Information on ClubFeet in Black and White

Warwick's Story

I am 46 years old and from what I can see I was born with bad clubbed feet.Thankfully I had a marvellous operation in South Africa and was in plastercasts for a year and a half.

Growing up had its ups and downs. My mother was very strong willed and refused to allow me to feel self pity and with being the youngest of three boys there were no allowances made for me. Naturally, this made me very competitative, especially in sport.
Moving to the UK I saw many doctors for check ups and I always proudly told them my goals ; to snow ski, Parachute, and play all first team sports, all of which I achieved.

I was offered another corrective operation aged 18 but figured why spoil something that works!
The low points, especially in my adolescence, was having to wear corrective boots which I refused to wear at about 15 yrs old. Also the fear of girls seeing my thin calves and scars.
This all became easier as I got older and more confident.

Clubbed feet in my opinion has not held me back however as I get older I experience more pain in my ankle joints.
I would be very interested to hear from older sufferers and what options there are.

Comments

Comment added by : lynn perry on the 11 Jun 2007 at 14:31pm
i too pretty much did as i wanted growing up. i am now 58 and the pain is with me alot. in the ankles and swelling. i have found drs to be worthless they blow us off and it seems you all on this website seem to agree they do not know what to do with us as adults.
mu husband is very sweet and feels my pain sometimes but it is nothing like knowing their are others like me who have gone thru this too.
thank you for your "ears"!


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