I’m hoping that I will get the call soon for the date of my
I’m hoping that I will get the call soon for the date of my surgery, it’s been 9 months since I am waiting.
Any advice what to ask at the pre op appointment?
I was told that it could be a long recovery and no weight bearing for 6 weeks. The surgeon said that he is not very often see foot like mine. We discussed the risks like infection, distal neurovascular injury and recurrence or worsening of pain.
but I need this surgery and I trying to be positive. 
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Lisa Gelfo
You don't know what you don't know...thats how i feel
after be on this group a few days I'm like what do I even ask my podiatrist. There are so many different situations and terminology. Like he never mentioned pins or screws..is that an always? He just told me osteotomy for bunion and tailors bunion and fix the hammertoe. And then the 6 weeks recovery. What do I even ask? Thanks!!
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Ty Pie
Annie Lennox was right, because if 🎶sweet dreams are made of this, and who am I to disagree?🎶 😅 I'm sitting at around 5 1/2 weeks post-op... from MIS bunion surgery, and today was like a dream... I always feel a light touch of anxiety before walking because I don't want any contact between my footwear and the incision site. So I took a deep breath and went for a walk in my wide-toe-box sandals (with orthopedic support), but WITHOUT using a protective Band-Aid to cushion my healing incisions. Just like Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald, I did this 🎶On my own🎶 so I could walk with no pressure and alternate between walking faster or slower, finding my groove on my own terms. I complete all my toe/foot mobility exercises and things can still feel a little "tight" sometimes, and to the untrained eye, I probably look like I'm walking normally? But more importantly, my confidence is increasing. I can now use light/medium dumbbells for some exercises without the need for a chair... but I thought with all the core work I've been doing, Calvin Klein was going to call me for the summer ad campaign! 😅 It's worth mentioning that at about 2 weeks post-op, I noticed random light patches of skin near the incision site, and I was shedding so much skin (especially over where my old bunion used to reside) that I had to double-check it wasn't midnight and I wasn't howling at a full moon. Everything seems to have settled, and I think my obsession with moisturizing, drinking water, quality sleep, and listening to Louis Armstrong's "Wonderful World" helps a lot. Look after yourselves, my friends.
Annie Lennox was right, because if
sweet dreams are made of this, and who am I to disagree?
I'm sitting at around 5 1/2 weeks post-op... from MIS bunion surgery, and today was like a dream...
I always feel a light touch of anxiety before walking because I don't want any contact between my footwear and the incision site. So I took a deep breath and went for a walk in my wide-toe-box sandals (with orthopedic support), but WITHOUT using a protective Band-Aid to cushion my
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