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Photo of both feet.

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Terri66
Terri66

Hi everyone,

I will be ten weeks post op tomorrow, here is a photo of both feet today, still have a gap 😕

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  • jane96717
    jane96717 Terri66

    Posted

    I think they look really good!! My left foot (Oct 2014) looks like it did before my op, it's come back with a vengeance. My right foot (July this year) is a bit better but still have a bump. I'm disappointed!!!
    • Terri66
      Terri66 jane96717

      Posted

       Oh dear Jane,

      who would have thought that foot ops can be so long in recovering?!

      I still had the bump on my left foot straight after the first op, bump now fully removed (I think) but can no longer move the toe due to fusion, still very sore and swollen.

      best wishes x

  • marisol25560
    marisol25560 Terri66

    Posted

    Terrie, they look well.  Did you have a hammer toe done too?
    • Terri66
      Terri66 marisol25560

      Posted

      Hi,

      It was the left foot I had done, luckily just the big toe was operated on, no hammer toe x

    • marisol25560
      marisol25560 Terri66

      Posted

      Yes, you were very lucky.  What is the dr recomendation for reducing the separation of your big toe?  Can you balance you body having this anatomy?  How many weeks are you now after the second op?

      Thank you Terrie for sharing.

    • Terri66
      Terri66 marisol25560

      Posted

      Hi x

      I am ten weeks tomorrow, bunionectomy, fusion and realignment, I saw the consultant about three or four weeks ago, he wasnt impressed with the outcome and did say that he didnt recommend another op as it would mean opening the same scar fot the third time.

      walking can be difficult as it puts a lot of pressure on my ankle, I have anothe appt. the end of this month x

    • marisol25560
      marisol25560 Terri66

      Posted

      What a pity! 

      Dis you have the 2nd surgery with the same dr.?

      Who is the consultan you refer? 

      What kind of hardware you have?  My dr sid he put dissolvable screws but they do not show in the x rays taken after 7 1/2 weeks post op.

      Your ankle hurts because you are putting pressure in the wrong place of the foot.  It is the same case as me having the 2 toes very low and all the muscles very contracted. 

      Thank you Terrie.  I will send you good vibs

    • Terri66
      Terri66 marisol25560

      Posted

      Good vibes being sent to you too x

      I had the same surgeon for both ops, I havent seen him at my outpatient appts, I have only seen a consultant in the same team.

      I have a screw, not dissovable, and a plate, got away with not having rods after the op!

      My xray shows I have healed well and I really thought that I would be up and running by now, but having to elevate the foot a lot still!

  • jennifer70624
    jennifer70624 Terri66

    Posted

    Hello Terri,

    I had to write you because your comments and struggles sound so close to home.

    I had a bunion removed and a lapidus procedure on my left foot 8months ago, and I still have trouble walking and miss running and working out. I too have Ankle pain too. I'm so scared I have to go back under. I'm getting a second opinion from a really good dr.

    Question for you:

    When your barefoot do you still feel a big ball, bone like bunion on the bottom of your big toe?

    Because I do and it forces me to stank lopsided.

    Thank you for your time.

    Jenn

    • Terri66
      Terri66 jennifer70624

      Posted

      Hi Jennifer,

      The only time I can walk normally is barefoot, nothing tight on my foot it's lovely!

      I also have a bone at the bottom of my big toe, but that only appears when I have been walking for a while.  I still walk woth a limp because of the pain and the feeling of the plate and screw is uncomfortable. I am still not in normal shoes either, I'm still wearing Ugg style boots and swim shoes!

      Don't be scared to go under again, if it makes your foot look and feel better it will be worth it.

      I dislike going under as I have tachycardia when the breathing tube is removed.

        All the best x

    • jennifer70624
      jennifer70624 Terri66

      Posted

      That's the part I hate! Coming out of it with the tube coming out. I remember being so thirsty, but they couldn't give me anything.

      Did you have a second sergury? If so why? What happened?

    • Terri66
      Terri66 jennifer70624

      Posted

      Hi Jennifer,

      Coming round from anaesthetic is unpleasant isn't it ?!

      I had a bunionectomy last December, the bunion wasn't removed correctly, only the side shaved off, but because I have arthritis in my big toe the consultant suggested have fusion, realignment and bunionectomy, that consultant promised my tie would be pain free!

      All the best

  • nemo68931
    nemo68931 Terri66

    Posted

    not sure what you had done or what they looked like before but they look great to me! there's a gap but I don't see it being incorrectly done or anything.your incision scar looks great too! hope you're feeling well
    • Terri66
      Terri66 nemo68931

      Posted

      Thanks Nemo!

      The scar has healed really well, when I came round from the op the surgeon said that he had "off shot" the toe when fixing the screw and plate in and when setting the toe.

      All the best

    • nemo68931
      nemo68931 Terri66

      Posted

      oh I see I'm sorry to hear that! hopefully that's an easy fix. this is abtough procedure and the idea of having to fix something gone wrong is just not fun at all.
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