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Had bunion surgery and the cast feels too tight

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tamleaj
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I'm not 100% sure exactly what the surgery is called - bunionectomy and hallus Valgas I think- because I can barely read the handwriting of what the doctor wrote but it's a bunion surgery with realigning of the 1st and 5th metatarsal. I have a pin placed in the first metatarsal and a screw in the 5th metatarsal and also had a bunion by my big toe and a bunionette by my left toe removed. I was put in a cast and it feels very tight where the bend of my foot is, the ankle area, but the top part of it. Also feels very tight on the sides of my foot. Is this normal? I did complain about I did complain about the cast being too tight and they sawed down the middle of it to open it a little bit and then use gauze to keep it together. And I thought it helped for a moment but woke up this morning and it just feels very tight still.

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