Bunion & Hammertoe Surgery

Hi Beth, your surgeon should have informed you better. A normal bilateral bunion operation can take month before the feet are back in normal shoes. Having the tailor bunion done as well as Hammer toes will prolong the recovery time quite a bit. Furthermore the pain and discomfort will be much more. You should have been made aware of this and maybe should have been advised to have all this done in 2 stages or at least had an open discussion on how long all this will take. I do feel sorry for you but you have to be patient now and get through this. It will take quite a while but hopefully the outcome will have been worth it. Having to say though, a lot of patients do not realise the extent of a bunion surgery. It does take time, as even when not fully weight baring, you still use the feet. Disappointed that your surgeon did not inform you better, it is his job and not that of the nurses. Wishing you a hopeful speedy recovery

I had very painful burning nerve pain that lasted a good 9 weeks. Every night I woukd cry myself to sleep. Thankfully, I am now 10.5 weeks and can finally say my nerve pain is 90% gone. It us beneficial to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables, lay off of sugar and alcohol, and take high quality supplements. B vitamins are especially important. In addition to supplements I also started getting vitamin b complex injections, which I believe really helped my nerves heal.

Good luck.

Hi Beth, there are a number of different types of bunion surgeries & I'm not sure what kind you had. Mine was very involved (lapidus & metatarsal shortening). I was non-weight bearing for 6 weeks & then had to use crutches with a boot for 3 more weeks. Then physical therapy - I'm still not walking well months later. I'm hoping yours was not such a major surgery but not sure. I'd say to check back with your surgeon. Good luck on your continued recovery. By the way, I had one foot done & tgem the other 3 months later. Awful.