Bunion Surgery is it really worth it???

I think that if you are in pain now than its worth trying to do something about your bunion! My dad is a very young 84 . He has horrible bunions. He has had to have 2 toes removed in the last 5 years because of them. I asked if he could do it over would he have had surgery at a younger age, and he said yes definetly. 

Hi Sharon

I had a bilateral scarf and akin procedure about 1.5 years ago.  It does take a while to recover but my results are good, straight toe and no pain !

The surgery is major and does take at leave 10-12 weeks to recover and with some swelling for up to a year.

It was worth it for me.

 

hi Sharon I went to two specialists for opinions and also lastly my family dr hoping one of them would at i didn't need the surgery. I am still in numbing block stage so all has gone well so far but that's supposed to change today. My dr had to operate on my second and third toes bc of damage done by bunion already and the right side of my foot was hurting bc it was overcompensating for the imbalance created by the bunion and my bunion was only getting larger slowly so I did it. Everyone i know personally has said it was totally worth it and the pain will pass. I was scared and today I'm very anxious awaiting the pain to set in but it can't be worse than I've set up in my mind and think about it like pain with a purpose. You and I will be better for it.

Dear Sharon

?I only had bunion on one foot, it had become more and more painful, especially if standing around and was finding it more and more difficult to buy shoes.  I had to have Toe Fusion which is more radical that ordinary bunion surgery, I was in plaster for 6 weeks and had to keep off foot.  Rehabilitation is slow with this but I just would not go back to how it was before, I run and play games with the grand children.  I can't wear high heels for long but the foot looks so much better and the pain has gone and although it still takes time to select shoes that will work with me I would not hesitate to recommend if you have pain - I put up with mine for years as I was like you, worried I might be worse off.  I had mine done at Ipswich Hospital in Suffolk (UK) when I was around 55 years, am now 61.

I have been going around and around with myself on surgery as well. I have tailor's bunion's on each foot. I have seen mulitple doctors on the issue over the last year and a half. Family doctor, podistrist, and an orthopedic surgeron. I have done all of the conservative stuff and I get no lasting positive results from them. So I have been researching over and over again on this. I too have seen all of the posts, but I am leaning towards getting them fixed. The reason why is that I am 40 and they are pretty big in my eyes. I don't want to wait 10 to 20 years for them to get even worse. They always red and irritated. They are painful the more I walk, even worse when running and jumping. Good luck on your decision. 

I know how you feel, it is such a hard decision to make as it could be life changing if it is not successful.   I am hoping that there will be a miraculous minimally invasive operation one day. If there are people on this site who can give us more information on a more simpler bunion operation which ever country you are in please let us know. People will travel if it is a better and simpler option.

I don't think there is an easy solution! I am 51 and very active. It was a hard decision to make. My bunions have been getting worse over time. I ran a half marathon last year and that did my right foot in. I tore a quarter inch hole in my plantar plate under my second toe in that was very painful. Very common with bunions. In fact I probably would not have had surgery if it weren't for the pain that this was causing. My big toe was pressing so much on the second toe that it made that second toe carry too heavy  a workload. I opted for the lapidus athrodesis surgery. No weight bearing for two months. I had a second opinion and was told that was a good choice for me. I also had an osteotomy ( shortening of the second toe in). They were unable to repair the tear. Long term I should be able to resume an active life style. Probably no more half marathons. I am now a firm believer in cross training! 

So has anyone got the big toe fusion done?

I thought everyone was from the UK on this website, where are you guys all from ?