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I had my bunion op 2 weeks ago

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susan01316
susan01316

Hi I am new to this but needed some advice please .

I had my bunion op 2 weeks ago and although the pain has now settled I am suffering with my foot being sooooo itchy .

I am due to have my stitches removed tomorrow so I'm hoping it will help .

I also wanted to ask if anyone else had no bandage after leaving the hospital as I only had strips of plaster on my foot ?

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  • nemo68931
    nemo68931 susan01316

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    from what ive read on this site people go home with different things all the time. i had a soft cast adn now a boot until 6week mark but there is more than one way to do it.now i am in a boot and a compression sock that is all.if its itching its probably because of the incison healing.it needs to scab over.i wouldnt be worried.itiching is a lot better than burning or pain lol hang in there! what kind of stitches do you have? i had dissolvable and they were SO much easier to have removed than i thought it is fast and not bad if you have a good dr
  • susan01316
    susan01316

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    Well all went well had my stitches out which wasn't to painful .

    I was so scared I case the doctor moved my toes, however when I asked him if he was going to move them he said no you are !!

    anyways I wiggled them wiggled them and to my surprise it wasn't to painful.

    He has asked me to make an appointment at the physiotherapist asap as I need to start moving it more to avoid any future complications .

    He also advised me to just use one crutch as I can start putting my weight on it a little more each day I was a little surprised as from what I've read on you shouldn't really weigh bare for at least 4 weeks I am coming up to my third week on Thursday ?

     

    • carole_Marie
      carole_Marie susan01316

      Posted

      Hi Susan, Glad to hear all went well with your stitch removal. Sounds as though your progressing really well especially if you can begin to weight bear. Everybody's recovery is different and so is the surgery so be guided by your doctor. Don,t be afraid to wiggle your toes nothing will break and it's really important to do the exercises to get your mobility back.

      Here,s to happy bunion free feet.😀😀😀😀😀xx

       

    • susan01316
      susan01316 carole_Marie

      Posted

      Thanks Carole Marie

      Lets hope its worth all the pain 😊😊😊😊

  • mary42138
    mary42138 susan01316

    Posted

    All doctors are different, what was the name of your surgery? if it was the scarf, you can start weight bearing after 2 weeks, most Lapidus its 6 weeks but some doctors require less, glad you are starting PT because it helps alot, good luck xoxo
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