Second bunionectomy completed 5 weeks post Op. :)
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I just wanted to give an update on how my second bunionectomy went 5 weeks post op of the first one. I had surgery yesterday morning. So far so good. Only difference this time is that I had a different anesthesiologist ( older man versus young woman). I mention this because with the younger doc My ankle block lasted over 48 hours for first surgery and I did not experience any pain whatsoever. With the older doc i felt pain immediately after I woke up from the surgery. The younger dock can possibly be using some more modern techniques I believe. I can feel my last four toes already unlike the first time when I felt nothing for over 48 hours.. They gave me morphine and Percocet . By the time I left the surgery center I was fine. Came home and took one 800mg ibuprofen and have using cold therapy for the last about 8 hours. No pain whatsoever so I did not continue any drugs. The cold therapy machine is my drug. Will keep everyone updated on how this foot goes. On this foot which was less worse than the first doc actually used two screws versus 1. First foot is doing great. Started wearing soft soft wife stretchy adidas last week with very little issues. Only hurts a little bit when I drive so I continued to use the driving boot. Range of motion is gettting better and better with daily at-home exercises and I have very minimal swelling . Surgery site looks very good as if the scar will disappear in no time. Hoping the foot is completely back to normal my summer.
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mimi021
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I just wanted to say that everyone’s experience is completely different. I had my surgery on 2/16 and must say the whole experience was not bad at all. No severe pain at any point so far and my doc did not put any temporary pins in my foot. I am actually having my other foot done next week. Right after my surgery I walked right out of the surgery center in my boot. I was instructed to keep the foot elevated especially for the first two weeks. My ankle block lasted over 48 hours where I just couldn’t feel the surgery site and the toes but could walk completely fine with the boot on. After that I stopped taking the pain meds because they were making me sick and never experienced any pain that I thought would come. My doctor prescribed a cold therapy machine which was delivered to my house prior to the surgery which I used pretty much all day while in bed. It has compression as it iced. This is a very important component to a speedy recovery. At the surgery center I remember one of the nurses telling me to make sure I exercised the big toe every day because she made that mistake when she had hers done years ago. I definitely did that and I am feeling great. I had a moderate bunion where my doc cut off the side of bone, took out another wedge of the bone to straighten and he put a permanent titanium screw in. I had the bandage changed at week two and the sutures removed at week three (no pain whatsoever). On the third week I attended physical therapy twice but decided not to continue since I could do all of the exercises at home. They provided me with an instruction sheet and an elastic band so I avoided all of those copays. On my week 4 follow up I was concerned that the big toe still seemed a little slanted but doc said that it would appear straighter after the swelling completely goes away. Gave me a splint to wear day and night just to ensure that the bone is fusing straight and today the foot looking almost completely straight. As far as how the toe feels, it’s just a little swollen and stiff. I need to up the exercises to twice a day. I will stop wearing the boot next monday ( day before surgery) and start wearing some very wide soft sneakers. I’m hoping that the experience is exactly the same for the other foot. For those who are thinking about having the surgery it’s really not bad at all. Just make sure that you pick a very good doctor and do your research. I must have read hundreds of reviews before picking my doctor and I had the same exact experience all of the reviewers had. No pain and many of his patients did both feet within 6 weeks and had complete recovery within 12 weeks for both feet. Speedy recoveries to all