I wanted to start this blog to give some insight to people thinking about doing this procedure or going through it. I am a medical assistant in an Orthopedic and Podiatry (foot doctor) clinic, so I will be following the same instructions the doctors and I give the patients.
My feet have hurt as long as I can remember. The painful bumps on the side of my feet would throb after long hours at work and sting when I woke up in the morning. I have always tried to wear wide shoes and heels were a never something I cold never wear for more than a few hours.
I have always known that bunions ran on both sides of my family, my grandmothers big toe go under her next two! I had figured it was something I could deal with, but once the bunions were keeping me from exercising and being active, I knew it was time to take action.
One thing I always tell patients is to remember that this surgery is basically doing is breaking your foot and putting it back together. We are cutting through your skin, moving aside muscle, dislocating the toe, cutting parts of you bone out, and placing rods and screws in to stabilize it. Yes, there will be pain during the healing process. Like any broken bone, you don't want to use it until the fracture is healed. Because of this, you should not put weight on your feet until your doctor instructs you to.
I have always known that bunions ran on both sides of my family, my grandmothers big toe go under her next two! I had figured it was something I could deal with, but once the bunions were keeping me from exercising and being active, I knew it was time to take action.
I finally made an appointment with the Podiatrist I work with. He suggested that because of the level of movement of the big toe we do a Lapidus Bunionectomy.
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Part of the bones in the will be fused together with a rod and some screws.
One thing I always tell patients is to remember that this surgery is basically doing is breaking your foot and putting it back together. We are cutting through your skin, moving aside muscle, dislocating the toe, cutting parts of you bone out, and placing rods and screws in to stabilize it. Yes, there will be pain during the healing process. Like any broken bone, you don't want to use it until the fracture is healed. Because of this, you should not put weight on your feet until your doctor instructs you to.
I am really excited to get this done and less pain each day!!
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