I’m getting my pin removed tomorrow and I’m a little nervous.

I’m getting my pin removed tomorrow and I’m a little nervous. When I went in for a dressing change two weeks ago, the gauze touched the pin ever so slightly and it was the worst stinging sensation ever! I really hope it was just a nerve thing and that I won’t get that feeling again when he actually tries to pull the pin out tomorrow. Has anyone else experienced this stinging sensation at the entry point? What was the pin removal like for you?

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Community comment#1

Please tell me where did you have your minimal invasive bunion correction done? I am very interested.

Community comment#2

I thought minimally invasive meant quicker healing, less pain. Doesn’t look like it.

Community comment#3

I would be terrified that pin would get caught on something for as long as it was in

Community comment#4

I never see pins insert on big toes and removable ! I think better them insert screw inside which cause stiffness!

Community comment#5

I watched them remove my mom‘s pin and she never realized when they pulled it out. Hers was painless.

Community comment#6

I was prepared for it to hurt and didn’t feel a thing!

Community comment#7

I had mine whipped out. It was no pain whatsoever. Deep breath and as I was breathing in deep the nurse whipped it out.

Community comment#8

It was a weird sensation but not painful!

Community comment#9

How come some have pins and other ms do not? Anyone know the deciding factor?

Community comment#10

I was prepared for the worst, and it was very minimal.

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#11

The Art of Foot and Ankle in Birmingham, MI. Highly recommend!! It was such an easy, painless process and I was back in tennis shoes in four weeks.

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#12

is much quicker healing and less pain. It was only the first week that was rough. The three weeks following were fine and I was able to get around quite well. Now the pin is out and I’m back in normal tennis shoes and no hardware in my foot at all. The pin removal was actually painless and really a non event. I would do it this way 100 times over again. It’s much easier than traditional bunion surgery.

Community reply · In reply to an earlier comment#13

a screw can compromise the integrity of the small toe bone

Community comment#14

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