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I am on my 4 th day of recovery from surgery. I have been elevating my foot basically all day. I was told that after two weeks I would be put in a boot and the stitches would be taken out. How long do I elevate for? I'm a lil confused about this and everything I've read. When I put my foot down it feels like there is a 1000lbs of pressure. Is this normal? Will it limit with time? Should I wait to stop feeling this pain before I stop elevating? I need help doctors won't call back. Starting to get annoyed. Other than that the pain is tolerable and I'm trying not to take that much of the pain meds. Don't want to get addicted them. Anyone know any info please tell.
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gillian14549 joseph52586
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Just read your contribution to this forum. I've been a contributor since January/February 2014 following hallux valgus correction and 2nd hammertoe correction on my left foot in November 2013.
You need to read the document Bunions ( Hallux Valgus) and 2nd Lesser toe correction' surgery on the website of the Royal National Orthopoaedic Hospital. It gives excellent advice etc.
My surgery has been very successful But you must be aware that the recovery period is extremely slow and cannot be rushed. The pressure you refer to is absolutely normal and this is why it is so very importnat that you elevate your foot as much as possible. Failure to do this will delay the healing process and this will draw out the recovery time. My surgeon warned me that a total of 12 months is the time is can take for the foot to heal completely BUT only if the elevation and rest are adhered to. As soon as your foot goes down you will get throbbing and intense swelling. So, you have been warned.
I returned hoem on 2nd October 2014 following having hallux valgus correction surgery on my right foot and so I am beginning the recuperation process all over again. That said, I have previously followed all my surgeon's advice and instruction to the letter and am therefore in a very good position with a ver good outcome to the surgery on my left foot last year.
I intend to follow the advice again as it has obviously been extremely beneficial to my recovery last time.
I get so angry when I read of people who have undergone this surgery/procedure and who are hell bent on getting back into normal shoe, getting back to the gym, getting back to work without allowing nature to take it's course and the healing to happen. It cannot be hurried. Our feet are very complex and take a great deal of load from the rest of our bodies and I don't think we fully appreciate just how hard they work. We take our feet so much for granted. But we need to respect them and the job they do for us.
So, continue to elevate for at least a month after surgery, continue to keep off the feet for anything other than essential things and for goodness sake when the time for the bandages to be removed, don't try to force your feet into shoes if they tell you they're not ready for it. The swelling takes many months to reduce.
Take paracetamol if you have pain and Ibuprofen.
Good luck and do take care.
Gillian
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hotwheelz joseph52586
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Has anyone felt like theyve had gout attacks but it is really your bunion?
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sheila_27698 joseph52586
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