One Wrong Step. One Right Surgeon.

Last fall, Greg M. set out for what he expect­ed to be a rou­tine morn­ing hunt. But the moment he stepped off his stand, he knew some­thing was wrong.

“When I stepped down, my ankle rolled, and I heard two pops,” he recalled.

Alone, a mile and a half from his truck and with­out his phone, Greg real­ized he had no way to walk out. Using a stur­dy stick as a crutch, he crawled and dragged his injured leg through the woods until he final­ly made it to safety.

Find­ing Con­fi­dence in Care

At first, anoth­er facil­i­ty sent Greg home with a walk­ing boot, reas­sur­ing him that the injury wasn’t seri­ous. But the pain didn’t ease, and Greg felt in his gut that some­thing wasn’t right.

Relief came when he met QMG Ortho­pe­dic Sur­geon Dr. Osaretin Idusuyi, a foot and ankle specialist.

“I imme­di­ate­ly felt com­fort­able with Dr. Idusuyi,” Greg said.

After review­ing the X‑rays, Dr. Idusuyi quick­ly found the real issue — a spi­ral frac­ture that required surgery. Calm and reas­sur­ing, he explained the seri­ous­ness of the injury and walked Greg step-by-step through what the surgery would involve.

“He was upfront, pleas­ant, wel­com­ing, and smiled and said, ​‘We’ll get you fixed up,’” Greg said.

Dr. Idusuyi also out­lined the entire recov­ery plan includ­ing ther­a­py and the path back to full mobil­i­ty, giv­ing Greg peace of mind and a renewed sense of control.

More Than a Phys­i­cal Injury

As the real­i­ty of the sit­u­a­tion set in, Greg felt the weight of more than just phys­i­cal pain. With his father’s recent pass­ing, he had become the steady sup­port his moth­er relied on. Sud­den­ly, he couldn’t mow the yard, fix things around the house, or help his fam­i­ly the way he always had.

“I couldn’t do any­thing for her, and I felt so help­less,” he said.

Hav­ing a clear under­stand­ing of the recov­ery process helped. Know­ing what to expect and hav­ing some­one guide him along the way made Greg feel capa­ble of fac­ing the chal­lenges ahead and even­tu­al­ly return­ing to the role his fam­i­ly count­ed on him for.

Excep­tion­al Care with a Per­son­al Touch

Greg’s jour­ney required two surg­eries, but through every step, he felt sup­port­ed by Dr. Idusuyi and the team.

One moment stood out. Dr. Idusuyi gave Greg’s wife his per­son­al cell num­ber, encour­ag­ing them to reach out anytime.

“There were times we did, and he always respond­ed,” Greg said.

He also brought a sense of humor. ​“I remem­ber Dr. com­ing in play­ing music on his phone and singing and danc­ing. He was com­ing in to take my stitch­es out. He was a lot of fun! We had so many laughs,” Greg said. 

Back to Being the Rock

Today, Greg is ful­ly healed. He’s com­plet­ed phys­i­cal ther­a­py, returned to work, and is back to being the rock his fam­i­ly depends on.

“Dr. Idusuyi was absolute­ly phe­nom­e­nal. He was car­ing, infor­ma­tive, upbeat, and gen­uine­ly fun to be around,” Greg said.

What Greg val­ues most is the hon­esty, com­pas­sion, and acces­si­bil­i­ty he expe­ri­enced from start to finish.

“I did­n’t dread going to the doc­tor despite what I had going on. I am for­ev­er grate­ful to Dr. Idusuyi and his staff,” he said.

If you’re deal­ing with foot or ankle pain, Dr. Idusuyi is here to help. Sched­ule a vis­it with him by call­ing 217−222−6550, ext. 3091 or click here to learn more.