Not sure if I have done something in my sleep

Hi Samantha. Sorry to hear your troubles. Regarding pulling the for I don't know but someone else may well reply. My bandages were renewed at they were coming off and were too tight so I redid them which I suggest. It's hard to get it just right. Are you one or two feet? Very hard with two little ones as you need all the rest you can get and that's not easy. If there old enough to understand  see if looking after mummy ca be a bit of a game? As for pain relief we are all different and take what you need for now so you are comfortable. It does improve! I am ten weeks now. I can walk a lot and wear some shoes but elevation is still the key as I have a lot of swelling. I know I walk round too much.

Do you use ice on your foot/feet? Frozen peas work well wrapped in a towel. Cold enough to get thru but also to tolerate. Try that every day or couple of times if you can. Just rest elevate and ice. Hope you get other feedback or try reading some if the other blogs loads of info there. Try and keep what you need placed around you so movement is minimal, including children's toys n books! Good luck 👣👣

Hi , not sure about the pain in your toe ? I had pain and bruising under foot and around the toes I'm nearly at week 7 I'm still unable to get work boots on and if I do walk outside I wear trainers , but yesterday I went out to walk the dog and ended up having to take one trainer off my operated foot as swelling was apparent and very painful , I think evelation is key , the foot has a lot of repairing to do , mine is still sore but I'm not taking any painkillers 

Hi Samantha

i wouldn't worry about damaging the toe when stretching. The toe will have been fixed during surgery so it should be OK. As for still having pain after a few days, it sounds as if you are doing too much on it. You really need to rest it a lot for the first 2 weeks. If you do overdo it then it' s ice and elevation to reduce the swelling. Fixing a dressing is always an issue - either too tight or too loose. Sounds like yours is too tight. Contact the hospital and mention the problem. They are used to problems with dressings and generally very helpful. I had a scarf osteotomy and cheilectomy 12 weeks ago. My foot is still slightly swollen, but no pain. The biggest problem I found was the boredom of being immobile. I doubt that is the problem with you with 2 young ones. Hope this helps.

Ahh thankyou!  The kids are quite good and do help me bless them, I'm just not a very good sit down and rest patient!  I know in myself that I am doing too much, so will spend the weekend resting it up. 

Thankyou very much for your comments, am very pleased that it seems I haven't  done any damage xx

Hi Samantha! I'm 6 weeks post op Chevon osteotomy and hammertoe arthroplasty. I had exactly what you describe and it does kill!  I had it about 3 times. This is a muscle spasm and I realized that I may not be getting enough potassium. It does not cause damage to the toe. Once I increased my potassium intake the spasms stopped....I also was very careful about stretching LOL !  Regarding the pain in general as others have said we are all so different in how we react to pain. The more you keep your foot elevated above the heart and iced the less swelling there will be and the less discomfort. A good guideline for the first 2 weeks is not to have the foot down for more than 5-10 mins.out of every hour. Did you get anti-inflammatory medication as well? Are you partial weight bearing? As the days go by it will definitely get better and for this recovery alot of patience is required!  😃

hi samantha, what is a chilectomy ?

 

Samantha, maybe your foot is swollen and the bandage too tight,  how hard it must be with 2 little ones, you really need looked after for first 2 weeks. No cooking, cleaning etc

Hi Samantha and welcome!  Are you keeping your foot elevated and icing it?  That, I found was the key!  Ice behind your ankle, 20 minutes at a time. You can make simple ice packs with plastic bags and crushed ice. Cover with a kitchen towel before applying to your skin.  As far as the toe stretching. YES! This seems to happen to many of us in our sleep. Not sure why.  I had it for a couple of days, it was very uncomfortable and woke me several times.  This is not an easy process. They pain was much more than I expected.  I am at 10 weeks now and doing pretty good.  Can walk 1/2 mile at a time but I still swell and have bad days when I over do it.  

Hi Samantha, I found I went through two days of crazy pain which really felt like sharp electric shocks, but they went away. Assuming they screwed things back together, you would have to do something pretty drastic to make the repair move.

I was put in a short cast after the initial bandages and dressing was removed, this is normal however its nothing to be worried about. Different consultants have different approaches, I'd give the consultants secretary a call to check what happens next in your case.

I suspect all of us are worried about doing damage, one of the difficulties I had was the swelling inside the plaster, in retrospect I did too much walking and the foot swells inside the plaster.

Good luck with your next visit, I suspect you are OK, recovery may take longer than you would like though, keep feet up, I noticed instant relief from swelling with feet high, higher than horizontal

, maybe put cushions/bolster at bottom of bed to raise feet higher when sleeping. 

Sam, I think you should go back before you have to see the Surgeon, you may have pulled something out of place, I haven't had mine done yet, but most ladies are talking about a cast, and I've no idea why just a bandage would surffice a bunion operation!....see if you can talk to your own doctor if you can't get to the surgeon, and looking after two little ones is just plainly 'too much' you need to have your feet UP and elevated, that's part of the healing process. I do wish you well.