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Bunion Surgery
February 8, 2024 at
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Well it has been a couple of years since my last surgery so I guess I am due, right? 
As a kid seeing the bunions on my grandmother's feet I thought they were like calluses..... they are not. it's basically your toe bone dislocating itself, fun times.
I have the goobers and am extremely independent and don't want to be unable to walk or drive too long.
There is a procedure called a modified McBride and it only has a 2 week in walking boot downtime then back to reg shoes if able. No hospital stay, twilight sedation with a local and no metal inserted. They remove a sesamoid bone and shave part of the outward knuckle.
Seemed like the best option. Most other options require 8 to 12 weeks off the foot and includes metal.
After being on the internet TOO much I am having some anxiety go figure.
I read threads in Reddit's sub-forum as googled for medical journal articles and while this is prob ok, it might be better to get a procedure called Chevron. From what I am finding it's 6- 8 weeks in a walking boot and includes metal but a slightly less occurrence of things shifting and needing more work.
Anyone here have any experience with either?
I also want to be healed up before late spring so I can take care of my yard and plants.
As a kid seeing the bunions on my grandmother's feet I thought they were like calluses..... they are not. it's basically your toe bone dislocating itself, fun times.
I have the goobers and am extremely independent and don't want to be unable to walk or drive too long.
There is a procedure called a modified McBride and it only has a 2 week in walking boot downtime then back to reg shoes if able. No hospital stay, twilight sedation with a local and no metal inserted. They remove a sesamoid bone and shave part of the outward knuckle.
Seemed like the best option. Most other options require 8 to 12 weeks off the foot and includes metal.
After being on the internet TOO much I am having some anxiety
go figure.I read threads in Reddit's sub-forum as googled for medical journal articles and while this is prob ok, it might be better to get a procedure called Chevron. From what I am finding it's 6- 8 weeks in a walking boot and includes metal but a slightly less occurrence of things shifting and needing more work.
Anyone here have any experience with either?
I also want to be healed up before late spring so I can take care of my yard and plants.
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Yes, I will keep mlv'ing this thread until schooby checks in
The foot is healing well but I'm exhausted and a bit foggy brained and avoided logging in since I'd prob try to help with something and mess it up
The first few days was a lot of icing it and elevation plus these stylish (
Had to wear those day and night. Loki likes to wake me up by laying across me and when the devices triggered to compress he jumped like WTF?
Dr office scolded me a bit about trying to walk too much too soon blah blah blah
I haver had laser therapy 4 times now...2 before and 2 after, 2 more to go. The nerves are getting jumpy and stabby.
Can't wait to get more energy back.
Thanks for checking in on me
The foot is healing well but I'm exhausted and a bit foggy brained and avoided logging in since I'd prob try to help with something and mess it up
The first few days was a lot of icing it and elevation plus these stylish (
Attachment 15140868
Had to wear those day and night. Loki likes to wake me up by laying across me and when the devices triggered to compress he jumped like WTF?
Dr office scolded me a bit about trying to walk too much too soon blah blah blah
I haver had laser therapy 4 times now...2 before and 2 after, 2 more to go. The nerves are getting jumpy and stabby.
Can't wait to get more energy back.
Thanks for checking in on me
Thanks for the update
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Thanks for the update
The foot is healing well but I'm exhausted and a bit foggy brained and avoided logging in since I'd prob try to help with something and mess it up
The first few days was a lot of icing it and elevation plus these stylish (
Attachment 15140868
Had to wear those day and night. Loki likes to wake me up by laying across me and when the devices triggered to compress he jumped like WTF?
Dr office scolded me a bit about trying to walk too much too soon blah blah blah
I haver had laser therapy 4 times now...2 before and 2 after, 2 more to go. The nerves are getting jumpy and stabby.
Can't wait to get more energy back.
Thanks for checking in on me
I've had to spent the last two weeks reminding my significant other to sit down and prop up her foot. She banged a toe into the deck a few weeks ago, and refused to give it any opportunity to heal. DOH!
I've had to spent the last two weeks reminding my significant other to sit down and prop up her foot. She banged a toe into the deck a few weeks ago, and refused to give it any opportunity to heal. DOH!
Yeah...the day of, I was all chatty from adrenaline. Wed. I behaved, Thurs my neighbor took me out to the store just to get out and I walked a little bit and it seemed fine.. ummmmmm then Friday I drove myself over to see my mom (abut 30 min away) and walked the dogs about half a mile.
Sat... half a mile, Sun. half a mile. Monday 1.5 miles which was a bit to much. Tuesday.. tech said my bandages told on me.. Oops
Dr asked me is I was trying to undo all of his good work. I said no.. you just did sucha good job it really doesn't hurt much. he did like that response. But after that first Wed I have been fairly exhausted and just foggy headed.
Yeah...the day of, I was all chatty from adrenaline. Wed. I behaved, Thurs my neighbor took me out to the store just to get out and I walked a little bit and it seemed fine.. ummmmmm then Friday I drove myself over to see my mom (abut 30 min away) and walked the dogs about half a mile.
Sat... half a mile, Sun. half a mile. Monday 1.5 miles which was a bit to much. Tuesday.. tech said my bandages told on me.. Oops
Dr asked me is I was trying to undo all of his good work. I said no.. you just did sucha good job it really doesn't hurt much. he did like that response. But after that first Wed I have been fairly exhausted and just foggy headed.
(yeah i know...easy for the peanut gallery to say
continued well wishes, schoobs
(yeah i know...easy for the peanut gallery to say
continued well wishes, schoobs
yeah today's fun is.. stabbing nerve pain as it starts to really wake up. I know it's good and all.. just kind of a PIT...F
Holding as tightly as I could and threatening to put my foot so far up their butt they'd see my toes when they bark they decided to acquiesce
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