Brachymetatarsia: Pre Surgery 10/26/16

Hello everyone! My name is Miranda and I have Brachymetatarsia!

About a year ago I never knew that it even had a name and I just thought I had a short toe on each foot! I started to research it and learned that it had this crazy long name! I then started looking more and more into it and found out that you can actually fix it with surgery. So I then started researching surgeons. This is when I found my surgeon that I chose to go with. However with where I'm located I have to travel for my surgery. I did not want to skimp out and wanted someone who specializes in this type of surgery because there are quite a few of major issues that can happen with it if not done properly, so I wanted someone who knows all about the surgery what can happen and how to troubleshoot anything that could happen. This is what brought me to Dr. Alireza Khosroabadi.

Dr. K is located in Southern California. He has locations in Arcadia and San Fernando CA. I called their office at (818) 408-2800 which is their San Fernando location number and talked with their staff about how to start the process of everything especially with the fact that I was out of state. They were very nice and accommodating. They gave me their email and told me to send them pictures of my ID, Insurance Cards, and Pictures of my feet standing and sitting with them flat on the floor. They checked that I was covered under my insurance which I was 100%. I had primary under Aetna which covered 0% but I had a secondary under Blue Cross Blue Shield which in turn covered it 100%. They then made sure I was a candidate and that Dr. K felt like he could do the surgery on me. They then ordered X-Rays for me to get done on my feet. I uploaded the images and sent them over and got the OK to go set up my appointments! They looked into seeing where the surgery would take place due to it being an out patient surgery I would not need to be in a hospital. I ended up in a surgery center in Tarzana, CA. I set up my surgery date for a few months out because I needed to prepare my travel arrangements. I set up my first surgery for the right foot on 27th of October 2016. Then my second surgery for the left foot on the 4th of November 2016. The Dr. wanted me to stay out here in Cali for almost an entire month to monitor me and make sure I'm doing okay! I then booked my flights, rental car, and hotel for me and my mother. I'm lucky that my mother doesn't work so she was able to come with me because I am getting both of my feet done while I'm here. They then sent me instructions to get my pre-op done which I got done about a week before my first surgery. This consisted of simple blood work, an EKG, a physical, and my medical history including any medications I am on. I was cleared for surgery a day later. I only had spoken to these people over the phone and through email but felt really confident in them. Dr. K has been on many TV shows in regards to toe lengthening surgery and other surgeries he does so I felt extremely confident in him and his staff. He also has a website just about Brachy which has some blogs on their too where you can see before and after pictures and other peoples experiences. http://www.fixmyshorttoe.com/contact.php

I then flew in on the 26th of November and went to In N Out right away! YUM! No eating or drinking after midnight like always with surgery. You do go under anesthesia so if you drink or eat anything after midnight you could aspirate and choke and die when getting intubated (tube stuck down your throat). I confirmed my appointments over the phone and then went to bed preparing to wake up early for surgery!! I surprisingly slept well being how nervous and excited I was!