I watched this on youtube, but a week afterwards? That's knew. Good Luck..
I had my second toe (next to by big toe) fused 10 weeks ago. I am worried sick about the pin coming out. Is it normal to have it in for so long? I am fed up being careful and wearing the hospital shoe. I had a check up in Dec and was told it would come out in January..... I am still waiting :(
Keep wearing your surgical shoes! I didn't realize I had to wear constantly and was going to bathroom without them on. Doctor thinks a pin broke. I had surgery 2 weeks ago. She said broken piece will just stay in my bone.
i had my pins removed from my 2nd and 3rd toe on friday so 5 days today! i had my toes fused due to hammertoe. Having the pins removed was painless i scared myself reading all these horror stories however i can reassure anyone it did not hurt. you feel a sting as it reaches the nailbed which is common due to the nerve endings. once the pins were removed it bled alittle but became extremely sore after.
they became so swollen the next day so i taped them myself! i wasnt advised too but im a nurse and it felt right. the swelling came down loads by me taping my toes together which is often done for broken toes so it made sense.
i can now say that i am able to walk on it with very little discomfort but still no sign of putting a normal shoe on.
im hoping it heals up so i can get back to my normal self.
plenty of rest and ice.
Hope this helps x
Yes you are right it is very painful. I took pain meds 60mins before but was still painful and very tender and swollen for a while after. I am just starting to wear shoes again and can manage an hour at a time then its slippers again. Still quiet fat and swollen 13 weeks down the line but is getting better. No quick fix for recovery just have to take each day as it comes.
Great news. I am up for removal next week and have been freaking out.
Just had my 4 pins removed and it was not painfull like I thought it would be. I also was worried. It's been I month and I still burn where stitches were removed. Take care.
It's been 1 month since surgery I-15-15 and I am not walking to good because of pain but every person is not the same. So it's hard to give an answer to recovery time.
I read so many posts on pin removal of hammerotes. I had surgery 4 weeks ago and had stitch removal of 3 toes. That was bad enough, but after reading so many of these posts I was scared of the pin removal. I had myself so worked up anticipating the removal. 3 weeks after surgery I went into the doctors office and was clenching my husbands hand as the doctor prepared to remove the pins.
The first pin was like absolutley nothing. The second and third had a small amount of pressure. All 3 pins were out in 5 seconds. Easy peasy!!!
I asked the doctor why so many people talk about how painfull it is, he explained pain only comes from bent pins.
My advice, be very careful of how you walk till pins are removed. I only pray that everyone have the ease of removal I did.
Well had 4 pins in my 4 toes last night I pin came out got caught the pain was terrible worried toe affected now as no pin !!!!
Had to have district nurse out dressing come of my pinned toes she well wrapped them up is this right now I cannot see toes