Pointegirl

Ok, so lets say you did find a Dr who would even consider the possibility of doing such an operation. I'd suspect that he may wish for you to do a "Real Life Test" in the same way those who do SRS would, in that you would have to spend at least a year -only- wearing ballet heels. If after a year of doing so you still wish to proceed a plan would be drawn up to figure out how to assist in a long term solution.

So, throw away anything that is not a ballet heel, and never walk barefoot for a year. See how it is going then.

You are right JimC. All my non-ballet heels will go to a charity shop on Monday - why did I not think of that before. From now on its ballet boots only.

It still leaves the problem of finding an amenable surgeon with the necessary skill to modify my ankles; is there one somewhere?

Could be. But if the person was able to touch the ankles and feel the titanium, then that can't be.

Still, it does bring up a new thing: has either the girl here or the other girl that posted on that thread been around lately?

I, as far as I know, emailed Pointegirl just yesterday. Here's hoping she answers back. Otherwise, I think I've said enough for years, haha. I'll just be eying the thread from afar now

I can't find a message from HHDude. Perhaps I deleted it by mistake.

I feel frustrated at every turn in my attempt to achieve permanence, although I do appreciate the concern that people have expressed about the problems that may arise. Yes, being permanently en pointe will limit the activities that I can undertake - no active sports, country walks, car driving etc. - but I do not see it as a bar to employment and socialising with other people.

No! I am not dead nor was I hit by a bus. A certain person to whom I had entrusted my password to access another site, unrelated to ballet heels, used it to post a ficticious account of my demise while I was away for a long weekend. The purpose of the trip was to meet, through a mutual friend, an orthopaedic surgeon who was prepared to consider doing an operation on my ankles. In the event, he could not give me any guarantee of success and warned that it would probably result in my being in a wheelchair within a matter of months rather than after the twenty or thirty years that I had envisaged. I have had to concede that surgical modification presents too great a risk of failure and have therefore had to abandon my desire for permanance by this method. Thanks again to everybody thar has contributed to this thread.

There will be no more posts from Pointegirl. She was waiting for a bus yesterday evening and when it arrived it skidded on some ice and hit her. Wearing ballet boots as usual, she was unable to save herself and fell awkwardly hitting her head on a stone wall. She died later without regaining consciousness. I am so sad - we have been bosom pals since we were at school tegether. May she rest in peace.

Thank you Waisted Giraffe. Aiofe used to have a blog on a Yahoo section that is now closed; I have been unable to locate any continuation elsewhere. McKaya99's profile is similar but there does not seem to be much info about her on YouTube. I also know about Spook but she has stated elswhere that she only wanted to be able to wear ballet boots 24/7 but not do so regularly as she did not want shorten her tendons.

The impetuosity of youth is not really applicable. As I have said previously, I have thought about this seriously for several months and am sure that permanence is what I want. Later on. wanting to 'come down', as you put it, will not be an option.

Incidentally, the money was not left for long term care; it is my choice how to use it. My remark was in answer to Wolf who said that others should not have to pay for the consequences of my decision.

@ Wolf First, let me assure you that it is only for me and that there is no pressure from anyone else. Secondly, locked-on ballet heels are not practicable for long-term as the boots must be removed for toe nail cutting, when they wear out or simply for a change style (knee length, ankle length or shoe) and of colour to suit a particuar dress etc. Having made the commitment, I don't want to give anyone the opportunity to break my resolve hence the need for my feet to be permantly en pointe. My parents have left me enough money so that I shall be able to pay for my own care when I am no longer able to walk so i shall not be dependent on the NHS. I still do not know how to do it.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread. Thanks especially to jWhite44 for moral support- I know the limitations that will result from permanent tiptoe and accept these unconditionally. To pussyinboots, thanks for confirming that the titanium rod story is fiction - it did not seem credible when I first met it but it did start me thinking of the ossibility if real permanence. The only downside is that nobody has yet told me how to do it in a way that once committed cannot be reversed.

Hi Histiletto. You ask why? It is just for me; it's something I have wanted ever since I found that I could walk in ballet heels and keep them on all day. I don't like wearing them in bed but have to do so because it is now uncomfortable without

Hi, I am Pointegirl and have joined this site to ask for help to achieve my ambition to be permanently 'en pointe'. Please look at my blog and my post "Permanently on tiptoe" in the For Everyone forum.

I love wearing ballet boots and shoes. I hope to do so for the forseeable future. Can anyone tell me how I can have my feet fixed permanently en pointe so that 'forseeable future' becomes 'for life'? You do not need to tell me that this will cause problems when I get old but that is a long way off and may never happen. I am willing to accept the consequences.