Dear Mr Kankate,
After my foot surgery in July you asked me to provide you with some feedback about my experience.
I have been very pleased with the entire process. The Day Surgery unit at High Wycombe Hospital was very well organised and the staff there were really helpful and reassuring. As I had never had a general anaesthetic before I was particularly nervous about this aspect but everything went very smoothly.
I believe that you found my second toe difficult to straighten and therefore had to put a pin in it which I wasn't expecting but this surprisingly didn't cause me much discomfort. In fact I was quite surprised that I only needed to take a few paracetamol and ibuprofen during the first few days after surgery.
I returned to High Wycombe Hospital about 10 days later to have the dressing removed and I could then see my foot for the first time. Again, I was surprised how good it looked as there wasn't much bruising and the stitches were healing really well. After nearly 5 weeks, I returned to the hospital again where you removed the pin in my second toe which came out really easily and painlessly. Once this pin was removed I found it much easier to get about and my foot really improved every day.
I am now back to my normal walking speed and initially my foot would swell up quite a lot after a full day at work but that is now subsiding and doesn't swell up much at all.
I was given a foot brace to wear at night which I am still doing and forgot to ask how long to do this for at my final appointment with you - is this something that I should continue?
I am so pleased that I took the decision to have this surgery - I have a straight foot for the first time in years and the aching that I would experience at the end of the day has gone completely so I would like to say a big thank you to you and your team.
Kindest regards
Janet Thurkettle
