Bunions

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Has anyone had theirs done? I’m hitting a point with my left foot where it is aching a lot, causing me pain in long walks and can sometimes give me quite unpleasant pain like a shock every now and then.

Am considering pursuing having it fixed but would like to hear from people who have done it and what it was like!

I have the same, went to Shuropody and got specially mounded inserts made which is helping - would rather avoid surgery if possible as gear it’s a very difficult recovery. Interested to hear what others say

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I had mine done a few years ago after a lot of pain walking and really struggling to find shoes to fit. Don't regret it at all and wish I'd done it earlier. Pain has totally gone now except a slight ache on occasion. Minuscule scar and my foot is straight. Initial recovery quite hard though. Had to keep foot elevated most of the time for 2 weeks if I remember correctly. My mum moved in to do school run and cook etc. Literally sat in a chair apart from using the bathroom. Crutches initially and a boot. Really important to follow surgeon's advice re aftercare and take pain medication as prescribed. It was very painful for the first couple of days. I pretty much slept and just woke to take painkillers.

I had both feet done 8 years ago. I had very little pain afterwards but didn't have any pins. I had to use crutches and bear weight on my heel for 6 weeks. My DPs aunt also had hers done and her recovery was fine also. She did have pins with hers.

I am currently recovering from surgery, it is very painful at first, but I am 8 weeks on now and weight bearing, after surgery you have to wear a wedged shoe that keeps the weight off the bones while they are healing for at least 6 weeks. You will need someone around quite a lot at first especially if you have children or pets.

My foot still swells up and I am only able to wear Crocs and that is still tight and I have to sit down and elevate my foot after a while, though it is now sore rather than really painful. I am glad I have had it done, but a podiatrist some years ago advised me to leave it until it was essential and I think that is sound advice.

One of the surgical team said people greatly underestimate how painful it is and how long the recovery is. I know though that the pain the bunion was giving me was only going to get worse and I was developing arthritis and the pain I have now will improve.

If you are in pain every day and your toe is crossing the others at all I would recommend getting it done, a friend of mine had her surgery delayed due to the lockdown and had to have the second toe broken and pinned as well, so get seen and assessed at least.

Wow thank you all. I know it’s not to be taken lightly and I have a five year old so obviously need to plan carefully if I push for it!

Shoes fitting is a pain - I wear trainers as much as possible and DMs for work as they don’t cause me much grief.

My toe isn’t crossing but the bump on the side is not comfortable. I have one on my right but it’s not as bad. I used to run but the pain surges I used to get when I got back from one just meant I didn’t want to anymore. That hurt so much.

I’d love to be able to wear any shoes I like. I’ve had this issue for years - no idea what’s caused it at as I’ve never worn silly shoes. I always remember having bumps on my feet - they’ve just got painful over time.

I have one on one of my feet, did get offered an op about 20 years ago to sort it out - but never had it done, due to one reason or another. It is not so bad - just have to be careful with shoes. I am still able to run. My friend recently had hers done - she sounded in a similar position to you. It did take a good while to be able to walk any distance but is fine now and she is really glad she had it done.

I had my operation at the beginning of March (Halux valgus and Morbus Koehler). OP was 2 days in hospital and 6 weeks with a special shoe and the recommendation to keep the foot up as much as possible. About 12 manual therapy appointments (very helpful but not fun) to mobilise the joints and lots of exercises to do at home to get rid of 'bad habits'.
I can walk without pain and should have done this years ago.

I had terrible bunions all my life, which caused toes 2/3 to bend sideways and overlap. I treated myself for my 40th birthday and it was the best thing I ever did. I had pins in them and now after 30yrs one of the tips is working its way through. I had absolutely no trouble with either foot and was back at work after 12 weeks. it would have been 6 but I had school holiday time too. I am now getting some arthritis but I probably would have done anyway.