Hyprocure Recovery Blog 2017

I wanted to document everything that I had to do in order to get myself ready for the surgery.  Due to a fast turn around, everything was completed in the last minute and I wish I knew these information before my surgery.  Hopefully it is helpful. 1)  Insurance: Be sure this is covered by your insurance.  During my research, it was mentioned that a lot of insurance companies consider this procedure to be "Experimental and Investigational," and won't cover the cost.  Normally I read that the Dr's office will call your insurance company and ensure that it would be covered, but I was not provided with firm answer from the Dr's office, despite booking a surgery date and completing blood work / physical.  I realized that even if it is covered, it won't tell me the whole picture of my cost as the hospital & anesthesiologist would bill me separately anyway, so I had to take a matter into my own hands.   I have a Blue Shield of CA and I called an...

I received the surgery date during my vacation in NYC.  From my very first visit to Dr. Katz and booking of my first surgery took about 3 weeks, so it was a very fast turn around.  Long walks in NYC were killing my feet and I had to come back to hotel and massage with tennis balls everyday, so I was absolutely ready to get this surgery.  Upon landing at LAX, I headed straight to the local urgent care center to get blood work / physical done.  I also purchased things I would need post-surgery (I'll document the list in a separate post) and it was finally a go time. Hospital Visit:   My surgery was scheduled for 7:30 AM, so I had to check-in by 6:30 AM.  I left home at 5:30 AM, since I had to drive 50 miles to get to Corona from Los Angeles.  After checking-in, I paid my estimated deductible (more on this later) and was moved to outpatient room.  Nurse checked my blood pressure & weight, and soon anesthesiologist came in and introduced himse...

Conservative Treatment : I drove 50 miles to get to Dr.Katz's office and told him about my symptoms.  He, just like my first podiatrist, felt my feet muscles and confirmed that I have a flexible flat feet.  He said I am a good candidate for the procedure because I have a lot of flexibility in my ankle joint, even after stent would have been inserted.  I took x-rays in 2 positions: 1) my natural relaxed position & 2) with my big toe up slightly to create an arch.   But before we decide on the surgery, Dr. Katz suggested to tape my foot and see how I feel for next 3 days.  He asked which foot was worse and I had a painful achilles tendon pain, so I said my left.  That day, I felt amazing with the tape on - but it quickly wore off as my weight was pushing against the tape and by the end of the day it was already very loose.  One thing that I found very helpful in managing my tendon pain was getting a professional foot massage for an hour.  S...

My name is Calvin and I have recently had flat feet correction surgery (Hyprocure) by Dr.Katz from Anaheim, CA.  Prior to deciding on surgery, I've found other patients' blogs immensely helpful as it provided useful tips and expectations.  As you may know, not tons of information on Hyprocure is readily available offline and many Podiatrists don't even know enough to recommend this procedure to you.  Thus, I hope my short recovery blog will provide some insight and hopefully answer some questions. Intro : I am 34 years young male who was diagnosed with "Flexible Flat Feet," meaning that I was not born with the condition but had a fallen arch as I aged.  I am generally active, swimming about 30 minutes at least 5 days out of a week and love to visit and randomly walk around big cities such as NYC.  So when my feet started giving me issues, I sought after the permanent cure which involved minimally invasive procedure and fast recovery time.  Come Hyprocur...