| Re: how long will i be stuck to the house after bunion/osteootomy?
I would strongly recommend that you DO NOT go out on the 23rd, even if you feel up to it (unlikely). My doctor told me that if I stayed off my foot for the first 4 days, I would make life a lot easier for myself for the next 6 months. You really want to do everything you can to reduce swelling and movement in your foot for the first few days, which means keeping it elevated, icing every 20 minutes, and not moving except to go to the bathroom.
It personally took me a week to get out of the house. And let me tell you that I probably should have listened to my body and stayed home for another few days after that. But I promised myself that if I took it easy and followed Dr's orders for a full week, I would reward myself with a wild night out (dinner at Applebee's down the street with my bf). So, 7 days postop, I hobbled out in my surgical shoe and crutches. After two hours, I was in tons of pain and crawled into bed, but it was totally worth it! I can give you plenty of ridiculous stories about how I overreached my goals (for example, the time I got stuck on a scooter in the grocery store!) in the first two or three weeks. The good news is that I was walking around for small amounts of time after a week and a half, albeit very slowly and in clown shoes. At 6 weeks, I was feeling mostly back to normal, although I still overdo it sometimes.
Everyone IS different, so it's important to listen to your body and accept that you'll be limited for a while. If you can do that, you WILL be back at girls' night the next time around!
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It is always great to have fun stories and humor to read when you are "stuck" at home!!
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