Anyone had ankle/foot surgery before?

[JoLLyRoGer]

I have a large ganglion cyst on my inner ankle (which I ignord for about 2 years, dumb me) and now it's hardened up over time to the point that it is compressing my neuro-pathway. It's somewhat painful and I've had persistant numbness/tinglies across the sole of my foot and my 1st two toes for about 3 months now. My doc believes it is causing me tarsal tunnel syndrome.

After 3 failed attemps at aspiration and no response from corticosteriod injections, the specialist I'm seeing wants to surgically remove it.

Has anyone had a similar foot/ankle surgery? What should I expect as far the procedure, anesthesia (either a 3 way or femoral block combined with a sedative), recovery, etc.?

I've never had a surgery performed (other than wisdom teeth removed) so I'm pretty nervous.

Thanks,
JR..

If you can't be serious, don't bother replying.

 

[Quasmo]

I had an ingrown toe-nail removed.

 

[RabidMongoose]

I played the game Operation before.

 

[CaptnKirk]

Pain, expect pain.

You might consider giving up Ballroom Dancing for a while.

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
I played the game Operation before.

Thank you for calling...:roll:

 

[dsfunk]

I had surgery on a broken ankle. Nothing to worry about. Recovery was a bit slow and painfull, but I had bones chipped off inside the joint. I would assume that your recovery could be much quicker

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

Originally posted by: dsfunk
I had surgery on a broken ankle. Nothing to worry about. Recovery was a bit slow and painfull, but I had bones chipped off inside the joint. I would assume that your recovery could be much quicker

What did they do to prep you before surgery?

 

[dsfunk]

The normal stuff I think...Take an advil and don't eat the night before, go in they put in your IV and take some blood for a blood test. Then you wait a bit until the pull you into the OR and knock your ass out. You wake up in recovery and the nurse asks what drugs you would like to have. You answer "All of them please". Then you either go home or get into a room for an observation period.

BTW, mine was arthroscopic.