Community experiences
Explore 1,901 community discussions about pain management after foot surgery, with 2,915 replies preserved in the archive.
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Do these help ??? May be an image of text that says 'Vaosi' Shared post Karen Finklestein I am a teacher and today I went into school to help with a new student activity. I did a ton…
Does anyone with large bunions, as I have, wear barefoot shoes? Shared post Amanda Nunlist Throbbing tonight No photo description available. Shared post Christine Sinclair-Wellings If…
POST OP- I had bunion surgery 5 months ago. I purchased these TOPO shoes and was wearing them once I could start walking in “normal shoes. See how the tie curves up? I’ve been having…
Day 34 post-op. Walked the dogs! Not far, just around the block. I have been scared to do this because they are pullers and take off after bunnies, squirrels, etc. They pulled hard…
Has anyone with a standing job went back to work at 6 almost 7 weeks? Shared post Louise Yogini Day 35 post-op, 4th day doing physical therapy exercises. After I did my PT exercises…
Is it good for plantar fasciitis? I have found this kind of sandals are good for plantar fasciitis in some Instagram and TikTok reels,but when I took the photo and ask chatgpt ,it…
Right let's give this a go. This is my second night wearing it. It's not the most comfortable but I know we will all do anything to ease this horrible PF. https://amzn.eu/d/0555YjX7…
So, It’s been two months now that I have heel pain. When it started I went straight to physical therapy. But quit after a month as itvwas making it way worse and also spread to my…
I'm about 37 days post-op...I decided to take a big step forward today and walk in my regular sandals to a local Lidl, which was a 30-minute walk away.I had MIS and the incision…
Hi. I’m abt 6 weeks post op. Give the go ahead to start walking. Any suggestions for a shoe/sneaker slide that I can use in this transition phase? My foot is swollen and even my “…
I’m 5wks post-op tmrw (July 29th) and I’m feeling a little defeated today 😔 I had pt this morning and I wore my shoes! Yay! That felt great. During my session, as usual, my therapist…
As a PSA- please everyone be wary of any medical or surgical advice you receive on this page regardless of credentials. Advice should come from someone who has actually seen and…
I had trauma/injury to my right side of my right foot tripping badly in mid May, about 12 weeks ago. I still have pain on the right side of my right foot and a lot of swelling all…
Has anyone gone to see a sport physician after a referral for bone oedema and the child has been in pain for 10 weeks to be told that young females seem that their brain overreacts to…
Hi everyone. I have the worst searing pain in the top of my foot right now. Sometimes it radiates to my ankle a bit ( like an ache near my ankle bone). Can anyone give Patsy Watson…
Hey so I’m new here. I was wondering if anyone knew what this could be. So I have put 2 pics up one of my sore food and the other is non sore the sore foot has a bump the bump hurts…
Anyone know of any CBD products or CBG products oil base possibly that are good for feet pain or overall feet pain. Product that's affordable. Carmen Strutz My PCP told me that it…
Can anyone recommend a foot cream that helps with nerve pain? Ive tried over the counter arthritis pain cream. Shawn Sherrie Bruch turned off commenting for this post. Kevin N Carrie…
My wife and I are walking the Camino de Santiago. We started today and will walk about 250 miles over the next month. I got PF in my left foot six months ago and was not able to get…
High Intensity ESWT Treatment! I got my high intensity shock therapy done today with Doctor S at Mid Ohio Foot & Ankle. Let's see how it goes!! Thank you Jennifer for bringing this…
Is there anything topical I can put on my foot? I’m in pain even when resting. Kristine Marie DiBartolomeo I'm beyond frustrated with our medical system. I've had PF for a month now…
I just had my podiatrist appointment I have been traveling a lot this summer so the pain has been bad. He literally said “stretch it and work it on the hour every hour! Or surgery!”…
So I'm having my bunionectomy Wednesday morning... and I'm getting nervous now. I'm going to move my bedroom around so I have plenty of space for my knee scooter and commode (for the…
I’ll be 6wks post-op on August 5th. Well, folks…guess who decided to go for a drive today?! …ME! I asked my husband to ride with me for a test drive around town because I wanted to…
Today's home visits..... And an angle we've never seen beautiful Torquay from before. Anonymous participant Both my ankles and feet are swollen. Both my ankles are feet are swollen…
Looking for suggestions to ease the pain anything I can do at home. Dave Nadeau What's with those no rise shoes? Or whatever they're called. Are they good for folks with pf ? Danielle…
I see Hokas recommend a lot here but has anyone had issues with them lasting? These were purchased 4 months ago (off Hokas website) and mostly used for walking and occasionally…
Do these help ??? Karen Finklestein I am a teacher and today I went into school to help with a new student activity. I did a ton of walking and after only being there 3 hours I was in…
Going sneaker shopping tomorrow. What do you wear for your walks? I walk 30-40 minutes 5 days a week. I looked up recommendations online and it came up with Hoka Bondi but holy those…
Edit: Thanks everyone for the comments, as still unsure which one it is I'm gonna go to a podiatrist just to be safe I was honestly just hoping for a lump of dry skin Sorry for the…