Orthopedics :: Big Toe Shortening Post Bunionectomy
Jul 29, 2013
6.5 weeks ago I had bunion surgery and joint fusion, and apparently the surgeon has also 'lifted' my big toe up, I'm not sure what the medical term is. I'm still not walking without the orthopaedic shoe for another 1.5 weeks, so it's hard to say if it has been successful or not yet. I have a giant scar right down the side of my foot which doesn't bother me really and a plate and screws. My big toe is now almost a couple of cm (about half an inch) shorter than the same toe on the other foot, which it never used to be. Have others had this too? From an aesthetic perspective, it's weird but I guess I'll get over it. What about other physical complications?
I'm 27 and very active normally. I still have a decent amount of swelling, particularly in one spot where perhaps the plate is (I really hope I don't have to have it removed!). I'm hopeful for a good recovery but had hip surgery only 9 months ago and that didn't work very well. I knew two surgeries in a row would be tough, but it's been harder than I expected, possibly because I had the opposite hip done so bearing weight has been hard and it was my right foot so I've been stuck not being able to drive. I keep reminding myself it could be worse.
I've booked a hiking holiday in 3.5 months time, I know I'll probably suffer some swelling but really hope I can do it without pain.
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I had met with an accident and my femur neck got fractured and 3 screws have been put for support. After 3 months of surgery we observed that there is a shortening of leg of 3 cm. (the reason is the hip angle gone up ie Coxa Vara). Is there any solution/remedy for this other than hip replacement?
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I had a Bunionectomy and bone fusion surgery 8 weeks ago. I am now out of my boot and walking short distances in thick socks and ugg like boots which keeps the foot secure. I have no pain from the Bunionectomy at all and it has healed remarkably well. Strangely I am feeling discomfort and pain when I walk on the other side of the foot. Is this where the ligaments and muscles have weakened from not walking on the foot for 8 weeks. Has anyone else experienced this?
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I had a double bunionectomy on December 10th. I'm healing fine, but my problem now is from wearing the post-surgical boots. I was told I would need them for walking for 6 weeks. I'm trying to spend as little time as possible on my feet, but when I walk I can feel all the pressure on the outside and heel of my foot. It doesn't bother me during the day, but every night around 2 or 3 a.m. I'm awakened with searing pain on the outside of both my feet. It's excruciating! Has anybody else had this problem, and if so do you have any suggestions on how to prevent/ease the pain? I'm trying to get back to work, but it's frustrating when I'm not getting enough sleep.
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I am 4 months post op after having a standard USO. Doc removed 4 mm of bone and plated on the outside. The good news is the pain I had become so used to as a result of UIS has subsided but as I recover, i note new aches and pains which I don't like. Since the day after the op i have had quite agonising pain in my elbow. At no point did I have any above elbow immobilisation. All short arm casts for about 7 weeks in all. The pain has improved but still there and worsens when I straighten my arm - leaving me in a constant state of holding my elbow at 90.
Has anyone else had this after USO? If not - did you have above elbow casts/splints? If so, what was it like and did it subside???
The other problem I am having is when i try to pronate my arm (to get my palm facing down). It feels like as the ulna and radius cross with the twist, the screw(s) which protrude through the ulna, seems to be catching on the radius. it is very sore and most of the time stops me pronating.
If you have experienced anything like this please let me know whether it got better. i am already getting worried that the op has caused some kind of issue with my elbow and also that I will have to have plate removed. not part of the plan at all.
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Went for my 3rd f/up post ulna shortening, fixing the TFCC tear and lunate. I graduated now to a splint(almost like the cockup splint) from a Muenster splint and I am to do therapy at home on my own. Mr Dr. Asst went over the X Rays and then I asked her about going to a "hand only" therapist to start getting my area in the wrist, I cannot rotate my hand so my palms will be faced up. It is like it is in neutral position. I asked the Dr. also when he came into the room about going to therapy and he said that "sometimes a therapist has a goal and not always for the good of the patient and that they have had better results of recovery through doing on your own. My friend that lives in Hawaii that invented the Wristwidget said maybe he had a bad experience with a therapist. These are Tom 10 Hand specialist in the Pittsburgh area and his partner works on the Steelers so I trust their Dr. recommendations but find it odd that most everyone on this board had therapy after the cast came off.
