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Hi i have really bad bunions on both my feet. I am currently in the navy and just had a son three months ago. The bunions got worse with the pregnancy and now wearing boots is painful!! I had to get a size up and an extra wide and even then the steel toe puts too much pressure. I just wish there was an easy way to correct it without dealing with surgery.

i had the surgery on my right foot four yrs ago,it went great and the pain is gone,my foot looks normal now.now im going to have it on my left in two days.find a great surgeon,check his records on how many of these he has done,and how they turned out. happy feet everyone.

I had a bunionectomy on my right big toe 3/2008 and my foot is still swollen. I had the surgery because my right shoe size is a 10W while my left foot is a 10medium. After surgery the big bone is gone but the foot under the big toe and first toe is swollen the same as right after the surgery. Now what??? I am still wearing a size 10Wide. What should I do??
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Hi,Just had my surgery on my left big toe 11-10-10 and I am so sorry I did. It is the worst pain you can imagine. I would put up with the difference in shoe sizes if that was the only problem I had. I had loose joints and terrible pain before my surgery or I would not recommend it. Good luck to anyone that has it. I had one of the best surgeons around. I just hope it gets better.

Hi. I had surgery on my bunion 12 weeks ago. It was pretty pain free. I had pain for about 2 days after the op where I had to take regular pain killers but not stong ones. I was pretty mobile which I didn't expect. You are given a special shoe to wear which enables all your wait to be positioned on the heel of the foot. Therefore I was able to go up and down stairs and tackle light housework. I was given no crutches to use and was amazed that I didn't really need any.

 I did rest my foot and elevate it as much as possible. This helps the swelling to reduce and after 2 weeks I had to have the bandages changed and every 2 weeks after that. After 6 weeks the bandages came off altogether.

After 6 weeks I was able to drive again and go back to swimming. My job requires that I stand all day so i didn't start back to work until 7 weeks. Had I have had a job sitting down then it would have been much sooner.

I am now at 12 weeks after the op and having no problem at all. I have managed a 6 mile walk although I still have some swelling around the joint. I have been told that this will take up to 6 months to completely go. I would reccommend anyone to have the op. My surgeon Mr Rajan in Derby was fantastic. He has been spot on with everything that he has told me. So find a good surgeon and go for it!