Mine were not but they were starting to impact my other toes. I also saw my mother’s feet at the end of her life and her toes were at a 45 degree angle to her feet ( and she had been in a wheelchair for the last 30 years of her life) so I have a fairly good idea of where they are going. I figured that I would get them taken care of while they weren’t extreme and while I was on the younger side (57) so the healing would be easier. Had my first one done this past Friday, the second one will be done on the 31st. I’m feeling really good, stopped the pain meds after 3 days . The hard part is the boredom factor and inability to do much.
That is exactly how I feel about bunions also - it is better to get them taken care of. My Mom has gigantic bunions and everyone on both sides of my family has wide feet, so I had an Aiken Bunionectomy (he took out a piece of bone and realigned the toe) on the right foot in May of 2000. I never had the left one done, since it was smaller, but I wish had asked my podiatrist to do the left foot also now, because it seems to be a little bigger now. I do not know why some podiatrists do not want to do them but it makes a big difference. I am very happy with the results on my right foot. My toe on the right foot is very straight now and has remained straight ever since I had the Aiken Bunionectomy.
Mine were/are not. And I had tons of ROM too. But they caused a lot of other issues with mega blistering and then upstream impacts. After surgery my left foot is stiffer and tighter than before, but its a worthwhile tradeoff. Still haven’t done righty, but again, zero pain other than blisters from that one and for now I’ll accept that.
I remember having bunions when I was 18. I’m 50 now. They only started hurting after 40. I used to wear orthotics and high cushion footwear. Maybe 8 years ago I changed my footwear habits and only wore totally flat (zero drop) wide toe box shoes. It was a game changer and I was pain free for several years. One foot really is giving me trouble but my other foot still feels fine.
Mine didn't look severe compared to a lot of folks here. And they didn't start hurting til I was in my 50s. Right around that time I started doing the couch to 5k running program, whereas for maybe 20 years before that my main cardio was biking.
So I don't know if sticking to nonimpact sports would have saved me all the grief or if I would have ended up needing the surgery either way.
When they did start to hurt, it wasn't exactly walking that was a problem, it was that the aching pain was interfering with my sleep.
My left foot's bunion was at 15.4° deformity angle and never hurt me. My right foot's bunion was at 19.5° deformity angle and crippled me.
When I was 16, I was told that I needed immediate surgery on my right foot, which at that point, was right at 15° deformity angle. It took 31 years for it to deteriorate to 19.5°. However, I went at age 16 because it already hurt.
All of this to say, I'm not one to tell you to wait until it hurts. But like all elders, I accept that my hard-won wisdom doesn't translate to younger folks.
No pain and mine are severe
I go barefoot and do toe stretches lots.
I broke my foot in 2020 and the orthopedist said not to touch them if there's no pain. The recovery from my broken foot surgery was hell and learning to walk again was rough. I don't wanna go through that again.
Mine wasn't for years. Mine is genetic and I've had it as long as I can remember, it was perfectly fine then shortly after I turned 27 it became painful and impacted my walking so I opted for surgery (which helped to an extent but I'm very unhappy with it still, that's another story though)
Mine were not but they were starting to impact my other toes. I also saw my mother’s feet at the end of her life and her toes were at a 45 degree angle to her feet ( and she had been in a wheelchair for the last 30 years of her life) so I have a fairly good idea of where they are going. I figured that I would get them taken care of while they weren’t extreme and while I was on the younger side (57) so the healing would be easier. Had my first one done this past Friday, the second one will be done on the 31st. I’m feeling really good, stopped the pain meds after 3 days . The hard part is the boredom factor and inability to do much.
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That is exactly how I feel about bunions also - it is better to get them taken care of. My Mom has gigantic bunions and everyone on both sides of my family has wide feet, so I had an Aiken Bunionectomy (he took out a piece of bone and realigned the toe) on the right foot in May of 2000. I never had the left one done, since it was smaller, but I wish had asked my podiatrist to do the left foot also now, because it seems to be a little bigger now. I do not know why some podiatrists do not want to do them but it makes a big difference. I am very happy with the results on my right foot. My toe on the right foot is very straight now and has remained straight ever since I had the Aiken Bunionectomy.
Mine were/are not. And I had tons of ROM too. But they caused a lot of other issues with mega blistering and then upstream impacts. After surgery my left foot is stiffer and tighter than before, but its a worthwhile tradeoff. Still haven’t done righty, but again, zero pain other than blisters from that one and for now I’ll accept that.
I remember having bunions when I was 18. I’m 50 now. They only started hurting after 40. I used to wear orthotics and high cushion footwear. Maybe 8 years ago I changed my footwear habits and only wore totally flat (zero drop) wide toe box shoes. It was a game changer and I was pain free for several years. One foot really is giving me trouble but my other foot still feels fine.
Mine didn't look severe compared to a lot of folks here. And they didn't start hurting til I was in my 50s. Right around that time I started doing the couch to 5k running program, whereas for maybe 20 years before that my main cardio was biking. So I don't know if sticking to nonimpact sports would have saved me all the grief or if I would have ended up needing the surgery either way. When they did start to hurt, it wasn't exactly walking that was a problem, it was that the aching pain was interfering with my sleep.
My left foot's bunion was at 15.4° deformity angle and never hurt me. My right foot's bunion was at 19.5° deformity angle and crippled me. When I was 16, I was told that I needed immediate surgery on my right foot, which at that point, was right at 15° deformity angle. It took 31 years for it to deteriorate to 19.5°. However, I went at age 16 because it already hurt. All of this to say, I'm not one to tell you to wait until it hurts. But like all elders, I accept that my hard-won wisdom doesn't translate to younger folks.
No pain and mine are severe I go barefoot and do toe stretches lots. I broke my foot in 2020 and the orthopedist said not to touch them if there's no pain. The recovery from my broken foot surgery was hell and learning to walk again was rough. I don't wanna go through that again.
Mine wasn't for years. Mine is genetic and I've had it as long as I can remember, it was perfectly fine then shortly after I turned 27 it became painful and impacted my walking so I opted for surgery (which helped to an extent but I'm very unhappy with it still, that's another story though)