Bunion and hammertoe surgery in teenagers?

Hey Toribee 

Are you having just the hammer toe surgery or bunions corrected also?

J :-)

I'm 25 but typically, the younger you are, the better outcome. I don't have hammertoes but I do have bunions and also have hypermobile feet. Not sure what kind of surgery will be done for your bunions but my procedure was a lapidus procedure on my right foot and osteotomy of my pinky toe (all a couple other things that I don't remember, medical terms). I had mine done March 10th and I'm still on crutches. I was in a splint for two weeks then a cast for a month then transitioned to a black boot (not sure what they're called) and I was instructed to perform range of motion on my big toe because it was stiff from not moving it for so long. Last week, my doc gave me to go to walk and I'm in a surgical shoe until I'm able to put my foot back into an athletic shoe (I have to buy a bigger shoe to compensate for swelling).

The worst part of recovery is the first 2-3 days after surgery. I also had complications due to narcotics which actually sucked a lot more than the surgical pain. Once the pain subsided, it really wasn't too bad. I had twinges of pain in my foot every now and then and my toes would twitch which would cause pain but it's not that bad, although pain is different for everyone. Walking hurts in my foot and ankle because I haven't put weight on that foot for a long time and my muscles were pretty much gone from my leg so I'm working to get them back because I can't walk without support yet.

Sorry I can't advise on hammertoes though

Hi Toribee, I had bunion surgery on my right foot with 2 hammer toes on 4th May.  To be fair the first 4 days were more uncomfortable than painful and I managed perfectly well with Ibruprofen and Paracetamol.  I had MIS (minimally invasive surgery) so I only have tiny scars that are already faded and I am sure this has helped my recovery.  First 2 weeks I did exactly as told and feet were up for 50 mins out of every hour, my surgeon was pleased at 2 weeks when bandages came off and I am wearing an elasticated splint to keep my ex hammer toes in place.  Obviously I am still wearing the lovely surgical boot but hope to have it off next week.  Swelling has gone down well although still swelling up at the end of the day and I am sure I cannot get regular shoes on quite yet but hope by next week will have gone down enough to get wide shoes on. Would be happy to hear how you get on and best of luck.