Bunion Surgery

So on Friday I had another dressing change by Dr. L. He said that my foot is healing nicely and that I may be able to get the pin out next Friday! So that would be August 14 instead of the original date of August 17. So, only three days difference but that’s an exciting three days for me because the pin is driving me nuts. It’s mostly the fact that the skin around the pin hurts like hell, and well, who enjoys having a metal foreign object sticking out of their skin (besides piercings, of course!)

The incision of my foot looks really good, it is healing up quite nicely. My foot is much less bruised, however it is scrawny! My foot has really atrophied since the surgery, even though for the last little while I have been walking on it (with crutches, but I still put some weight on it when I walk). I’m kind of worried about how it’s going to be when I return to nursing school in less than a month. I’m not sure if I should seek out physical therapy or not, or how much I should use it following the removal of the pin. I should write down some questions to ask Dr. L this Friday, and if I don’t get sufficient answers I can always call Dr. M I guess. Dr. L is having me wear a toe spacer now to keep the bone straight. It is uncomfortable, like I’ve said before, but I feel safer wearing it, the last thing I want is another bunion or a botched surgery!

Anyhow, here are some photos of my scrawny foot for your viewing pleasure. I forgot to mention that, two days before the dressing change, my gauze started coming off so I basically unwrapped it and re-wrapped it myself (which I wouldn’t have done if I wasn’t in nursing). So I have photos of my foot with nothing on it in my apartment, and also photos of after the dressing change. Click to see full size.

Check out how straight that foot is! NO MORE BUNION!