Gosh, that sounds awful! I can empathize; I had similar sharp shooting pains after my bunionectomy that would sometimes wake me up at night and were pretty unpleasant to deal with during the day, too. But yours sound much more painful, and frequent, than mine were. I suspect the difference is the extent of the work you had done. Mine was a single bunionectomy with one screw--no ups, no extras, as they used to say. Given that you had a bunionectomy, two screws put in and two hammertoes repaired I guess it's not surprising that you'd have more pain. (As it was, even with only one bunionectomy, my pain was pretty extreme.) I don't know whether you also had a more extreme bunion than most to begin with, but as my orthopedic surgeon explained, the more he has to do to a foot to correct it, the more extreme the pain will be.

I don't know that there's a magic cure. Maybe someone else on the board has other ideas about how to treat them, but I elevated a lot, iced (though mine was so sensitive, the ice itself was often painful) and took Tylenol occasionally, even after the industrial-strength pain relievers were gone, until about week 2. My shooting pains finally stopped about week 6 post-op. I remember because I wouldn't drive until they did--I was afraid a sharp shooting pain might cause an involuntary movement of my driving foot, making me a danger on the road--and I started driving at week 6. But like anything else with this sometimes-miserable process, I guess it's all about time. Know that the shooting pains do subside and one day you'll just realize they're gone. It does get better, I promise. Take care, and sleep when you can.

twobadfeet