Honestly best video I’ve see on recovery. Thanks

I recently got lapiplasty bunion surgery, the best bunion surgery option out there in my opinion, and am making update videos for anyone interested in getting the surgery.

Thank you. I had foot surgery on January 31st and after two days I had no pain but lots of swelling. Going to see doctor today for my first visit.

Thank for sharing information- recovering it’s all very daunting!

Hello Dr. Thank you for making this video, it's very helpful! I just had Kalish bunionectomy 4 days ago, and you answered so many questions!

thank you excellent info.  i'm in my first week of recovery.

Thank you.  This is exactly the kind of information I need.

If you’ve had bunion surgery, what was the hardest part of recovery—the first few days, weeks 5–6, or getting back into normal shoes? 👇

Informative and right on, swelling in the different stages of healing is what bought me to your production.

Thanks

Thank u so much for this video really helpful ♥️

Thanks a lot, I am at week 9 and getting completely depressed as my foot is still red and I can walk but some pain...you saying it needs up to6 months helps a lot!

Thank you!!

Great informative video.

yes iy is back knee and hip problems but I am fit. I cant wait to get this fixes

Thank you. Jus got mines done

Thanks it’s really helpful

I think I'm on the lucky end, but do have a couple questions at the end.  I had a cheilectomy on my right foot, and an Austin bunionectomy on the left, 19 days ago.   So far, it's gone like this:


Day of: The anesthesia was wearing off before I woke up because my body metabolizes that stuff like it's a race.  


Day 5 post-op: Stopped pain meds It takes a tremendous amount of pain for me to reach for any meds.  Three dry sockets after having my wisdom teeth taken out a week after a natural childbirth at home?  Nope.  No me.  But this?  Uh.  Yeah.  I needed it.  


Day 9 post-op: I drove myself to a bookstore.  My husband offered to drive, but my right foot felt fine to do it.  I used crutches, though, and the annoying shoes.


Day 10 post-op: The next day, I went back to the bookstore, but without using crutches, and just the annoying shoe on the left foot. I decided screw the right shoe, at least, and put on one of my regular shoes, mindful of the gauze (yeah, I changed it when it came loose, and yes, I know how thanks to my medical history).   (And then back to the bookstore on days 11 and 14--I'm a book-nerd.)


Day 11 post-op: Sutures out.  Walking around the house without those annoying shoes, though careful to walk on the outsides of my feet and wiggling my right (cheilectomy) toe around, figuring it's not like I can break it, like the other with the cut bone.  I sleep with a brace on the left foot, and usually don't wear it when walking around the house, but I absolutely do when going out somewhere.


Day 13: Incisions are both healed, remarkably so that I took pics to prove it, except for a tiny part at the forward-most part of my left toe, the one with the Austin.  I've been carefully massaging that incision to prevent scar tissue from building of the incision from adhering to stuff.  So far, so good, but scared to death to touch the right foot much.


Day 16: I smashed my left foot, and holy crap OWE.  'Twill be fine, I decided.  


Day 17: I decided okay, ER-time.  Pain + pus = not risking it.  Infection.  Antibiotics.  Pain's tolerable.  X-rays were done, and they said that the healing is "as expected", and not broken, and I'd been concerned about.


Day 19: I can flex my right toe (cheilectomy) almost 90 degrees, and extend...well, 15-20 degrees, when there's not angry burning and my nerves deciding I need to suffer.  


The things I can't help but worry about are how long it'll be before that burning goes away, and my left (austin) toe doesn't have much movement yet.  I have an appointment on day 25, and hopefully PT will start.  I'm a dancer, and can't help but worry.  So how long until the burning typically lets up, and when waiting to start PT util at least day 28 (day 25 is a Friday), am I likely to get any range of motion back in my bunionectomy foot?

Hello, please how long does it take for the swelling and numbness to go down? I'm 10 weeks post op but no improvement there.

Thank you 🙏✝️🙌