Question:
Did you have heel spurs pre-op and did they get better after surgery?

Also, how difficult was it to walk the first time they would let you get up after surgery?    — Kay S. (posted on July 5, 2002)

July 4, 2002
I had heel spurs and now they are gone! I had no trouble walking after surgery. I guess the pain meds helped with that. My feet were still sore in the morning for about 2 months, then one morning I got up and the pain was gone! I had forgotten all about it until I read your question. Surgery 11/9/01. Down 90 pounds- 20 to goal. Good luck!
   — Wendy H.

July 5, 2002
I, too, had heel spurs that got better after surgery. To tell you the truth, it wasn't at all difficult to walk that first time. I was just so GLAD to be out of the bed! I did wear my comfy, spongy clogs, though - they have a non-slip bottom so I wasn't scared of slipping on the hospital's polished floors. Margie B
   — Marjorie B.

July 5, 2002
I am only 9 weeks post-op and my heel spurs are GONE! I was in agony before surgery. It was so bad for about a year before surgery that I couldn't walk for the first 10 minutes or so after I got out of bed every morning. It has gone away all on its own. I'm sure the 55 pound weight loss has helped! :-)
   — pam29922

July 5, 2002
I had significant heel spur pain for several years prior to my RNY. I had reached the limit for the number of cortisone injections that the orthopedic surgeon felt comfortable with, and was actually looking into surgery which is only successful in 30-40% of cases. Immediately following the RNY, the pain disappeared and I have had no symptoms related to the heel spur in the past 28 months post-op. I wish you the same good luck!
   — Diana T.

July 5, 2002
Hi. I've had heel spurs for the past 15 years, tried everything; cortisone shots, specially made shoes, medicine, and after 6 months post op, I was able to stop taking my Celebrex and altho the spurs are gone, the pain the gone. I stand on my feet 8 hours/day for a living, working on concrete floors at the post office. I am pain-free, almost. Another advantage of the weight loss surgery!
   — Annie H.

July 5, 2002
It was a miracle, one day, I'd say a month after surgery, I had this foot spasim happening on my heel. The next day my spurs were gone and they've never returned.
   — Silvana T.