HyProCure Part Deux

HyProCure: Part Deux

 

It is September 5^th, 2012 and I am one month and 4 days away from having HyProCure surgery on my left foot. That's right, October 9th, 2012

Three months ago on June 6th, 2012 - 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAzCjF1EPDA&feature=g-upl

I had double surgery, the hyperpronation correcting HyProCure, as well as a bunionectomy.

After three months I can say that the right foot is doing very well, but I am surprised that I still have to take it easy. We went to the Greenbelt Festival at Lake Christie near Dundas, Ontario on Saturday August 27^th

http://www.harvestpicnic.ca/

Of course I walked along the beach, and back and forth across the festival grounds all day. By nighttime the foot was swollen and sore to walk on, but a day or two of rest, coupled with the ingesting of the anti-inflammatory drug Advil, and I am walking without a limp again. But that is the thing; if I over do it, I start to limp again. My big scary question is, what will happen after I have the second surgery, and both feet need to be pampered?

Well for the answer to that question, and more info on my progress and pitfalls, come back to check. I will also be posting the next surgery video which I will film with my Sony AVCHD Handycam, instead of my iPhone. I have cleared it with the doctor. The first video was done on the spur of the moment, as you will see, because the film starts when he has already begun the HyProCure stent installation process. Nonetheless, I still got great clarity on the first film. 

Next time the camera will hopefully be better positioned for a clearer shot of the surgery.

Stay tuned.

HyProCure Part one - right foot

So this is what the foot looks like, pre-surgery. It doesn't look too bad from this angle. The shot does not clearly show how intense the protrusion was. But this bunion made it so I was no longer able to wear any shoes comfortably. And the strain on my knees and hips from the fallen arch, made it nearly impossible to walk for any distance, including the basic strolls involved in grocery shopping, etc.

 I wish I had been more proactive regarding the filming of the surgery, but it wasn't until I was on the operating table that I requested permission to film the two procedures, both the Hyprocure and the Bunionectomy, from the attending doctor, David Greenberg. Until then, I was far more concerned with my questions, anxiety about my health and future of my walking prospects. Once I got over the excruciating pain involved in the freezing of my foot and I became marginally coherent again, only then did I think of filming for posterity's sake. So out came the IPhone and voila. Do Not Watch the film if you are SQUEAMISH!

What you see far more clearly in this filming is the Bunionectomy I'm serious, do not watch this unless you have an in-depth scientific appreciation for all things anatomical and biological!

I will post the rest of my recovery journey in the days to come. I have already secured Dr Greenberg's permission for the filming of the left foot HyProCure surgery, booked for October 9th, 2012, which I promise will be filmed with greater precision and attention given to the final product. Like I said, this was done under strained circumstances. One might say, under duress.