Lapidus bunionectomy recovery questions

i had a lapidus last october . i was not allieed to weight bear for 12 weeks .. 0nly partly on the side of my foot after 6 weeks . i had 3 post op xrays.. 1 after thestre 1at 6 weeks and 1 at 12 weeks . then told i could walk in shoes.

i still get pain in the joint and struggle to walk barefoot. i had a joint replacement in the other foot 9 months ago.

i am wondering if I need one in the lapidus foot also. i find its very stiff and painful.

i still have to wear a spacer at night.

my surgeon was very strict regarding weight bearing and xrays to check!

i was told by xray that it takes up to a year to heal ..

it doesnt seem such a common operation as my GPs have never come accross one! my op was done 100 miles from where I live.

take care.. i think i would request an xray?

I would definately ask for an x-ray. I've had three so far here in UK. My left foot bones have moved back unfortunately and it looks like the bunion has returned, so several x-rays are necessary. Good luck

i had my first lapidus bunionectomy surgery on my right foot in november 2018 and second in my left in may 2019. i am 7 weeks out and had my first post op xray and have been approved to fully weight bear with no running or weight lifting.

i find it extremely odd they allowed you to go back to normal activities so quick as well as the discharge so early without xrays. i would get a second opinion for sure!

i just had an appointment where i was told my sharp pain under my big toe was possibly tendonitis and that i needed to go to PT as soon as i can and she has been extremely thorough.

Thank you Leah, Lorainne and non_mulli. First, I am in the US and my podiatrist used relatively new plating system called Orthofix. They had a device rep in the OR and it is specifically made for early weight-bearing. However, my surgeon kept exclaiming about how "far ahead" my healing seemed to be compared to others and rushed all my transitions.

In reality, I did not follow his orders completely. I allowed myself more healing time and when I did transition into shoes, I kept walking to a minimum for several weeks. I only began "pushing" things about 10-12 weeks post and that's when I began to feel that things may not be right.

Thank you for the support. I find it inexcusable that I had no films taken when everyone else has had an average of 3. Bone fusion is pretty darn important! I will see about getting some done.

Hello criptastic! I had double bunioctomy on February 20th and my doctor at that time didn't feel that it was necessary to give me x-rays even though its basically considered routine before they discharge you. I was at home for 6 weeks in bed and when I at last had x-rays found out that both bones in both feet had moved and needed to have an emergency surgery to fix it. I was devastated!! I went to a different clinic and had surgery again at April 9th. I had x-rays taken immediately after the surgery, before i left the clinic, after 4 weeks and then once more at 6 weeks when I got my K-pins removed. I am now finally walking and healing much faster than expected since im only 26 years old. But it will take up to 6 months to walk normally, without pain or swelling.. I really believe you should get a second opinion. X-rays are mandatory in order to check if everything has healed correctly.

Good luck!

Thank you for your input, Anna. I hope you continue to heal quickly and completely!