Community experiences
Explore 437 community discussions about minimally invasive bunion surgery (mis), with 1,347 replies preserved in the archive.
Personal experiences can differ. These discussions are not clinical guidance.
St Petersburg, FL: Yesterday i had my MIS Austin/Akin bunionectomy plus a second toe procedure … either 2nd toe Weil metatarsal osteotomy or a 2nd toe arthroplasty. I’m not sure which…
Very Disappointed Have to say, after 3 surgeries in 3 years with 2 different Dr's, podiatrist and orthopedic surgeon, I'm disappointed and just disgusted at this point. I had the 3rd…
Question - I am almost 6 weeks post op on my second MIS bunion procedure. I don’t have an appt for about a month. I will call doctor - but just curious if any knows if walking…
Gabapentin dose I met with my primary care doc who gave me Gabapentin 100mg for the nerve pain in my toes. I'm 3 1/2 weeks past MIS bunion surgery. She said to start at 1 pill twice a…
Dear nice people on Facebook, I would be super grateful for advice please. I had an NHS operation on my left foot in October and the position of the big toe was such that it caused…
Review: Two weeks post op MIS Bunionectomy Something for fun ☆☆☆☆ Would not recommend. Had bunion surgery and now I’m living my best *bed-bound princess* life. I rely on others to…
Anyone hear of Hyper-Flex? It is relatively new, minimally invasive. There is a NYC podiatrist who is using it.
Help needed in deciding. My surgeon suggests shaving bone growth on the side of my bunion and doing a big toe release during surgery. (I had chevron MIS last year and I already have a…
Morning, I am new to this group. I have a tailor's bunion on my left foot. I had a steroid shot about a month ago and it helped for a while. I am thinking of trying acupucture. Has…
I’m leaving the group! I’m 12 weeks post op and I definitely consider my surgery a success!! I had MIS bunion correction hammertoe correction and third toe arthritic joint correction…
I'm having MIS for my bunion on Tuesday. Any advice on how long it will be before I can return to the pool? Even if just to get it wet in a pool vs full out swimming??
Hello! I didnt know what bunions were before and I thought it was normal for my feet to be like this. There is no pain. But I bought toe spreader and corrector as well. Do you think…
I had my MIS surgery yesterday and I noticed blood on my bandages and it looks new. It didn’t go through the entire bandage and appears to have stopped. I sent pic and message to my…
When did you walk normally again? I’m 4 weeks post MIS bilateral bunion surgery and am really having trouble walking heel to toe again. Just trying to get a sense of what’s normal at…
I had revision surgery 8 weeks ago which included akin osteotomy removing hardware from previous mtp fusion. Plus hammertoe arthrodesis toes 3/4. I prior had plantar plate…
Destination Bunion (& Hammertoe) Surgery We have had patients come in to have their feet fixed from almost 40 states!! Looking to help people from all 50 states! If you’re from…
How many of you regret having the minimally invasive surgery done?
For how long were you constantly elevating? I'm having my bandage taken of next week. 2 weeks after surgery. Hope that means I can go for short walks outside. For now I'm not allowed…
Never thought I’d be joining a foot group but here I am looking for some opinions! I’m 25 years old with 2 young kids (2&5) with very flat feet and a very sore bunion!! I’ve always…
i’m looking for shoes or trainers for work any suggestions please
When did you walk barefoot after MIS bunion surgery? I have been allowed to return to a regular supportive shoe, but I don’t see anything about walking barefoot in my post op…
Hi all, my minimally invasive surgery is Thursday (distal metatarsal and akin osteotomy) with nerve block. Curious when everyone started their pain meds? Like right after surgery or…
Pain help! Seems like a lot of people stop pain meds after a few days, I had a pain pump that last 3.5 days after surgery. Now I feel hardly any pain where the "cutting" of the bone…
I’m 50 and based in London, UK, and I finally have my MIS bunion surgery scheduled for the end of this month. After consulting with two different surgeons, we agreed that MIS was the…
2 weeks since unbandaging- bottom right was this morning. Good progress, I think. At least reduced purple quotient. (MIS bunionectomy, plantar plate repair & fusion in 2nd MT which…
I got MIS surgery in December 2025 but I think my left foot bunion is coming back. Has this happened to anyone else? Do you think that is a bunion forming on my left foot or is it…
**positive story so far* Had lapiplasty in January of this year on the right foot. Not gonna lie it was living hell the first few days. But my bones fused in record time (surgeon's…
Wondering who has had an osteotomy bunionectomy, released with wedge boot with no weight restriction? It's so interesting to see the different surgical protocols. This is my second…
hi all! I am wondering if anyone has thoughts on Boston-area surgeons for revisions (lapidus and hammertoe correction both went poorly). My original surgeon was Dr. Chris Chiodo. He…
Morning all. Im supposed to have Hammertoe, bunion surgery on June 15th. Im scared an have a lot of concerns because of the recovery time. I work in the public schools and I really…