Nine Weeks Post Op ... Foot still swollen

Foot care
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Hi all,

I'm nine weeks post op bunionectomy,realignment and fusion tomorrow, my foot is still puffy and unable to wear normal shoes as it makes my foot swell even more, anyone else still having problems?

Thanks.

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Hi Terri.

I had my op approx 14 weeks ago and I still have trouble getting into my

 shoes.  I have a pairs of sandals that have velcro straps that I can wear but they are very ugly. If Im going out to dinner I sqeeze into another pair of sandals but I can only wear them for a short time.  I have a friend that had her op over 12 months ago and she still has trouble with her feet swelling so I think its going to be a long haul although some people seem to have quicker recovery times.  I hope you are one of the latter.  Good luck.

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Hi Sandra, 

 I wear a pair of swim shoes which expand with my foot, I did try a pair of pumps on Saturday but that made my foot swell even more.

I elevate all the time and put a gel eye ask straight from the freezer on my foot!

 Good luck to you too 😃

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Hello Terri, I am one week ahead of you 10 weeks post op today. My foot still swells especially by the end of the day. Thought I turned a corner yesterday with no foot or ankle pain but not so great today.  It does appear to be a long slow process. On a positive note I am back at the gym.am being careful  but progressing nicely each visit.

Good Luck with your progress. You will get there it just takes time.xx

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Hi Carole Marie,

I had a bunionectomy last December which didn't work, so feel like I've been off my feet forever!

I thought this op would be a quicker recovery as I've had no physio but not as yet!

Good luck to you too 😃

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Sorry to hear that Terri. Can I ask why it didn't work.x

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For some reason the surgeon shaved the top of the bunion and not the side ?! 

Never really had an explanation why!

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Oh poor you having to go all through it again. Hopefully this time it's been done correctly and you are happy with the outcome.

Here,s to bunion free feet😀😀😀😀😀x

 

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Well .....

 With the second op the surgeon said that he "off shot" my toe a bit, which now leaves a gap, the bunion has gone but I've gained a gap ! x

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Was it the same surgeon?

my bunions gone but my big toe still slightly curves to my next toe. I was hoping the toe would be straighter. Between us we could have had the perfect foot!!😀😀😀😀x

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Haha we could !

 My gap started after my second surgery although my toe is very straight !

 My big toe is feeling alien to me, it's like my other toes can't work out where my big toe has gone 😕

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Hi terri

sorry to be a bringer of bad news - I after 10 months still can't wear any 'feminine' shoes 😕

looks like my feet have been swapped for someone else's and are a different shape to before.

many pains in the morning, still have to do exercises to loosen them up, but, doc martins with an evening dress certainly gets people talking, also my husband still takes on the duty of clothes washing etc, so I think the op was very successful.

still early days, remember patience, you'll  need it now as your recovery will be much slower than you thought it would be.

caroline

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Hi Caroline,

I feel that my big toe is alien to me, doesn't look like my old toe!

My last bunionectomy was much faster recovery but this last op was a three in one!

 I have now bought lookalike Ugg boots, nice and wide.

All the best, Terri 😃

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I started using a toe separator it's suppose to help, train it not to curve, hope this helps, 

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Hi, I am wearing 2 sizes bigger than my regular size and extra wide width, wondering. If you had the same problem, and when do you go back to your regular size.?

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I went to a physical therapy and met a lady that had surgery with an excelent dr.  She got it on July 21 and in two months she was walking fine with her sandals.  She showed me her foot it was a small cut and  her first toe nice and straight.  I agree that each body is different but the surgeron is a key part for the healing.

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Did you have the second surgery with the same dr.?

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Thanks Mary, I will give it a go. Although I thought having the op would have stopped the need for using anything on my feet😟X

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Hi Marisol, how did your physical therapy go?

yes your right having a good surgeon is so important. You trust these people to do a good job.xx

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Hi, Terri66--Don't get discouraged.  I had op a little over 8 weeks ago.  Was furtunate and able to get into athletic shoes at 6 weeks.  Still 'hobbling' a bit, but seem to be making progress.  Swelling a little better each week depending on activity.  My surgeon told me not to wear sandals AT ALL.  To stay in rounded toe supportivew shoes; the benchmark is 'if it is comfortable, it's ok".  Have you been told that your joint is healed?  If you have, have you been doing PT or flexibility exercises on your own?  I went online because my surgeon simply said the bone is healed and to start walking and using the foot.  I found a week by week set of exercises that have really helped--plus I massage it at least once a day to get the lymph moving.  Still use ice some of the time thought it doesn't seem to help as much as at first.  Also, my surgeon told me in my first consult that the foot will swell to varying degrees for at least a year, so don't get too upset about the swelling and not being able to get into a shoe.  Probably PT would help you if you are this far out and still having this much trouble.  Good Luck.