twobadfeet

Barb,

No, that's not a precurser to bunions. Those ARE bunions--and pretty severe ones, it sounds like. A big toe will only overlap or underlap other toes when the bunion has worsened to the severe stage. I'm astonished that he has no pain. Mine were severe but had not yet overlapped or underlapped, yet I was in terrible pain when I walked for even an hour or kept shoes on for any length of time at all. (Actually, my left one still hurts since I've only had my right one done so far.)

I'd bring him to the best orthopedic surgeon (who specializes in foot and ankle problems) you can find. That's not to say he needs immediate surgery--only the specialist and your son will be able to determine that--but I'd say he needs to get a consult as soon as you can arrange it. Believe me, when they start to hurt, they HURT. And even more important, once the toes have reached the stage of over/underlapping, the surgery becomes much more extensive and the recovery time longer and more difficult. The longer you wait before you get him treated, the tougher this will be for him. Only wish I'd known that years ago. (sigh)

twobadfeet