https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bunions Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:27:37 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bunions#post-2141102 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:30:23 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2141102@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry I’ve neglected this thread for so long! </p> <p>Bijou, thanks for telling me about your aunt. I have been wondering about surgery. This is not how I want to go through life. </p> <p>Donna F, thanks for telling me about those aids to make it feel better. I have high arches, but now 2 docs and a PT have told me I walk with my feet rolled in too much, so I’m trying to change that and also doing exercises to correct the associated muscle development. </p> <p>I got the x-ray today. It is not only a bunion!!! Turns out that when I broke my toe, I apparently also chipped the “bunion bone”, that bump just before the big toe. I don’t know what they’re going to do about it—am seeing the orthopod tomorrow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bunions#post-2139548 Thu, 20 Aug 2020 01:37:21 +0000 DonnaF 2139548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>After bunion surgery, my friend was out of commission for months and the swelling didn’t disappear for close to a year. The bunion on my left foot doesn’t hurt but the one on the right foot does. But my right big toe also has hallux rigidus, meaning it pretty much doesn’t bend. I sometimes use Rx Diclofenac Sodium topical gel so I am not always taking a systemic anti-inflammatory.</p> <p>I suspect that bunions can vary a fair amount. After all, podiatry is a specialty.</p> <p>Oh, and I often use a foamy bunion sleeve or a silicone one that fits over my big toe. I also add a PF half sole with an aggressive arch or an arch cookie since they take pressure off that joint, keeping in mind that I pretty much have pancake flat feet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bunions#post-2139236 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:37:55 +0000 Bijou 2139236@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fashintern my Aunty had bunion surgery about 3 years ago and having had it, wished she’d had the operation years earlier given how improved her feet were and leaving her pain free and able to walk great distances in comfort. My Aunt was a very active 68 year old at the time of the operation. Whilst I hope your foot issues can be solved with rest and specific exercises, if you truly have bunions, an operation may be the right solution. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bunions#post-2139216 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 12:20:04 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2139216@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you all for the replies! This is a new world for me. </p> <p>MsMaven, I also hope to avoid surgery. I don’t know what counts as “very painful”, but right now they occasionally wake me up at night. I’ve gotten plantar fasciitis—very mild cases—a few times over the last couple years. My PT says they are related to the same issues in the way I walk. I’d be interested to hear more about the exercises you got. She has me doing squats, calf raises, and seated leg lifts (from the knee). </p> <p>Jane, bunions or not, a good foot soak just sounds great! </p> <p>Unfrumped, there is some discussion over whether this is technically a bunion yet or not. It hurts at that spot, and the “bump” is prominent, but my toes are nowhere near crossing. The PT didn’t call it that at first, but when we were at the orthopod for my son (father of his school friend), he ordered an x-ray for me to see if it actually is. Does a block on the accelerator help? </p> <p>Rachylou, thanks for mentioning the toe separator. Off to google that now....</p> <p>ClaraT, I’m with you on wanting an active lifestyle. I only know one person who had the surgery, and she was 18, so she might’ve healed up faster than it would. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bunions#post-2139153 Mon, 17 Aug 2020 23:08:59 +0000 MsMaven 2139153@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just remembered that I used to do lots of foot exercises--some given by my podiatrist and some from books or articles. I can't say they helped--maybe they did stave off further damage for a while. Not sure why I quit doing them either.&nbsp;</p> <p>You might check on it though.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bunions#post-2139141 Mon, 17 Aug 2020 22:20:58 +0000 ClaraT 2139141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have terrible bunions (that sometimes ache at night) BUT I lead an extremely active lifestyle and have heard very mixed results about downtime. I have two friends who had bunion surgery, and one says it still hurts (3 years out) when she runs and skis. The other isn’t very active...I’d love a magic wand to fix my feet, but as long as I can buy shoes that allow me to swim, run, and bike without too much discomfort, that’s what I’m doing. Shoe selection is very limited, though </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bunions#post-2139015 Mon, 17 Aug 2020 03:50:49 +0000 rachylou 2139015@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have bunions. My paternal grandma also had them. I’m thinking you don’t have bunions yet... enlargement of that bump. In any case, a toe separator does help me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bunions#post-2138992 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 22:55:08 +0000 unfrumped 2138992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have what I think are somewhat advanced bunion issues with the problem being it’s not just the” bump”, as process gets worse, the toes roll inward and cross so it affects how foot and toes are grounded.<br /> I have gotten pretty severe pain including nights as you mentioned but is clearly better if I wear shoes with no pressure there. Also, driving long distances can exacerbate , as I tend to drive with just the edgeifmt foot, , or big toe joint, on the accelerator. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bunions#post-2138873 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 08:19:55 +0000 Jane 2138873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a bunion on one foot. So far, not so painful. However, I am waiting for the day that it really does hurt. Waking up with foot pain is tough though.&nbsp;</p> <p>Soaking my feet when they really ache in heavily salted water really does help. Soothing and really takes the edge off. However, I am guessing that the pain you are experiencing is beyond being able to be soaked away.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sympathies.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bunions#post-2138830 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 00:13:26 +0000 MsMaven 2138830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’ve got bunions but they seldom bother me except when shoes don’t fit. It’s difficult to find decent shoes these days. My podiatrist has given me some helpful ideas, but said no surgery unless they become very painful. </p> <p>I understand that it takes a lot less time to recover from the surgery nowadays.</p> <p>I have other foot problems to deal with including a tendency to get plantar fasciitis. I wear insoles and pads when I can. The bunions are getting worse though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bunions#post-2138695 Sat, 15 Aug 2020 14:17:06 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2138695@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Since my broken big toe healed, I’ve had pain in the “bump” of my foot between that toe &amp; my arch. I just saw the orthopod; he’s having me get it x-rayed. It hurts way more than I imagined! Woke me up early this morning. A friend of mine has a daughter who had hers operated on, age around 17. Does anyone here have experience with treating and healing these to share? </p>