Just had bunion surgery this morning on left foot

Looks like you are well pearled! I am nearly 7 weeks post op - both feet. (MIS) Went into 'normal' shoes a couple of days ago (no heels for 4 months). Never did use the crutches as I have a small apartment. Nor a shower stool, walker or wheelchair. just had sponge baths for the first two weeks until my bandages came off. Pain was minimal also. Feeling blessed and love my new feet!

Prepared not pearled! 😜😜

Hi Sheila

I used wheel chair and crutches for two weeks and wheel chair was just great at home and out of home (obviously with my husband driving the car).  I also used a garden plastic chairs in the bathroom,  one placed in the shower and the other outside of the shower so I could dry my hair and do what ever I needed to do while sitting comfortably.  My surgery was much more extensive so you really need to judge what you need based on pain levels and level of swelling.  It is generally much better to take it slowly in the beginnig and keep your foot elevated almost all the time

All the best

Hi Shelia, so pleased your op went well. I had my procedure (Scarf and Akin) 4 days ago under block rather than general, and so far I am very happy with progress. My anaesthetist instilled in me that once the anaesthetic had worn off after approx 12 hours, the pain would be excruciating for about 36 hours. It was, but I coped with high dosage painkillers, but I am so pleased they warned me. So many people must wonder what on earth they'd done if they aren't warned, but thanks to this forum, I'm following all the advice offered ie. keeping my leg raised for a couple of weeks etc, and I'm finding that my foot lets me know if I've been out of bed too long, it suddenly aches and feels like lead. I've received my cast/dressing protector today, so showering should be a lot easier and more dignified than sitting in the shower-tray and having my husband hoist me out afterwards!!

I hope you progress well with your recovery and although I balked at having bunion surgery five years ago after listening to all the warnings, so far I'm really pleased I went ahead this time - can't wait to see my 'new' foot when the dressings come off.

Hi Sheila.  Sounds like you have done as much as you can to get ready.  That is great.  I didn't have a shower chair but I used a metal folding chair with a towel over it which worked just fine.  Be sure to put a plastic bag on your foot and tape it at the top to seal out any water.  My surgical nurse told me to eat a half banana with some milk before taking the pain meds and it might help with the nausea.  It worked great for me.  My doctor had me to put the ice on the back side of my knee as the bandages were too thick for the cold to penetrate.  Also you can mix 3 parts water with 1 part alcohol in a zip loc bag and freeze it.  It doesn't get real hard and it works great. You should do 3 so you will always have one frozen. My doctor said elevate 45 minutes out of every hour and ice 20 minutes every hour for the first 2 weeks.  Between ice and elevate you don't have much time for anything else.  Hope this helps and hope you have a great recovery.

Hi Sheila  i hope that you are more comfortable today, i  am dreading my op because have heard so many  bad stories. i hope you recover quickly  sending my best wishes.  i think the main thing is to rest  your foot up as much as possible and if you can tolerate bed   prop your foot up on extra pillows.

 

Hi Sheila, fab news on a successful op! I'm currently 3 weeks post op (scarf osteotomy on left toe). I recommend that anybody reading this who is on the fence about the surgery, to do it! I'm 23 which surprised my surgeon and podiatrist no end, and there were 2 ladies having the same procedure as myself, both in their 40s who said they wish they'd had the operation sooner! The majority of the pain was the first 2 days after surgery as the anaesthetic wore off but after that it's just a slight discomfort.

Also, I cannot stress enough to listen to your surgeon when they say take it easy, I was on the sofa 24/7 (toilet breaks permitted) for the first 2 weeks and yes it was very tedious but now at 3 weeks although I still have to rest it mostly, I am wearing my normal trainers and have started the recommended toe exercises and can walk around a little more each day. I even managed a trip to Costa with the help of my mum who dropped me outside and then parked the car!

I also have a bunion on my right foot and would have the op again in a heartbeat!