Its only been just over a year but it certainly feels like it!
All the joint cartilage in one foot has been more or less destroyed - Almost like arthritis but with no other symptoms. Docs reckon it may be a post-viral thing as I had two bad viral infections (one possibly swine flu) in the six months before it started hurting, then deforming.
In the meantime bone grinding on bone means I’m struggling to walk more than a few steps without agony, even with quite strong opiate painkillers! By the end of the week, I usually just need to rest - so going out/socialising has suffered badly.
The surgery is going to crack-open the main joints, scrape-out the remains, grind down the extra bone and put everything back together with metal plates. That should end the pain and allow me much more normal movement.
Thanks - I’m not looking forward to it at all as I’m told it will be very painful and I’m going to be immobile for arounf six weeks after but needs-must.
