I am very grateful to live such a privileged life. I was super lucky to have been able to afford Dr Wu's surgery and super lucky to have the luxury of time to recuperate and convalesce.
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| Life is a beach! This is one in the south west of WA that is a secret. I dont even know the name of it. You will have to come and discover it for yourself :) |
My experience with Dr Daniel Wu himself, has been nothing but a pleasure. His bedside manner is excellent. From the moment I met with him in his surgery, his caring and regard for the condition of my feet made me feel confident that he was the one to care for me. He has never waivered in his care. How many surgeons do you know that personally 'dress' your wounds after surgery? He even personally made my casts. And has personally replied to my emails.
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| Miss Dish loves the sea and the sand as much as I do. And, thank goodness, I am now after 9 months able to walk barefoot on the sand! |
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| Loved these guys, farmers I think, they came out of the surf and lit up a 'roll your own'! |
Thank you Dr Wu, you have changed my life for the better. Cath
Ps readers.... don't forget to do the exercises he gives you!
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Thank you so much for posting your story. I have a very severe bunion on my right foot that has pushed my big toe way over to the second toe and the second toe is crossing over the big toe. Third toe now shifted in the second toes space. Finding shoes is a nightmare. And they hurt when they rub the shoe and even sitting down.The reviews I've read about the success and outcomes of traditional surgery literally scares the heck out of me. I googled and stumbled upon DR Wu's home page. It all makes sense. Here's my problem.. I contacted him 1 year ago and his fee was $ 8.000 per foot. Then when I contacted him a 9 months later and inquired again he said it was
ReplyDelete$ 10.000 per foot. I clean houses for a living and if the price keeps increasing every year that much I wonder if I ever will have enough saved. My hubby who is Chinese also thinks he gave me a higher fee because I mentioned in my email to him that I really wanted him to do the surgery. That I didn't trust the traditional way they do surgery on bunions here in the states. I think it's brutal. My hubby said it made me sound desperate and that maybe he thinks I'm a rich American. I do still want him to do the surgery. Just concerned about the price hikes. If you had my job. I bend squat and reach a lot. and of course walk from room to room. Would you have been able to do it within 6 weeks after your surgery, do you think? I want to be realistic about it. I don't have anyone to replace me when I take off from work. I could take off 6-8 weeks, but that's about it. Thanks again for sharing your story. You have been so helpful.
Hi there Anonymous, unfortunately those prices quoted are correct.... no matter who you are! My heart goes out to you. My feet were in the casts for 3 months after the operation. I would have found it very difficult to do the work you do. It's an awful 'catch 22'. The only thing I can do is tell you what my experiences are and have been. And, give you a big verbal hug. I wish I could be more helpful, at least with a few more options. Regards Cath
ReplyDeleteHi Cath, you have been very helpful. I really appreciate your posting your experience here. When you say casts, were they the ones in your photo? which ones? some casts now days don't look like casts. Much lighter then the old ones they used to put on you. Could you have maybe walked on your heel if you had to, to get across a room? I only plan to get one foot done as the left one is just starting to go bad and I have found using those Yoga toe stretchers and foot exercises, it seem to be helping keep it from getting much worse. It still looks decent. I do have a moderate bunion and my big toe has moved over a little, but I,( could still wear sandals and not feel embarrassed by it. Doesn't hurt much. Right one is too severe now. So will need to do at least that one and then maybe someday the left. if all goes well with the right. So, was wondering if after about 8 weeks if I had to kind of walk on the heel if it would work. I could probably take off as long as 12 weeks because the people I clean for seem very fond of me.. So, if I had to take off 3 months. I wonder if after the 3 months I could go back to work and just walk on the heel of the casted foot to do what I have to do and let the left ,"good" foot do most of the work. Maybe have hubby help me out the first month I go back to work since he has his own home business, he could come with me to help me clean. I'm usually done in 2 to 5 hours and only do a few a week. Did you do much walking around after 3 months? Sorry for all the questions. I know everyone is different but I could still get some feel of how it could go with me by your experience. I wouldn't want to do anything to mess up the healing results. Yours look really good by the way.
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