Johnny Angell

Bunion Surgery, Anyone?

No I'm not inviting you to have this procedure, but it looks like I will. Just saw a specialist and he told me I've got extreme bunions. I'm not in pain now, but if I wait, eventually I will be in pain and the longer I wait, the chances increase that I'll receive less benefit from the surgery.

I've got bunions on both feet, both extreme. The doctor only wants to do one at a time. To my surprise, he says I can be one my feet, carefully and wearing a special shoe, the following day. I shouldn't need crutches either. He wants me to keep my feet up as much as possible.

My bunions are so big, I have to have my ski boots bulged out to make room for those big boys.

Pain treatment will include a nerve block injection after the surgery and a prescription pain reliever for a few days after that. I think he mentioned he likes to prescribe percoset.

After a couple of months, if all went well, I'll have the other one done. Has anyone here got any experience with this surgery? What was it like for you?

Johnny
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Michael_K_Sr

Re: Bunion Surgery, Anyone?

One of my colleagues had the surgery done last year before Thanksgiving. They did do both of her feet at the same time. She's actually back running duathalons this summer. Impressive.

Johnny Angell

Re: Bunion Surgery, Anyone?

Was this specifically bunion surgery? Do you recall how quickly she was on her feet, like the next day? How old was she? I'm 62, that may be a reason he only wants to do one at a time.

Johnny
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Another cat? Perhaps. For love there is also a season; its seeds must be resown. But a family cat is not replaceable like a wornout coat or a set of tires. Each new kitten becomes its own cat, and none is repeated. I am four cats old, measuring out my life in friends that have succeeded but not replaced one another.--Irving Townsend

Michael_K_Sr

Re: Bunion Surgery, Anyone?

Yes, it was bunion surgery on both feet. I was shocked when she told me she was having it done...she's only 29. But she's a marathon runner and the feet were causing her more and more pain each month. She was out of work six weeks and the recovery was not without complications. Once of the pins slipped a few weeks after surgery and they had to go back and adjust it.

Dennis Nicholls

Re: Bunion Surgery, Anyone?

I thought bunyan surgery required the use of an ax?

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Lucia Duran

Re: Bunion Surgery, Anyone?

I had bunion surgery on both feet right after my junior year in highschool. My feet were so messed up. I was in a wheel chair for about a week after surgery and then my foot doctor had me walking with these special ugly shoes. The pins I had in my feet (another part of surgery where I had bones removed) were taken out a month later.

My feet don't hurt the way they use to and I don't have trouble walking. I can actually wear normal shoes now.

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Johnny Angell

Re: Bunion Surgery, Anyone?

Well, it sounds like this could be more complicated than I think. I think I need it done though. He did say there will be a metal plate or pin inserted, but I think he said it was permanent.

Perhaps he's only willing to do one foot because of the advanced state of my bunions.

Johnny
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Another cat? Perhaps. For love there is also a season; its seeds must be resown. But a family cat is not replaceable like a wornout coat or a set of tires. Each new kitten becomes its own cat, and none is repeated. I am four cats old, measuring out my life in friends that have succeeded but not replaced one another.--Irving Townsend

Lucia Duran

Re: Bunion Surgery, Anyone?

Originally I was to have the surgery during the school year and they were going to do one foot at a time, but I requested that they just do it after I got out of school and do both feet together.

You can ask to have both feet done at the same time. It's much better to do it that way I think.

I also remember weeks before the surgery , the doctor giving me cortisone shots. Those hurt like a Mother F&%*er

Father: She didn't say, "I'm not in" She said, "We're not in" "We," you see, "we" Now what does "we" mean.

Bobby: I believe it's the plural form, indicating more than one. Do you want me to conjugate that for you, pop? Do you know what conjugate means, dad?

Bob Graz

Re: Bunion Surgery, Anyone?

My experience with friends who have had bunion surgery is that the Dr. doing the procedure is everything. Some friends have done well, some horror stories. I'd want to know what his or her track record was before having it done.

Johnny Angell