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 […]
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 […]
Things I Needed for Bunion Surgery Recovery
Must-haves for recovering from bunion surgery, my list of things that helped me recover from bunioneette surgery the first time.
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 […]
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 […]
