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innovis · 02-06-2007, 01:04 AM

I had it done at 18 on both feet, one foot at a time. Its genetic in my family although extremely bad for me. Left foot (the first one) was unsucessful, but the right one was, for the most part. There is a more limited range of motion in both toes (more limited in the sucessful toe), and while I don't generally experience pain anymore, I also don't run, or stand up all day long. Both were cut up and realigned, but the right one was a slightly different method (not sure what it was).

Recovery sucked. First day was ok. Then the swelling started and the good painkillers wore off. Your foot can swell so much inside the cast that you break blood vessels from the pressure against the cast. I believe that happened to the both of the backs of my feet. That went away after about the 3rd day. Bed rest for like 4 days, elevated foot for a week, crutches for either a month or 6 weeks. All of the callouses degenerated off of the bottom of my foot (and by degenerated, I mean they became a fine-fleshy-dead skin paste after it hit the bathtub for the first time after the cast came off), so it hurt to walk on the foot after the cast was removed because I had no padding, plus I had absolutely no calf muscle left. I had a pimp walk/limp for about another month or two.

All that said, I'd probably wait another 10 years, if you can, till they can just grow you a new foot and attach it surgically. No, I'm not kidding. I'm 23 now, if that matters.

I only mildly notice the pain-reducing results (I didn't have tremendous pain, but I had bunions as bad as my grandmother of 70, so it was mostly cosmetic I guess). If they hurt, try losing weight if thats an issue. If you're self conscious of them, just try to take better care of your feet in general and don't worry about it. I'd rather date a girl with pretty bunion feet than knarly normal feet any day (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! YOU WEAR FLIP-FLOPS EVERY DAY AND DON'T TAKE CARE OF YOUR TOENAILS AND DON'T WASH YOUR FEET).

02-06-2007, 01:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
innovis Crazy	I had it done at 18 on both feet, one foot at a time. Its genetic in my family although extremely bad for me. Left foot (the first one) was unsucessful, but the right one was, for the most part. There is a more limited range of motion in both toes (more limited in the sucessful toe), and while I don't generally experience pain anymore, I also don't run, or stand up all day long. Both were cut up and realigned, but the right one was a slightly different method (not sure what it was). Recovery sucked. First day was ok. Then the swelling started and the good painkillers wore off. Your foot can swell so much inside the cast that you break blood vessels from the pressure against the cast. I believe that happened to the both of the backs of my feet. That went away after about the 3rd day. Bed rest for like 4 days, elevated foot for a week, crutches for either a month or 6 weeks. All of the callouses degenerated off of the bottom of my foot (and by degenerated, I mean they became a fine-fleshy-dead skin paste after it hit the bathtub for the first time after the cast came off), so it hurt to walk on the foot after the cast was removed because I had no padding, plus I had absolutely no calf muscle left. I had a pimp walk/limp for about another month or two. All that said, I'd probably wait another 10 years, if you can, till they can just grow you a new foot and attach it surgically. No, I'm not kidding. I'm 23 now, if that matters. I only mildly notice the pain-reducing results (I didn't have tremendous pain, but I had bunions as bad as my grandmother of 70, so it was mostly cosmetic I guess). If they hurt, try losing weight if thats an issue. If you're self conscious of them, just try to take better care of your feet in general and don't worry about it. I'd rather date a girl with pretty bunion feet than knarly normal feet any day (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! YOU WEAR FLIP-FLOPS EVERY DAY AND DON'T TAKE CARE OF YOUR TOENAILS AND DON'T WASH YOUR FEET).