Has anyone had severe pain on bunionette ( tailor bunion) and then had minimally invasive surgery for it.

happy to hear this and that you’re doing well. Thanks for responding.

thanks for your response. I’m sorry you have been so much. Excuse my ignorance but i don’t really know what a non union means. I’m still learning all this stuff? Was the original surgery one without hardware? What happened?

The doctor didn’t suggest bilateral. When I saw him for the initial visit only one foot bothered me. Then a few weeks later the other pinky started throbbing worse then the other foot. It’s very hard for me to travel to Canada and stay 6 weeks to get this done. He told me he needed to change the bandage once a week for 6 weeks. I don’t have many places to stay and then need care for my dog in Mexico. Having to do this twice seems way too difficult

Anonymous member a non union is when the bones don’t reconnect as they should. I understand that there’s around a 10% chance of this occurring. I don’t fit the category of increased chance except for perhaps my age (51 at time of first surgery). The original surgery was MIS without hardware (my understanding is that no hardware is used in those procedures). I gave blind faith to my first surgeon that it would improve however it got progressively worse. The surgeon who did my corrective surgery said it was never going to heal how it was. This X-ray was a few days before my last surgery and nearly 13 months after the first surgery to both feet.

Anonymous member wow. That’s a lot to take in. I think i need a better understanding of MIS. I need it for both big bunions and tailor bunions both feet. My surgeon made it sound like a pretty simple procedure. He didn’t talk to me about any of this. It’s not a cheap surgery either. 15,000 per foot. I’m feeling anxious about it. How are you feeling now? I’m 47 for the record so not too far off from the age when you did it

thank you for your response. I am beyond overwhelmed with this. I live in Mexico and have to travel to Canada for the surgery. Or the states. I won’t do it here. I really have no clue what to do and then I do nothing 😩

Anonymous member my latest X-ray was much more promising. I also had arthritis removed from my right 1st (big) toe (not a bunion) during the first surgery to both feet. This latest surgery is a bit more complicated in that I had donor bone removed from my heel for my 5th toe revision surgery, the graft and plate procedure on the 5th toe and I had a Morton’s Neuroma removed. It’s now three areas of healing. The pain in my right foot isn’t much more than my left which is promising I think. Definitely less swelling this time around too. My experience for both surgeries was very different. First surgery to both feet was day procedure with heel bearing weight and minimal walking for the first two weeks. I didn’t end up driving though for 10 or 12 weeks. I was very limited in my footwear up until now. This latest surgery I was in hospital overnight and strictly non weight bearing for six weeks (crutches, knee scooter, hopping etc). I had three weeks off work recovering and have been working from home since then. I can wear a sneaker and slippers (I couldn’t tolerate sheepskin slippers after the first surgery due to swelling and sharp bones). I think I’m further healed than the first procedure. I’ve been walking a little this week with the aid of crutches (two at first, now just one) and I did a little drive yesterday. It was awesome ☺️ I’d recommend looking into surgeries and surgeons before committing to anything. Read reviews, maybe out of area to a larger city even. I ended up having surgery in Sydney which is 2.5 hours from my home for the second surgery. Perhaps ask what would you do for me if I was an elite athlete not just an average person. It surprises me that bilateral surgery is being recommended when you’re getting 1st and 5th toes done on both feet but I’m not a surgeon. For reference my latest surgeon said he could do the corrective surgery to both feet at once however he’d suggest doing separately. After going through it again, I think I made the right choice for me doing only one foot for now.

Anonymous member ok, different to how it’s done in Australia. Generally have the surgery, go home bandaged up and then come back in two weeks for suture removal. Then a further follow up at six weeks (with X-rays before) post surgery and a final one at 3.5 months (further X-rays) post surgery.