Walk after bunion surgery

I've had swelling for nearly 3 years. Apparently I have developed metatarsals. Fancy word for swelling along the ball of the foot. I was told to get over the counter arch supports but they only fit the normal foot - I have very high arch and instep. The arch supports just put more pressure on the ball of my foot. Still swollen and painful. I swim for my sanity and walk when I can. Really bummed! Now I have $350 arch supports that Kaiser won't pay for, and while they are very comfy my foot is still swelling after 3 weeks. So 3 years and 3 weeks still pained. Aleve and Ibupropen have not helped. I think I went back to work too soon - 4 weeks but sat at my desk and raised my foot though drover 45 minutes one-way. Been doing cold packs in fridge for 20 minutes and sometimes heat. I will try epson salts soon. I have also done ultrasonic therapy and stretching calf and foot really helped.

OOPS MINERA MEANT TO SAY SHE HAD THIS SWELLING POST BUNION SURGERY.

I had bunion surgery 4 days ago. I also had cartalige removed and the bone fused in my big toe. PAINFUL and took a lot of pain med the first 2 and 1/2 days every 3 hours. Big bummer is the constipation that it causes. My husband got me a knee scooter which is so much better then crutches. He rented it at a medical supply store. Still very swollen and sore. I have been laying on the couch or in bed watching TV and playing on the computer. Very boring. I think the entire recovery is going to be a long one. Im not happy about it since I am very active and athletic but it will be nice to be pain free and buy cute sandals !!

I have the same incisions as you. as expected them since my doctor explainrd to me beforehand that it was needed to imanuvre the position of the plate. (Im starting my 4th week of recovery) no pins.

Hi, I had surgery 7 days ago...im so sad..cant sleep...thts the worse..cant shower..cant do nothing..the doc said I could go bak to work in 2 weeks...ahhh I dont think so I cant hardly walk ..n ive tried It just hurts too much.. I wish I wouldnt hv done this surgery...

I had a bunionectomy, tendon release, 2nd toe claw toe repair and morton's neuroma removed on my left foot, and a modified bunion removal on my right foot all at the same time.  Has anyone else done this and can you tell me what your recovery has been like?  I'm 5 weeks post op and am supposed to have my pin removed in 9 days, nervous it will hurt, but can't wait to not have to worry about stubbing it or my kids kicking it!

I had my surgery on Jan 21st, tomorrow will be 4 weeks, never had ANY pain, even on the day I came home from surgery. Had pain killers filled before surgery, and never opened the bottle, didn't need

I had one double lapidus fusion done in February and the other foot done with the same procedure in June.  I wore casts for 6 weeks for both surgeries and could walk without crutches while still in the cast, about 3 weeks after each surgery.  However returning to my full activity level has been a challenge because after the casts were removed my ankles were weakened and my calves and foot flexiblity was limited.   It is now 3+ months post surgery and there is no running, jumping, high impact physical activity, which makes getting into shape after the surgeries limited to the eliptical or bike.  I am still going down the stairs one stair at a time and sideways. I did some physical therapy to work through the scar tissue and work on balance, flexibility and strength and it helped but I'm still waiting for full recovery.

When you are elevating your foot put vitamin E oil on the incisions, after 4 weeks out, when your stitches and incision are mostly healed. This will take away the skin peeling and tightness of incision. I am 5 weeks out and asked my doc if it was OK. It helps!!!