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Irish Terror - I was reading other posts, and saw yours to suzieblueeyes about how your bunions didn't hurt. I just want to tell you why you may want to rethink whether or not you should have the surgery. I have had bunions all my life, but they never really bothered me, I just wear good sneakers (nikes pegasus). I'm not the cute shoe type anyway.

But as far as not having the bunionectomy until they hurt you, I tried that. I went to the doctor not because of the bunions, but because I had a lump the size of a pea in the arch of my foot. It turned to to be a fibroma (scar tissue) on my PF caused by the neverending constant pulling of the PF by the 45 degree angle of my bunions, which did'nt hurt at all. The dr. said even though I'm only 40, they should have been fixed sooner. The extent of my surgery was pretty invasive. I have 2 incisions, top & bottom, 2 screws in the osteotomy on top and a 3/4 inch hole in my PF removing the fibroma. Bunions can cause the rest of your foot (knee, hip, spine) to really be misaligned.

I was in a cast for 7 1/2 weks, NWB for 5 1/2 weeks, I've had a peg on the bottom for the last 2 weeks for partial weight bearing and I get the cast off TOMORROW!!!! It's been 7 1/2 weeks since surgery, much more that I bargained for. I'm getting the other foot done in December, even though it doesn't hurt, because I'm afraid it will also be bad if I wait, and I am able to do this right now because I work at home and have insurance. That matters too. If you are in a place in your life where you can pull it off, and the dr. recommends it, you should consider surgery. Just my story... Kim