I had my final meeting with my surgeon today. Basically, my foot is still more unstable than I would like. He said the only surgical way to deal with that would be a foot fusion. I already have a small one on the right side, but this would be more on the top. It would prevent my foot from moving like a normal foot. There is no way in hell I would even consider that at this point. The foot is better than it was, but not as good as I had hoped. I am going to try bracing and perhaps wedges in the lateral side. He told me to talk to my PT about those things. I also am going to continue physical therapy with a focus on balance, proprioception and strength. My balance and proprioception are evaluated as "poor" so I certainly want to work on those. He said I will probably always have minimal proprioception and will just have to keep an eye on where I am putting the foot and be careful.
I asked about removing the screw on the 5th metatarsal and it is doable but I think I will wait and see if I can just adjust. It would take a while for it to heal and the chance of breaking it again would be higher. Time will tell.
I am still glad I had the surgery. The foot is better than it was. I wish things had worked out better, but I have no regrets.
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