Bunion Surgery

Following the recommendation of another girl I know who has had this surgery as well as my podiatrist, I decided to go into Physiotherapy in order to increase the range of motion in my toe and also help with my feet in general. The appointment went really well, and she thinks she may be able to help with my heel pain as well as my surgery.

I will admit that I am in quite a bit of pain now since having physio, but it is a good kind of pain, because it is increasing the movement of my toe/foot and I go back to school two weeks from today.

Most of the appointment was her flexing my big toe just slightly past where it was comfortable for me. The pain remained at about a 4 out of 10 and she didn’t push my toe more than that. She said that I should work on moving it at home, also to the point of moderate pain. She also said that starting physiotherapy is painful, but that in two weeks my foot will be so much more flexible and less swollen that going back to school will be much easier. She also gave my scar a good massage, and recommended for me to do the same thing, massage the scar quite deeply, while rubbing Bio Oil into it.

The exercises I will be doing at home will mostly be the following: While sitting in a chair, put feet flat on the floor, and raise my heels up so that the toes, including my big toe, bend at the base of the toes, and my foot lifts up. I have to make sure to keep my feet straight because if my knee turns outward, my foot will also roll outward, meaning I’m not getting that stretch in my big toe where I need it. I then lower my feet to the floor and, keeping my heels on the ground, lift my feet the opposite way so my toes come off the floor, and spread out all my toes for a stretch.

I’m supposed to do these exercises 3-4 times per day, so I’ll have to be really disciplined with myself. I am going to physio twice next week. It will hurt, like it does now, but it will hopefully be worth it! No pain no gain, right?