I am to return to work in 2 weeks( being off for 2 mo) and I do not see me accomplishing that. I am a data entry worker and need to meet stats every hr. Is this a realistic thing.
What are your therapies that worked. How long was people off before doing a job like mine- posting medical payments.
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I am on week 4 after my surgery. I am wondering if there is anyone that could give me some hope. Right not walking of going PWB on my foot seems like light years away. I am having severe nerve pain and my foot still brings me to tears on occasion. I am taking Ibuprofen to help with the pain and down to two Percocet a day. When did you notice a huge improvement in your pain and will the pain be mostly gone by the time I go into my boot.
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I'm now 10 weeks post op and I have two lumps on my big toe and can clearly feel the pin,I'm in pain was wondering if anyone else has experienced this.
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What is referred to as a simple bunionectomy ie just shaving off the bump?
Having had this done I am now hearing that this procedure is rarely done?
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I had a bunionectomy done on my left foot in November of 2012, and I was feeling pretty optimistic after reading multiple stories of people recovering, jogging, even resuming all regular activities in scheduled recovery time. Well after 3 long months I ditched the crutches for a boot and it seemed like I was progressing except my ankle was constantly swelled. I followed with constant icing and elevating the ankle but nothing changed. When I finally started walking (limping) I noticed the swelling was still there and quite painful so I went to my doctor. He told me it was nothing and part of the recovery, so continue my stretches, and so I did. Weeks later and my ankle is still keeping me from walking regularly, and wearing a proper normal shoe. I went back and my doctor took a closer look and determined that my Achilles tendon was swollen and I would have to take PT. Well 2 hard weeks of PT and stretching, I thought maybe I'd finally solved my problem but I haven't. I'm almost into my 6th month since surgery and my ankle is still swollen. Everytime I get up, I have to stretch out my foot or I'll have a slight limp, my ROM is still pretty limited, and after trying jogging I threw in the towel. I'm very discouraged from not hearing any similar stories and that I've been away from my passion of tumbling for almost half a year.
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I had a bunionectomy in August on each foot. I have lost a lot of movement on the right foot and still have some pain. The left foot was very painful and both toes are extremely crooked. In January I had a second bunionectomy on my left foot and a screw placed. I still have moderate pain, especially with lots of walking. I have noticed a round spot that is getting larger underneath my toe almost like the screw came through and is working it's way out the bottom. Is this possible? Also, both toes now bend sideways at the second joint, literally the top half if each toe bends toward the pinky toe. Has anyone had this issue? Can it be fixed and is it worth it? I wish I could undo all the surgery and just live with the original pain and disfigurement.
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I had a bunionectomy done on my right foot in December of 2013. They had to bread the bone, shave off a good portion, and put a couple of pins in. The surgery went good and I had minimal pain for about 3 weeks after the surgery. Now I am about 3 and 1/2 months out from surgery and I am still having some pretty major swelling. I still can't wear most of my normal shoes and my socks leave indents on my foot. When I wake up in the morning it will look like it's not swollen, but by mid-morning it is swollen again. My doctor prescribed me arthrotec to get the swelling down, but I've been taking that for a month and it's not helping much so far. I am a nursing student and I'll be graduating in 6 weeks and hoping to get a job. I really need to be able to wear regular shoes and be on my feet for up to 13 hours a day.
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I considering getting both my bunions removed. I was wondering because I work full time as a cake decorator, (constant walking),how realistic is it going back to work after surgery 8 weeks later?
