How does WLS help foot problems

Any one have WLS who had some kind of foot problem and have to wear  a brace or orthotic.  I have a rocker bottom foot from Charcots foot.  

If I had a choice between a positive outcome with Reconstructive Foot Surgery and WLS I am not sure which I would choose.   I hope that WLS will help a lot and the foot will work better because it does not have to hold up two people.

I really would like to hear from someone that has foot problems and how they are doing .

I haven't had surgery yet, but  I also have a foot problem and am hoping to have some relief after surgery.  I can't imagine that relieving my foot of carrying around 80 extra lbs. won't help  -  it has to.
Good luck in your search for information.
Margaret   

Hi,
I used to wear an orthotic. I can't remember the diagnosis. Sorry. I lost 120 lbs, and don't need the orthotic any more. No more foot pain.
SherryB

Make sure you talk to your doctor and surgeon about the Charcots...One of my support group ladies a few years ago has that and had surgery, they knew all the risks involved and she became paralyzed in her legs.

Not sure if there is a difference but I think hers was called Charcot Marie....

I don't know anything about Charcots foot, but I did have both feet operated on (separately) for bunions & hammertoes.    I know that my feet problems would have been so much better if I hadn't been so overweight.   Even after these surgeries, my legs & feet would swell & become very painful with minimal amount of walking.   Now I can walk 6 (or more?) miles with no swelling, no pain.    If you have a choice after consulting both doctors, I'd do the wls surgery first & then see if the other surgery was still needed.   This is just my opinion, for what it's worth.   Best wishes to you.

I have had flat feet (pronation) since I was a child, and since I was always overweight, the pronation got worse ... had bunions, bunionettes, bone spurs, tendinitis, etc. I have had orthotics in my shoes since the early 1980s; just recently I got new, lightweight ones. About the only shoes I can wear that are comfortable are New Balance. But since losing 180 pounds, my feet experience a lot few problems ... now, it didn't correct the problems already there; the pronation was a genetic defect (I had to wear the clunky brown orthotic shoes as a child). But I shouldn't get too many more problems (I hope!)

What's really weird is just about everyone else loses shoe size after weight loss ... I grew! I used to be a size 10 wide width; now I'm an 11D. Go Figure!

Yes, I think losing weight will help your feet, but I don't know about your specific problem.  I still wear the orthotics or I would be in too much pain. Some things WLS can't fix.

Thank you for the input.  Charcot Marie is a genetic nerve damage disease mine is related to neglect from diabetes.  

I realize I can never have the pretty feet again but would love to just be able to be walk across a parking lot without loss of balance or pressure.   I will let you know how it all goes   hopefully I can have my ducks facing all the same way in January and get a date soon after.

 

Make sure you keep your B12 levels up and over 1500. B12 is for your nerves and other things....