The Bunion Chronicles

Eight Months After Surgery

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:09:35 +0000

I’m sorry I don’t update this blog very often anymore. Third year nursing is a lot of work, and I’m still working at that damn grocery store every week, so I don’t have much time to do other things anymore. But I’m here to update you on my bunion chronicles, as tomorrow will be eight [...]

Update

admin — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:36:01 +0000

I’ve been so busy with school and work I haven’t written in a while, but things are going quite a bit better now than they were in the last few months. Physiotherapy has helped a lot, I have pretty much full range of motion in my post-op foot back, and the achilles tendonitis pain is [...]

Natural Bunion Remedies

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:07:26 +0000

I received an email from a visitor who was asking about natural/home remedies for bunion pain. After doing some research online I have compiled a short list which may or may not help with your bunion pain. Hi, I’m wondering if you tried any home remedies for the bunion pain before opting for surgery? I really don’t [...]

One month later

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:22:17 +0000

Well it’s been one month since my last post! I haven’t forgotten about The Bunion Chronicles, I’ve just been so busy with nursing school and work and physiotherapy, and also figured people were tired of reading about my pain! The bad news is my achilles tendonitis is still bad, but the good news is physiotherapy is [...]

Back to Work and Life

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:47:52 +0000

So I’ve been in school for a little over one week now, and I also went back to work for the first time on Sunday. I work in a deli at a grocery store, and my job involves being on my feet all day. I thought it would be fine after two months, so I [...]

It Hurts to Function

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:55:41 +0000

So I’m back in school and I’ll be back at work on Sunday. I’ve only been in school for two days and it’s already so hard, I don’t know how I’m going to go back to work. I’m sitting here at the moment with ice on both heels. The post-op pain from the bunionectomy is also [...]

Finally, A Diagnosis For My Heels

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:47:07 +0000

I just got home from my second time at physiotherapy, and I’m in a lot of pain, but I have good news! My physiotherapist was able to give me a diagnosis of achilles tendonitis. It’s not good that I have it, at all, because it can be difficult to treat, but I am happy that [...]

Too Much Foot Pain

admin — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:32:52 +0000

My foot has been so sore since physio on Tuesday, but I’m just trying to remember that it’s a good hurt. The last couple of days I’ve had a lot of appointments and errands to run and my foot has been painful in the bone that was cut, but truthfully what’s more painful is my [...]

Physiotherapy

admin — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:41:15 +0000

Following the recommendation of another girl I know who has had this surgery as well as my podiatrist, I decided to go into Physiotherapy in order to increase the range of motion in my toe and also help with my feet in general. The appointment went really well, and she thinks she may be able [...]

Goodbye Air Cast

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:17:57 +0000

Tonight was the annual summer barbecue for the grocery store I work at. Because it’s summer and it’s been hot out, combined with the fact that I was getting a ride to and from there, and didn’t have to walk much at the barbecue, I tried wearing a normal shoe! It was actually a sandal I [...]