carpolsh
07-27-2008, 10:27 PM
I had surgery on my 2nd toe and now it is a bit numb. It has been a couple weeks now since the pin was pulled. I read an article that hammer toe surgery takes 6 months to heal. Will the numbness go away eventually?
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wakkochic17
07-27-2008, 10:53 PM
I haven't had hammer toe surgery, but my first bunionette surgery (little toe on my right foot) I had numbness in my toe after surgery. I could feel some touch, but could not control movement at all in my toe. It took a year, but I got full feeling and function back in it. Sometimes in surgery a nerve is cut and it takes time to heal, but it almost always comes back, you just have to be patient with it because it could take time.
Dancinboots
07-28-2008, 12:37 PM
I had rigid hammertoe surgery on right foot 2 months ago. They did the fusion precedure where the cartilage and some bone are removed on both sides of the joint, the toe is straightened and then bones are held together with a pin for several weeks. I had the pin taken out in a little over 3 weeks.
My toe is straight, but still swollen and a bit numb and I cannot bend it at the joint. My pod says it will take about 6 months for swelling to go away. It doesn't hurt at all. The toe is a bit shorter than the one one left foot being that they had to remove some of the bone.
Sharon :)
My toe is straight, but still swollen and a bit numb and I cannot bend it at the joint. My pod says it will take about 6 months for swelling to go away. It doesn't hurt at all. The toe is a bit shorter than the one one left foot being that they had to remove some of the bone.
Sharon :)
carpolsh
07-29-2008, 01:09 PM
Thanks for the info. Now I am more at ease with the numbness. I also had surgery on the bunions on both feet at the same time. The bones on the bunions don't give me trouble but the scars are. There are some little bumps which are quite tender. I can't wear shoes at this point because the rubbing against the bumps. Any comments?
wakkochic17
07-29-2008, 01:15 PM
I remember my scar being pretty tender too. Have you tried putting a gauze pad on it while wearing shoes, to give it some padding?
jinglebts
07-30-2008, 05:58 PM
I'm about to have hammer toe/claw to surgery, and wonder how long it takes b/f one can wear shoes, drive, work out, etc. Just starting my own business, and I need to be able to walk!
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Thx,
jb
:confused:
Thx,
jb
Dancinboots
07-30-2008, 07:01 PM
I had hammertoe surgery a little over 2 months ago. I was in a boot for nearly a month, and then I was given a surgical shoe to wear ONLY for driving. When I got somewhere I had to take off the shoe and put the boot back on for walking. I was allowed to get back to regular athletic shoes about 6 weeks. If your hammertoe is on your left foot, you should be able to drive much sooner.
Sharon
Sharon
jinglebts
07-30-2008, 07:49 PM
Can you walk w/o crutches in the surgical shoe?
Yikes! I didn't think it would take that long ...
Thanks for answering so promptly.
jb
Yikes! I didn't think it would take that long ...
Thanks for answering so promptly.
jb
Dancinboots
07-30-2008, 08:18 PM
Yes, you can walk without crutches with surgical boots. I think what the crutches are for is to help you stay steady with the clumsy moon boots on. I only used crutches for a couple of weeks.
I actually had a boot on each foot because I had mortons neuroma surgery done on left and hammertoe on right. Being they were both done from the top of the foot I was allowed to bear weight. I was not allowed to take even one step with "the boot". My pod even wanted me to sleep in them. I think that was because they didn't want you leaping out of bed in the middle of the night to go potty and walk on your bare feet.
I was told to NEVER take a step without them during healing process. If you are lucky enough to be having the prpcedure done on left foot, you should be able to drive within a month or less. Make sure you are diligent with icing and elevating. Good Luck!! :angel:
Sharon:)
I actually had a boot on each foot because I had mortons neuroma surgery done on left and hammertoe on right. Being they were both done from the top of the foot I was allowed to bear weight. I was not allowed to take even one step with "the boot". My pod even wanted me to sleep in them. I think that was because they didn't want you leaping out of bed in the middle of the night to go potty and walk on your bare feet.
I was told to NEVER take a step without them during healing process. If you are lucky enough to be having the prpcedure done on left foot, you should be able to drive within a month or less. Make sure you are diligent with icing and elevating. Good Luck!! :angel:
Sharon:)