Pin Removal after Hammertoe Surgery

I had 6 toes done 5 weeks ago, i have one more week and i get the 6 pins..out. Im glad i had both feet done at the same time. If i had only one done i wouldn't have gone back.
I realize i had some major work done. I also had two Bonions removed.
Yes, i to get very sharp pains, almost like shocks going through each toe. And the depression because im home alone untill my husband gets home from work. It's very hard to do even the smallest task. I don't even shower until i get one of my friends to come over. Just in case. I had mine done because i couldn't even ware a pair if shoes. I wore slippers even in the winter.
If you have hammer toes, get the surgery. We all will get through it.

the samme is happening to me

Stop scaring people. Just had mine done today. It was like a tug ..think of it as somebody yanking on your finger for a split second and that was it

Is it normal for your toe to be numb after having a pin removed

Had mine done 2 weeks ago both feet bit pain not that much just take tablets.

Hi.
I had my little toe done a few weeks ago. I had my tendons damaged a few years ago and my toe has been kind of hanging funny ever since and causing me problems. I had actually asked my surgeon to chop it off but he suggested this surgery would be a better option. The pain isn't bad now, though there we're a few rough nights when I didn't have my foot elevated enough during the day. I figured I'd treat my time off work as a vacation,and relax! I never imagined I'd feel so useless and depressed! I would kill to go for a nice walk or to the beach! Anyway, I'm not too nervous for the pin removal (yet!), and I figure it can't be worse than the 2 needles he froze my foot with! I'm curious as to the healing process after the pins are removed? Does it take awhile to adjust to walking normally again? Does it swell more than when the pins were in? Are you happy with the results?

Hi, I'm three weeks post hammertoe surgery on my middle toe of my left foot. I put this surgery off for over 10 years b/c I was terrified of having it done. Now I'm wondering why I waited so long. I think everyone is different -- I'm a 48 year old female in great health and great shape -- and think it would be harder the older you get. I asked my doctor what I could do to minimize my recovery and he said the more I kept it elevated and iced the first two weeks, the faster I'd recover. So, for the first week, I seriously kept it elevated and iced almost the entire time. For the first three days post surgery I could not really bear any weight, and used a crutch, but only got up to go to the bathroom. After three days I could walk on the side of my foot, and it gradually improved each day from there. I only took pain pills for the first three days. It wasn't very painful. 4 on a scale of 1-10. I kept it elevated at least 45 minutes of the hour the entire second week, but was able to do light tasks around the house for 10-15 minutes at a time. He took out the pin and stitches after two weeks -- originally he told me the pin would need to be in 3-4 weeks, but since I kept it elevated it really speeded the recovery. I was able to put on loose athletic shoes at 19 days, and now at 24 days, I'm able to wear several pairs of flat flexible shoes. Toe is definitely still swollen and sore, and I'm still limping just a bit, but it is improving rapidly each day. I have to get the same toe on my other foot done and I have zero trepidation about doing it again. Two words: ICE and ELEVATE!!!!!

Yes. Toe will be swollen for some time, and the swelling combined with nerve endings that are repairing make it quite numb after getting the pin out.

Agree. I was very nervous, and while mine did take a bit of a tug to come out, it didn't hurt at all, it just felt like a pull. I think people on the Internet like to scare people.

I had my pin out at week two, and now am in week three...so some people do get the pin out at 2 or 3 weeks. Everyone is different. For a few days after my pin came out, the toe was very numb and felt vulnerable with no bandages and no pin, but then it started to improve rapidly.

Thanks everyone! I feel much better about everything now. Can't wait to get back to my active lifestyle, and soon enough this will all be a distant memory. At least in getting lots of reading done!

Can I drive right after the pin is out?

I had hammer toe surgery one year ago and the screw or prosthetic piece is coming out the top of toe and I kills

I had An operation for broken 2nd toe same as hammer toe. Right 2nd proximal interphalangeal joint arthridosis and tendon lengthening. Operation no pain-under anaesthetic. Post 24 hrs quite painful but relieved by medication. Take this before real pain sets in. Now waiting to get stitches out tomorrow and will find out about Pin removal. So on the whole very little pain but remember rest and elevation.

the shocking feeling you have are nerves i had a cist removed from the side of my foot now everytime i mash obove the scar or my shoe touches it the wrong way i get a shocking feeling well i found out the cist had nerves wrapped around it and thats what gives you a shocking feeling now i have k-wire in 2 toes for a week now and i hurts so bad cant sleep right ,sit right this sucks sooo bad thinking about making my dr. take them out friday at my check up any advice for me and i hope i have helped you God Bless