I so regret my Bunion Surgery !

No!! That us awful. Where was your surgery done? If I were you I would go and see your GP and insist on a referral elsewhere.

My goodness this is a terrible state of affairs,  sounds like you have not had good advice.  Hoping someone here can help, loads of advice, I think we need to know where you are .  With regards to shoes, surely your not walking about,  what exactly have you been told about recovery 

Hi Joan and Linda, thanks for replies. Yes Joan he said can fully weight bare now but small steps, although within 2 mins of doing this my foot swells to the point that my toes dont touch the floor and to be honest I think that and weightbaring is causing stretching across the ulcerated wound hence further trauma, so I dont do it often ! I still use the crutches to take some of the weight because it is so painful. I had the surgery done in Leicestershire Linda, and I have never regretted anything so much. I know there is always a risk of complications but you tend to think it wont happen to you ! I will see my GP next week as I will need a further sick cert for work, I'm a midwife and work 30 miles from home so need to be fully mobile before I go back, not to mention the infection control issues with an open wound. I'll discuss referall to a tissue specialist with the GP - wish me luck !!

Hugs hursty123,

I did not have the same thing as you but.........the foot surgeon kept on stating I should not be in any pain........at 9 weeks I was so so swollen and in so much pain I yelled at the foot doctor....the foot doctor finally sent me to a pain doctor who diagnosised me with reflex sympathetic dystrophy.  I have had 8 nerve blocks since 5/23/2014.  Physcial therapy 3 times a week.  I am still in some pain.   I had to switch foot doctors because when I went back to the foot doctor who did the surgery...he kept saying I should be healed that was the end of June  it is now August.  I hope you find someone that helps you.  You are not alone and neither and I now.  Thanks for sharing.  Hugs again.  I also may not regain a lot of the motion I had before surgery either.  I am still hoping that I might get more.  It has been very trying at times.  Good luck.

Sorry to hear that you have to go through so much. When you say ulceration, was is on the top of the foot? Or on the incision? 

Hi Simbacatz01

The whole wound bed is ulcerated, as to  why ? no idea as I don't have any high risk factors, I don't smoke, am 47yrs old and in good health, eat a reasonable diet, but it just wont heal - nightmare !!

Sorry that wasn't clear - the incision is ulcerated

Have a read through the discussion "hello there" we been discussing things since February, maybe you will find some answers 

Gosh this sounds really awful I would be really battling for referrals sounds awful. Does everyone get referral to a physio I didn't is it just in America or do uk consultants send you to them?

So so sorry.  I am nearly 9 weeks out, and also wish I had never had this done.  I had put it off for a very long time.  I'm 67. Not only do I have the pain and swelling (like you, can't fit my foot into any shoe, except a trainer that I cut out the side.) I went to a party last night where two women who had the surgery showed me their feet.  They both were perfect. I still have a bunion and the big toe crosses over the second toe, but I will never go near a surgeon again, unless I have to. So sorry your surgeon cut out your dissolvable stitches.  How stupid. I think we will both be OK in the end, but I never expected to have this pain and swelling at 9 weeks.  It's a very long recovery and I didn't expect that.  Take care.  Hope you're better today.