and alot of activities most people would easily do were steadily becoming painful. It came to a head finally while I was working at Kroger Marketplace in 2018 as a growler attendant (basically a bartender without all the cool mixed drinks and bar tricks) and I finally was able to get a visit to a podiatrist who took an X-ray of my feet and discovered I had what was called a valgus deformity in both my ankles (look it up sometime).as well as severely flat feet. I tried orthotics, physical therapy, other things but finally this year I decided to go ahead and get surgery to correct that deformity.
After delays due to the COVID-19 situation I finally have a date for my first surgery set for August 14 which is next Friday. I am asking for not only prayer for the surgery , which will be the first of two, but for me as I navigate recovery for both feet and ankles. With the employment situation in this country, it has been difficult for me to find new employment with everyone taking precautions due to the coronavirus situation and I will be looking at not being fully recovered for 6-8 weeks with each procedure including two weeks in a cast. Prayers for wisdom, strength and provision would also be appreciated.
I walked in a rather odd way for most of my life. my feet largely were pointed like this:
\ /
Instead of like this:
I I
That in and of itself was not particularly problematic much of my life but it did look rather funny to most. It was noticeable during my year in military school but apparently not enough for anything to be done. I continued with this all through my time at Liberty (through my knee injuries, marching band, etc) but it didn't really become particularly noticeable until I started working retail. I found it difficult to stand for long periods of time and alot of activities most people would easily do were steadily becoming painful. It came to a head finally while I was working at Kroger Marketplace in 2018 as a growler attendant (basically a bartender without all the cool mixed drinks and bar tricks) and I finally was able to get a visit to a podiatrist who took an X-ray of my feet and discovered I had what was called a valgus deformity in both my ankles (look it up sometime).as well as severely flat feet. I tried orthotics, physical therapy, other things but finally this year I decided to go ahead and get surgery to correct that deformity.
After delays due to the COVID-19 situation I finally have a date for my first surgery set for August 14 which is next Friday. I am asking for not only prayer for the surgery , which will be the first of two, but for me as I navigate recovery for both feet and ankles. With the employment situation in this country, it has been difficult for me to find new employment with everyone taking precautions due to the coronavirus situation and I will be looking at not being fully recovered for 6-8 weeks with each procedure including two weeks in a cast. Prayers for wisdom, strength and provision would also be appreciated.