Born with Wonky Feet

So yesterday I took my daughter to hospital to get the cast on her left leg changed because she cracked the heel. And I was talking to the surgeon who was doing it about amputations and the consultant that I am being referred to. Basically the consultant I am seeing will hopefully do it as long as it is an informed choice, so with a bit of luck I will be having an amputation. It is now just a waiting game...yay. But it is very odd as I am immensely excited, I feel like I should be upset that I will be loosing my feet and I suppose part of me is but then at the same time I just can't wait. The thought of being able to sit without being in pain, to be able to walk without having to stop every 10 minutes, to be able to run around with my daughters, to be able to exercise, to walk unaided, to be able to walk to fucking toilet at night without stumbling through the hall way or falling over and breaking tables (my daughter wasn't best pleased when that happened as it was her tabl...

I thought I would start a blog to keep track of my progress with treatment and as something for me to look back on. Also just in case there is anyone in a similar situation and wants to read up on others experiences. But first I should probably start from the beginning. It was a warm summers evening in Ancient Greece... I was born in February 1991 with Bilateral Congenital Talipes Equinovarus, or more commonly known as Clubfoot. My feet were turned inwards and upwards as the muscle on the inside of the foot is really strong and the muscle on the outside is useless.  These are my daughters feet as she was born with Bilateral Talipes as well, just so that you get an idea of what Talipes looks like. I had corrective surgery at 3 months, 7 years and 10 years old. The first operation, a posteromedial release, they basically just cut all my muscles and tendons and placed the foot in an aesthetically straight position. They didn't actually correct it as the Talus bone should b...