bunions

I had mine done a couple fo years ago, well three years and two years. It was not at all painful and the worst bit wa shaving to hop about on crutches for a few weeks. I am now back out on the hills and walking the coast with no pain at all.

now I know I am on Gransnet.........

But the girl in the bed opposite me having hers done was 22, so it is not a necessarily a granny thing.
Finger trouble when typing now, that is a different matter

Hi everyone Ive had both my bunions done and id recommend to anyone, they manage your pain very well and my feet don't hurt anymore plus they are not ugly now either.{smile}

Steady on, Divawithattitude, apart from the varicose veins, once I get my feet done, I'll be fine!

No negative feedback so far; so I think I'll crack on with the op.

Thanks all.

Just joined Gransnet. I am sitting here out of action because I had one bunion done 10 days ago. All good so far. The toe is straight, wonderful!! The foot is swollen but I am told this will just take time to go down. I had it done under local anaesthetic. I looked at an op on You Tube before I had it done so I knew what to expect, although I did not watch my own op. One down one to go.

Looking at some beautiful sandals on the internet.

p.s. You do need a good partner to care for you for a few days.

hi just joined great site interested in this topic about bunions i have suffered for years i wonder if previous members had theirs done on n h s or privately

I have had mine done on the NHS by a consultant recommended by my doctor.

I have had bunions for years, inherited I think, both my Mother and Grandmother had them. I have no pain with them, but just so unsightly. I had a word with my doctor, and an appointment with the specialist. Her advice was 'no pain, no gain in having an operation'. So that put paid to that. She did give me some rubbery things to put between my toes, the only problem is during the summer months, when I would love to wear skimpy sandals, which I can't.

I don't agree that there is no gain. I only experienced pain with my bunions when I wore the 'wrong' shoes, so I did have them under control. But I decided last Christmas that I actually want to wear the wrong shoes sometimes. I felt I could not wear a dress because of my sensible shoes. Under trousers they didn't notice so much. A nurse in the operating theatre said it would be life changing & I think it will be. Don't be put off by your doctor, they are not her feet!

Are we related, Hattie? All the women in my family say to each other 'which foot have you got a bunion on, then?' Throughout my life I would have been able to wear pretty shoes on one foot as long as I wore my good sensible wide fitting shoes on the other. Trouble is, when it was so icy this winter, I had to wear shoes with good grip and they aggravated my bunion; have had to wear soft trainers for weeks [combined with those rubbery things] to get it to settle down. Then, a couple of weeks ago I was doing some pruning in the garden and dropped the seccateurs..it was like a guided missile..straight to my big toe, so I'm back to square one. I'm always amazed by the shoes that women wear these days, with the platforms and heels; always said that I'd never wear a pair of shoes that I couldn't run in..wouldn't be able to walk in most of them. Feel like one of the 'ugly sisters'.....

My left foot was the worse one - I am left handed. My sister's worse one is her right foot - she is right handed. Is this just coincidence?

Crimson rather than doing a DIY job with your seccateurs why don't you have it done. Then you will be Cinderella not an ugly sister.

My left foot is the bunion foor, but I'm right handed. Am I unusual? I've tried toe spacers, but think I'll have to go under the knife; any help in how long one is incapacitated..........my grandchildren need me!

eGJ That is exactly the position I was in, but I decided in the long run I am more use to the children & grandchildren with feet fit for purpose. I am recovering just now. You cannot walk on the affected foot for 6 weeks & another 6 weeks recovery after that. So you are looking at 3 months in all.

Supernan Thanks for the tip; is that 3 months not driving or only the six weeks? I like the long run comment; the running is what you need with energetic three year olds!

6 weeks not driving is the surgeons instruction. The cast is heavy & cumbersome, although I can take it off at night. However after the first 6 weeks you can wear trainers & drive.

I must say Gransnet has come at just the right time for me, being a bit chair bound!

I can't comment on bunions, but I had both my knees replaced three years ago - both at the same time. Amazing. No pain. I had suffered for ages. Wished I had done it sooner.

After years of pain with my big toe joint, I had the bone shaved and two pins in the joint so that it won't bend. Best thing ever... no more pain and I can walk miles now. Only 6 weeks without driving but my good friends made sure I didn't go stir crazy. Go for it I say!

Like Nanachrissy I had the joint in my big toe pinned. I have never looked back. The relief of being able to walk without pain was wonderful. I must say I was surprised when the surgeon said I would be able to drive in 6 weeks. "Wonderful", I thought, "I've always wanted to drive but never quite mastered it"! Should have had it done years ago.

My yoga teacher had a bunion on her foot done a couple of years ago and it gave her a new lease of life. She is now waiting to have the other foot done. She had it done on the NHS.

Very interesting thread.

I am hoping to have one of my bunions done in November. I have been told I will have an epidural and something else to sedate me.

I can`t wait to have straighter big toes.

I had both mine done 5 years ago, the left one 3 weeks after the right. The after pain was covered by codeine during the initial post op days. I wore trainers after the 3 week check up and was back on the tennis court within 12 weeks. My feet look nice and straight but they are still painful - not on the bunion sites but everywhere else - perhaps I was too old when I had them done (60). I can't wear heels of any significance, but don't care about that really.

Vonnie I had an epidural and a tranquilliser - it was ok except I could hear the hammering and sawing going on! Mine were really bad bunions, so lots of work to straighten.

Wish I could pluck courage up to have mine done I would love to wear nice sandals.

supernan I'm left handed but my worst one is my right foot.

Wish all you ladies that have had the surgery done a speedy recovery x

I`m right handed and my worst foot is my left one.

joshsnan, I have no courage at all, I am scared to death. I just want

my big toes to be straight so that my feet look nice in sandals.

I love sandals, especially when we are on holiday abroad. I`m fed up of

having to wear "sensible shoes".

I might be a 61 year old grandma, but there is life in this old dog yet.

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