Community experiences
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6 weeks post op. I was wondering if others experience more swelling when they first get up in the morning rather than after being up and walking around? Maybe its the blood moving…
5 weeks post OP. Minimal invasive surgery. Bunionectomy, silver bunionectomy, McBride soft tissue procedures as well as Akin osteotomy. 5th metatarsal Weil osteotomy and claw toe…
Hi! I am six weeks post op and I have been walking in recovery shoe. I have been given the go ahead to walk without it. Please give me your advice about footwear, techniques…
Can you walk in these type of night splints? I have to get up to use the rest room, but most, you get up and walk on them they fall or lose the secureness of them. I know you can walk…
Recovery update after my June 2025 bunion repair - Lapiplasty with correction of the bunion with Calcaneal Bone Graft and lesser toe corrections. Non-weight bearing for 4 weeks to…
I have parted ways with my surgical boot! Enter Hoka trainer. Very comfy. I need to learn to walk again. Physical therapy here I come!
Extra question - has anyone invested and worn the Even Up shoe balancer to help with the mismatched boot/shoe height? I hope to be weight bearing with my boot in 3 days. After 4 weeks…
Hi all. I am 4 weeks post op from bunion surgery, and received the go ahead to walk in my boot with walker assistance. Can anyone relate to this and tell me how long it took you to…
5 weeks post-op from bunion osteotomy. Am I just a wimp? I have such puffiness, swelling and pain on the pad and opposite side of my foot. I was given the go ahead to walk in boot…
Had a doctor visit yesterday for a 10 week check on my right foot. I had Lapidus with calcaneal autograft and silver bunionectomy with modified McBride distal soft tissue procedure. I…
I'm 14 weeks post op bunionectomy and hammer toe surgery. I'm still having difficulty walking without a walker or cane, but yesterday I walked much more than usual and today my foot…
I had surgery (Lapiplasty and hammer toe) on March 28, 2026. I am still in a lot of pain and some days are worse than others. I use a knee scooter to be able to get to the bathroom…
I had a Bunionplasty on March 6th on both feet. Surgery went well, I'm currently walking in my surgical shoes. Yesterday was my 4 week post op appointment. Doctor said I'd be able 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…
I have bunions and hallux rigidus on both feet. That makes me need a very large toebox for a wide and sensitive forefoot but the rest of my foot is just a medium. I'm a hiker and it's…
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 had a bunion operation on my right foot a number of years ago. I now need to do my left foot but cannot remember how long I was non weight bearing. For minimally invasive surgery is…
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 transitioned into shoes last Thursday and I went and bought 8.5 mens wide Hoka Bondi 9. The women's Hoka shoe at the store don't have a wide. I feel so good in the men's wide. This…
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…
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…
Week 9 PO. I just started walking without the help of a crutch last Wednesday... still very challenging with a very swollen foot. I can only fit it in 1 shoe IF I'm wearing a…
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…
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…
I've worn out my walking shoes and New Balance has discontinued them. Looking for a VERY rigid sole and rocker bottom. Whatcha got?
Hey, I'm 8 weeks into recovery after MIS Scarf and Akin. UK based, my procedure was in Doncaster. These are my pics and X-rays just before surgery and at 6 weeks. Mine were a rather…
My Doctor didn't give me a shot for my tendon. He gave me a boot to wear for 6 weeks. He does not give shots to a tendon. Secondly He gave me a night splint.