I’m sorry I don’t update this blog very often anymore. Third year nursing is a lot of work, and I’m still working at that damn grocery store every week, so I don’t have much time to do other things anymore. But I’m here to update you on my bunion chronicles, as tomorrow will be eight months since the surgery!
In one sentence, getting that bunionectomy on my left foot was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Even though it cost a lot (my school’s medical insurance wouldn’t cover any of it), I’m not in pain anymore! When I had the bunion, it was always so red and swollen and painful just to touch. I tried all the remedies mentioned in one of my previous posts, but they only helped temporarily. Since getting the surgery, I can walk without being in pain – well, my left foot isn’t in pain, my right one still is! But I will get the right one operated on when I graduate from school, because I don’t have a long enough break before then.
A bunionectomy, especially an austin bunionectomy, is very painful, and has a long recovery time. I couldn’t walk for a good eight weeks – six of those on crutches, then another two in an air cast. And, after that, walking was still painful for a couple of months. But as of right now, I have full range of motion back in that toe/foot and NO pain at all. None.
If you are going to get bunion surgery, I highly recommend getting physiotherapy afterward. I cannot stress that enough!! It can be costly depending on your insurance company (luckily my insurance covered 80% with a note from my doctor) but it is so worth it. My foot healed so much faster because of physiotherapy, and without it, I think the joints in that toe would still be very stiff and sore.
As for the scar… well, I don’t have any very recent pictures, but this was the scar in December:
It basically looks exactly the same now except a little less red. I will post a more recent picture soon!
So, all in all, I am very happy I got this done and can’t wait to get the right one done! More updates, pictures, and articles to follow soon.
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I’m sitting here at work almost 3 weeks post bunion surgery reading your blog and your story is very motivating because it sounds just like mine. Hopefully my end results will be as good as yours! I’m having my pin removed tomorrow after work and fortunately I can’t watch YouTube videos at work so I was unable to watch your video. I’m sure I would have passed out if I could see it! This is my first week back to work and I’ve been wearing my surgery shoe all day until I get home. Walking has been slow as I have been avoiding the left side of my right post bunion foot. You’re inspiring me to write my own blog!
Thanks for the comment! Hope your pin removal went okay! I thought getting the stitches out hurt way more than getting the pin removed! I couldn’t work for 8 weeks because my job involves being on my feet and walking the entire time, so it’s good that you are still able to go to work with the surgery shoe (I hated that thing). I hope you get as good results as I did! Best of luck with everything!
Its the long weekend but tomorrow I’m making another appointment with my podiatrist. I had my bunion surgery 11 months ago and I’m crying almost nightly from the pain, its still swells, stiff, with shooting pains and seizing muscles. I never had physio after my surg maybe thats why, I think theres too much scar tissue. Does the bone on the outside of your toe joint feel like its no longer padded with tissue like before? Were there specific exercises you were told to do? My doc said to just flex the toe and “push” and massage” the scar tissue.