I had a right cheilectomy on 1/3/08. Now I am trying to do my exercises for fear of losing the greatest amount of mobility possible. Also trying to walk correctly so that walking out of alignment doesn't complicate my other foot or hip, but the ball of my operative foot feels like there is a walnut under the skin. Very swollen and painful, making walking normally impossible. Hopefully this will resolve, but am I losing valuable time flexing my toe or does everything return to normal in its own time.