After bone
bone
surgery, Joan
Joan is
is
walking pretty
pretty
Joan Murdick
Murdick had
had lived
lived with
with a a painful,
painful, arthritic
arthritic big
big toe
toe
Joan
(hallus
rigidus)
on
her
right
foot
for
three
years.
She
(hallus rigidus) on her right foot for three years. She
couldn’t wear
wear shoes,
shoes, only
only fl fl ip ip fl fl ops.
ops. “If
“If a a shoe
shoe touched
touched
couldn’t
the
top
of
my
toe
—
any
pressure
at
all
—
it
increased
the
the top of my toe — any pressure at all — it increased the
pain,”
she
said.
When
it
began
to
throb
and
ache
—
even
pain,” she said. When it began to throb and ache — even
when she
she was
was lying
lying down
down — — she
she went
went to to Jeff
Jeff erson
erson Hospital
Hospital
when
for surgery.
surgery.
for
Dr. Ryan
Ryan McMillen
McMillen fused
fused the
the big
big toe
toe joint,
joint, eliminating
eliminating the
the
Dr.
problem. “He
“He is is the
the greatest
greatest surgeon.
surgeon. It It was
was a a piece
piece of of
problem.
cake,” she
she said.
said. “After
“After surgery,
surgery, I I went
went home
home the
the same
same day.
day.
cake,”
And now
now I I can
can wear
wear shoes!”
shoes!”
And
For six
six weeks,
weeks, Joan
Joan followed
followed Dr.
Dr. McMillen’s
McMillen’s instructions
instructions
For
precisely. She
She kept
kept weight
weight off
off her
her foot
foot and
and then
then progressed
progressed
precisely.
to walking
walking with
with a a boot.
boot. Five
Five months
months after
after surgery,
surgery, she
she took
took
to
a European
European cruise.
cruise. She
She walked
walked 47
47 miles
miles in in three
three weeks,
weeks,
a
wearing
wearing sandals,
sandals, with
with no
no trouble
trouble at
at all.
all.
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“It was
was fantastic.
fantastic.
“It
wondered
I I wondered
why I I waited
waited
why
so long.”
long.”
so
JOAN MURDICK - PODIATRY PATIENT
JOAN MURDICK - PODIATRY PATIENT
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