BUNION SURGERY AND SURGERY PREPARATION
It can be a hard grasp to swallow but bunion surgery may be the best choice for you to remove your bunion and reduce pain. Your preferred podiatry clinic will recommend a foot specialist and together you both will formulate the best treatment plan depending on your case.
Don’t be alarmed by the word “surgery” as it is not a lightened term and would not be in your treatment plan if it was not the best choice for you.
WHAT MAKES YOU A CANDIDATE FOR BUNION SURGERY?
There are many factors that you will discuss with a podiatrist. After x-rays and trying at-home remedies, surgery may be the next and rather only, option.
Here are a few situations where bunion surgery may be the perfect step to remove your bunion:
You cannot bend your big toe
You can’t get your big toe to stay straight (it keeps curling to the side)
You have excessive foot pain
Walking from room to room in your home is hard to do
If you’ve said yes to any of these 4 bullet points, you should contact your local podiatry clinic and get an appointment with a podiatrist as soon as you can. It’s not fun living with foot pain. In addition, not getting your bunion treated could cause other issues with your feet.
HOW TO PREPARE FOR BUNION SURGERY
With any surgery, there are medical steps that need to be taken. Don’t find it odd if your podiatry clinic asks you to have an x-ray of your lungs, checks your urine and blood for any other illnesses, or asks for a heart test to be performed. These are common pre-surgery prerequisites.
Bunion surgery often means you must stop taking medications a few days prior to surgery. You’ll want to make sure you have someone at home with you to help take care of you if you’re on any medication that may affect your ability to do normal tasks or affects your vision/hearing/seeing.
Bunion surgery is normally an outpatient procedure. This means you can return home after the operation is complete.
For questions regarding bunion surgery, Dr. Han at River Podiatry can help answer any questions you may have. Contact us for any questions or to make an appointment.
At River Podiatry of Rockland County NY, we provide individualized, comprehensive, evaluation and treatment of patients with podiatric issues. The practice specializes in foot surgery and the treatment of foot pain. Expect the best possible care utilizing the most modern techniques. Conveniently located in Pearl River, minutes from Bergen County NJ.
