I'm new to this. I'm also desperate. Although there are people that care about me and love me, I feel alone. I feel anxious, sad and empty. I feel... like a failure. I'm so lost in this world. I know where I want to be but I have no idea how to get there. School is not for me. Yet, I'm in my second year at a University I'm failing miserably and I just want to quit.

I wanted to write a thorough "review" of my surgery to hopefully help those who are as scared as I was for my buinonectomy.

Let me start off by saying I was TERRIFIED. I had panic attacks for weeks leading up to it.

I've had very bad bunions for as long as I can remember, as well as hammer toes on both second toes. My big toe was bent probably towards 2pm on my right foot! It was very very bad, and for my age (30) my surgeon said it was one of the worst she...