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Anyone ever say forget it, it's not going anywhere anyway and just put polish on or a fake nail just so you can wear flip flops or sandals? I know they say it makes it worse, but this…
I had my Arthrex MIS bunion surgery on Feb 14th. I was instructed to be non weight bearing until my 2 week post op follow up on the 27th. I am told I'd be able to bear weight only on…
I need to hear some MIS SUCCESS stories! Let me hear from the people who have had no issues, who have healed and recovered as they were told they would. I feel like the horror stories…
Does anyone have any guidelines on the weight-bearing timelines post op? I believe I've seen a lot of 0% weight bearing the first 2 weeks post op, but then what? I'm at 6-weeks post…
I have always liked Teva sandals, I messaged them and got this prompt reply. This is for UK customers. Although we are unable to provide any medical advice, it sounds like you may…
Hi, had a little bump on left foot for a while and the right one popped a year ago. I didn't know anything about bunions before that. But now its extreme, no shoes fit. Pain is…
I do feel a bit uneasy. Had TenJet surgery in December after injections and boot and all that jazz to try to heal my PF. Still had more pain weeks after procedure. Doctor ordered…
Not PF specific but PF adjacent - I have a sharp pain in this area. It's kind of extra bony right there. Anyone know what this is? I googled and it doesn't seem to be in the right…
Something interesting I learned while recovering from foot surgery. Pain and swelling aren't only controlled by medication. Several body systems can reduce pain chemistry naturally…
7 weeks post op right bunion surgery and still swelling with mild pain. Also noticed a space between great toe and 2nd toe. How long did it take you for swelling to go away and did…
Uh did anyone else wear a toe spacer for a while and as a result get a pain in the middle top of the foot? I feel like I'm trading one issue for another.
Recovery update after my June 11, 2025 bunion repair (Lapiplasty with correction of the bunion with Calcaneal Bone Graft and lesser toe corrections): Non-weight bearing for 4 weeks to…
Positive story so far. Had lapiplasty in January of this year on the right foot. Not gonna lie it was living hell the first few days. But my bones fused in record time (surgeon's…
Hey yall! I am having the lapiplasty operation on my left foot this June! I had the Austin procedure done to my right foot in 2022. It was a long hard recovery. But the pain was…
I had post op #3 yesterday. To say I'm so disappointed with my healing is an understatement. Left foot was done in May 2025, it feels great. No pain, range of motion in my big toe is…
Does anyone use a TENS device for nerve pain with success? Does anyone use a tens device for nerve pain!
Feeling fed up. Nearly 3 weeks post op. Stitches came out on Monday and now I feel like I'm kind of in limbo. Dr suggested I try wearing trainers every day for as long as it's…
Plantar fasciitis with multiple treatments for 15 years. Just got steroid injections. It cleared the pain up all except for where my heel spur is in my left foot. The insoles make me…
Hello Dr. Walker and fellow sufferers. I'm here hoping to hear some success stories about non-surgical correction of tailor's bunions and PF. I have been bothered with PF for about a…
Hi everyone. Former athlete here. At the age of 20, I started experiencing pain in my right big toe, and around the same time I developed chronic muscle tightness in my calves. Over…
Ok, well, so much for the cortisone treatment. It worked amazingly well until it didn't and now I'm in more pain. My only relief from the pain was walking in my floopi thongs as they…
Looking for alternatives to surgery for heel spur, if any. I've had severe pain for 5+ months. Was originally thinking it was PF, but went in for x-ray recently.
So after battling with PF for the last 15 months, I finally did it! Plantar fasciotomy, heel spur removal and scar tissue removal. New foot is the best Christmas gift ever. I've tried…
16 weeks post op Austin, still have swelling and dealing with sesamoiditis. Anyone else experience this? Any tips on ways to alleviate the pain?
Hi all, 2 weeks post surgery. The front of big toe is still numb to touch and over last few days getting quite a bit of stinging nerve pain in big toe and bunion area. Others…
Help please I had a steroid injection in my heel yesterday done under ultrasound having plantar fasciitis since last April. I was told it would be painful, yes it was, very. I never…
I was recently diagnosed with a Tailor's bunion on my left foot, however I also have pain in the ball and heel of my left foot, and occasionally in the ball of my right foot. I was…
Praying I have MIS bunion, hammertoe surgery first week of June. I have no pain right now. I'm a nervous wreck already about how my pain will be after the surgery.
Hey everyone. This is my 2nd surgery. I am 2.5 weeks Post Op. I had my left foot done last winter. This time I had a chevron bunionectomy and the thing they do to separate the 2nd toe…
Tomorrow is one week post op. The pain is getting worse rather than better. I can't see it because of the cast and wrap but it feels like it's too swollen for the cast? Especially the…