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I am 6 month out from lapidus bunionectomy along with several other procedures. I have been having alot of pain under my big toe. It feels too low and I have expressed my concern to my surgeon and he said what I am feeling is normal. Last night I read the results from my last xray and it states I have a very low first metatarsal. 4 degrees too low. Has anyone ever experienced this? Is this normal? Is there anything that can be done? Why wouldn't he just tell me. I just want this fixed. I am calling another doctor to morrow to get their opinion. Will my foot ever be normal again.
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I had my second bunionectomy about 8 months ago, and my big toe is still elevated. It just doesn't reach the floor when I walk. Consequently, I've had a lot of pain in the pad below my second toe on that foot. Just looking for information, I thought it was a Morton's Neuroma because the pain and area seem similar, but the pain is actually under the toe, not between two toes.
When I have found information on this condition, it sometimes refers to "Crossover toe" where the second toe starts to cross over the first toe. In my case, it's starting to look like crossunder toe. The second toe is tending to slip under the first.
When my podiatrist diagnosed it, he prescribed me an anti-inflammatory ointment to rub on twice a day and he told me to push the joint of the big toe down. I've been doing it over a week now and I haven't seen any improvement. I see the doctor again this Friday.
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I had a bunionectomy 2.5 years ago, the surgery went well and recovery was fast, now, for the last 6 months or so, my big toe makes an audible clicking noise when I walk, so much so that people have commented on it, could the bunion surgery have caused this? also, probably unrelated, I have recently been diagnosed with a plantar fibroma on the same foot
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I had bunionectomy surgery on both my feet last summer, so its been 16 months for my right foot and 15 months for my left foot. I had hallux limitus on both feet, and my doctor broke the bone on both big toes, shortened them, cleaned up the joint and bunions on both feet, and removed a bone spur. I was about 8 years into this problem, so my foot problem was getting to be a big issue. Walking has been my main form of exercise for years. I no longer have pain in the joints of my toes but my big toe does not lay flat anymore. My second and third toes take all the pressure, and my second toe feels like I am walking on the bone, starting to get very painful. I also have pain in the ball of both feet, and it is getting worse. I started exercise walking gradually but do it very little now....maybe 1/2 a mile once or twice a week. My podiatrist said there were no exercises to do after surgery, no pt. I went to a different podiatrist about 5 months ago, and he said he could break my other toes, and try to line them up with my big toe to try and relieve the pressure, but of course I don't want to do that. Anyone have an experience like this, or thoughts?
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I am a 60 yr old female contemplating Bunion surgery. I am not in constant pain with my bunions but find wearing any shoes other than trainers extremely Irritating and cause my bunions to blister. I am being referred to a OS but after reading many of the posts about bunionectomy.
I am seriously wondering if I should go ahead or am I just going to have to live with bunions?
Are there any good positive outcomes having Bunionectomies?
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Had bunionectomy on both feet 6 weeks ago, had both feet heavily bandaged for 3 weeks, when bandages came off surgeon told me I had dissolvable stitches so he didn't need to take them out
Told me I could wash my feet keep them elevated as much as possible just seem to have a lot of scabs on the cuts was expecting them to heal quicker.
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I've been suffering from severe foot pain since november. I've been wearing a boot since march. I am contemplating having 2nd metatarsal shortening to help with my pain. My 2nd toes ligaments are all stretched out and causing it to turn towards my great toe. I'm just curious...who has had this surgery and are you pain free now?
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I have just set up an appointment for a ulnar shortening osteotomy here soon and was hoping to possibly get some advise as to what I should expect for my recovery. I had torn my cartilage about four years ago and had it fixed six months ago. For the past two months I have been in a lot of pain and we have found out that my ulnar is pressing into the cartilage and making the injury worse.
I have had a few arthroscopic surgeries and know the recovery to expect for those but this will be my first non-arthroscopic surgery. I believe that my pain level and recovery will be worse and longer due to the plate and screws going in and the larger incision. Also I work at a desk job and am thinking that will take longer to get back to due to the maneuvering of the arm and wrist.
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