Bandages off tomorrow. What should i expect?
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Hi all
I am having my bandages off tomorrow 13 days post op after bilateral bunion surgery. I am a little nervous about what my feet will look like and also am wondering if it hurts more to walk without the bandages. Another question I have is; what should I take to put on my feet? I know I will still be wearing the special shoes but what about socks? Do I need extra large ones? I tend to have the light cotton type of socks generally worn by ladies but can't imagine putting these on as they may be too tight or difficult to put on my feet.
Any tips or advice on this?
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melanieking99 deni444
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deni444 melanieking99
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Did it hurt more to walk without padding?
Jinny2 deni444
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fabulousfeet deni444
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You will be in lightweight bandages and still your fashionable shoes so don't need socks.
I will send you a link up photos on my blog of my first bandage change. Wasn't gross, no dried blood but bruising and yellow of the antiseptic from surgery.
It felt like I'd gone backwards in my recovery but then after a day or so getting used to walking using my muscles rather than relying on bulky bandages for support I was back on track. My surgeon said that I would be sore for a few days and to ice and elevate. I did exactly as I was told!
No stretching exercises just yet, but gentle wiggling will be good.
fabulousfeet deni444
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darenbunion deni444
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Jinny2 deni444
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deni444
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I can shower from Monday onwards and have to wear the special shoes for another 2 weeks. Consultant said I can do as little or much walking as was comfortable and that if I got extra pain and swelling I was doing too much and to ease off. Plenty of great and elevation in between exercise.
He won't let me return to work for another 5 weeks but that is mainly because of the long commute into the city. I can start working from home in another week.
Jinny2 deni444
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karen94066 deni444
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Jinny2 karen94066
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deni444 karen94066
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Folling some replies I recieved I did not take in socks and in my case the nurse put a small dressing over the wound and a light bandage for the journey home. He told me I could remove the bandage as soon as I got home. My consultant told me that I had to wear the funny shoes for another 2 weels. I fin te shoes are too uncomfortable without socks as the skin on my feet feels quite sensitive particularly around my toes. I didnt feel like I wanted tight socks on and so I actually cut the feet out of an old pair of wooly tights and find that they make the sandles more comfortable. Also my feet feld really chilly after being in a very thick bandage for nearly two weeks.
Havnt had the shower yet as I have to wait until Monday
I had a difficult journey into London for my appointement that meant I had been up and on my feet for much longer than I have been used to. I think as a result of this I felt quite poorly that evening and actually passed out. The following day I spent on the couch feeling like I was back at day 2 post op. I think I had just overdone it as today I woke up after a good noght sleep and felt on top of the world.
My advice to you is take it easy on the day of the appointment and try and avoid walking if you can. I felt fine at the time getting to and from the appointment but it hit me like a tone of bricks later that day. I took more pain killers yesterday than I have since just after the op. I think some of this is due to the fact that I have not been sleeping well and so my husband picked me up some mild sleeping pills from Boots yesterday and I slept all night through and feel amazing for it.
Good luck with your appointment and remember everyone is different and so it is unlikely that you will go through what i did after.
deni444 Jinny2
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Maybe you have dissolvable stitches like mine were, Having said that 18 days post op does sound a little long. I would maybe complain and ask for a sooner appointment. A sneaky way around would be to call up around day 10 and say you are worried that the wound is infected as it is hurting more. Im sure that will hurry them up. OK... sneaky but if they wont be reasonable.
karen94066 deni444
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