In 2019, I had bunion surgery on my bunionettes. I had two separate surgeries in two different homes with kids underfoot. You can read about my recover of my bunion surgery in these blog posts. For me, bunion surgery was a lot of sleeping, rest, and immobility. Recovery was slow, and I relied on my husband […]
One Year Post Bunion Surgery
One year ago, I had my second and last bunion surgery. My first surgery was on my left bunion (tailor bunion) in May 2019, and my second surgery on my right bunion (bunionette) was December 2019. Both surgeries were on the fifth toe because I was experience chronic long-term pain when walking and using my […]
Summer or Winter Bunion Surgery? One Month Post-Op
Can I prelude that a winter bunion surgery is the worst? If I ever have to have surgery again, I’m avoiding winter. This Canadian mama had her first surgery in May. It was a lovely 3 month recovery with 6 weeks in cast/aircast before jumping back into runners. The summer weather was delightful. I wore […]
6 Weeks Post Op: Into Shoes We Go
I’m now 7 weeks post-operation for my bunionette surgery on my left foot. Last week I had a visit with my orthosurgeon as well as x-rays. I also finally asked my doctor about my surgery and the procedure. He said the cut the bone, repositioned it and held it in place with a plate and […]
One Month Post Op: Just because I’m good, doesn’t mean I’m good.
It’s been almost a month since my bunionette surgery and life still sucks. Sure, I can walk around in my air cast on my heals, but I’m not sure if you’ve ever done that full time because it really sucks and it’s still hard on my body. It’s been a month since my surgery, and […]
5 Things Nobody Told Me About Post Surgery (Bunionette)
5 days post surgery, and I’m alive. My brain finally feels like it’s working enough to do things other than play candy crush on my phone and watch netflix. Background: last Wednesday, I had bunionette surgery to correct my left foot. This is the first of two surgeries. 1. Surgery Recovery is WEIRD – and […]
We Have A Surgery Date!
I couldn’t believe it in January when I got the call to see the Orthosurgeon, partly because I totally forget about that referral from last January 2018. I’ve adapted my life so much that I don’t really do much of anything to aggravate my feet and sometimes I forget they hurt like a mother when […]
Bunion Update: Waiting for Bunionette Surgery
It’s been one year since I wrote my first post complaining about my feet. They had slowly started to become increasingly painful until one day in January 2018, I couldn’t take it anymore and dragged myself into the doctor’s office for a big HELP ME moment. Up until this moment I had tried a million things […]
Mama’s Got Bunions
Do you ever feel like you just can’t catch a break? Seriously. That’s my life and chronic pain. Before babies, I struggled with vulvodynia. Pregnancy was a joyful 9 months of symphysis pubis dysfunction. And then I dealt with miserable moods following the birth of both babies. Just when I feel I got my life together, my […]