I had this surgery 10 years ago. My ma insisted i do before departing her medical insurance package. Somehow born that way. At lease now you look normal in boots she says. The days following were filled with the most intense pain I’ve ever experienced. Upshot started yoga after to regain balance and flexibility. My godma had a non-surgical procedure to correct hers earlier this year at a practice in Seattle that went really well! Glad advancements have been made.
Hi Paul, I'm a Uni-Watcher, podiatrist, and fellow Brannock device enthusiast. Just wanted to wish you well. Sounds like you're getting great standard of care and should proceed with confidence!
The timing on this post is incredible! I, too, am having surgery on a left foot bone tomorrow (my big toe has a bone spur that has caused a wound to form that won't heal due to continual rubbing). Best wishes to us both on speedy, left-booted recoveries.
Separately, I did not know what a bunion was until I read this post, apparently. I'd always assumed it was similar to a corn or a blister, but clearly not. Thanks for teaching me something today, Paul!
Best of luck for a speedy recovery! If you’re going to be off your feet for a while, it seems like winter is the best time for that.
Can I make a request? Sometime in the next couple of weeks can you repost your homemade Irish cream recipe? It’s been a favourite in our house for a few years and I don’t seem to have it saved anywhere!! Thanks!!
I hate everything about this post. Like, literally cringe-worthy. And I'm not the one that has to go through the procedure! I don't envy you at all, Paul. Best wishes for a successful and speedy recovery!
Good luck on the excision--hope you have good health insurance. I recently had a more minor excision myself (no bones were broken), and was then happy to add "excision" to my vocabulary. And now your own procedure has given me yet another chance use it. Thanks!
One reason I'm having it done in December is that I already reached my insurance deductible for this calendar year, so the surgery will cost me just a $150 co-pay -- a relatively minor excision to my billfold.
Good luck, Paul. I had a bunionectomy about 40 years ago. I only did one foot, and have ever since wished I'd done the other soon after. The annoying part of mismatched feet is shoe-shopping.
I had this surgery 10 years ago. My ma insisted i do before departing her medical insurance package. Somehow born that way. At lease now you look normal in boots she says. The days following were filled with the most intense pain I’ve ever experienced. Upshot started yoga after to regain balance and flexibility. My godma had a non-surgical procedure to correct hers earlier this year at a practice in Seattle that went really well! Glad advancements have been made.
Hi Paul, I'm a Uni-Watcher, podiatrist, and fellow Brannock device enthusiast. Just wanted to wish you well. Sounds like you're getting great standard of care and should proceed with confidence!
Wow -- that's quite a trifecta, KC! Thanks for the kind words, and hope you've seen my follow-up post from this morning: https://www.inconspicuous.info/p/stick-figures-in-peril-hospital-edition
The timing on this post is incredible! I, too, am having surgery on a left foot bone tomorrow (my big toe has a bone spur that has caused a wound to form that won't heal due to continual rubbing). Best wishes to us both on speedy, left-booted recoveries.
Separately, I did not know what a bunion was until I read this post, apparently. I'd always assumed it was similar to a corn or a blister, but clearly not. Thanks for teaching me something today, Paul!
How did your procedure go, Chris?
Doc says it was pretty standard/easy, and so far minimal pain! Boot buddies :D Glad yours went well also!
Good luck with your surgery & best wishes for a speedy recovery!
1) All feet are weird — and ugly.
2) Sorry, but those feet are extreme examples of #1.
3) I'll take a Blu-ray of Evil's Afoot.
There really are movies about everything, huh?
Best of luck for a speedy recovery! If you’re going to be off your feet for a while, it seems like winter is the best time for that.
Can I make a request? Sometime in the next couple of weeks can you repost your homemade Irish cream recipe? It’s been a favourite in our house for a few years and I don’t seem to have it saved anywhere!! Thanks!!
Here you go, Mike:
1 pint Irish whiskey
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 pint heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water
Thank you so much Paul - appreciate it.
Very best wishes for an uneventful surgery and recovery, and good luck for future shoe shopping.
I had an extra bone in each of my feet that caused pain and had surgery for that. A knee scooter was useful while I recovered.
You know what they say -- time wounds all heels.
I hate everything about this post. Like, literally cringe-worthy. And I'm not the one that has to go through the procedure! I don't envy you at all, Paul. Best wishes for a successful and speedy recovery!
I'm seeing a future for you as a left-foot model!
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
Evil's Afoot -- that title!! ROFLMAO
On a more serious note, best wishes for the procedure!
Best wishes for a speedy recovery Paul Bunion.
Good luck on the excision--hope you have good health insurance. I recently had a more minor excision myself (no bones were broken), and was then happy to add "excision" to my vocabulary. And now your own procedure has given me yet another chance use it. Thanks!
One reason I'm having it done in December is that I already reached my insurance deductible for this calendar year, so the surgery will cost me just a $150 co-pay -- a relatively minor excision to my billfold.
Good luck, Paul. I had a bunionectomy about 40 years ago. I only did one foot, and have ever since wished I'd done the other soon after. The annoying part of mismatched feet is shoe-shopping.