Mid foot fusion is not going well for me at all

Foot care
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****greetings!
i had midfoot fusion on 3 joints im having such a hard time with being so immobile since i had this operation 3 weeks ago july 20 2022 its the non weight bearing for so long thats killing me and my back not being able to stretch out like i used to is making my arthritis in hands neck and so much worse i didnt know it would be this bad and im only 3 weeks in! WTF! plus im still having a lot of pain in the surgery foot especially the big toe i really hope i can make it through this long no weight bearing period with my sanity and my life in tact

every hour seems like a whole day and a day seems like a week! i hope someone out there can give me some encouragement i do not know a soul who has had this done and i feel so isolated thanks for any help from anyone out there im so sorry for being such a whiner its not me at all im usually easy going and fun loving also having such a hard time with the loss of independence!!

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How are you doing now? Which three joints did you have fusion surgery on? I had surgery on July 19, 2022. I had a subtalar fusion, talonavicular fusion and a revision (fusion) of the navicular cuneiform joint. I have been working on weight bearing for the past 5 weeks. It was slow at first because I developed an infection around the subtalar fusion incision from friction and swelling in the boot five days after starting weight bearing. I am walking with one crutch most of the time and a few steps without a crutch. I worry about my fusions actually fusing. My doctor said they are “progressing” and sounds optimistic, but I worry because this is the second foot surgery I’ve had in less than 11 months. I am so scared because it was 10 weeks last x ray and I was hoping it would be a lot further along.

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Hi, how are you getting on now? Ive had a similar op 2 weeks ago. It’s totally your right to have whinge.