tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462117.post114118423731153776..comments2023-05-09T02:18:25.163-07:00Comments on Totally Unauthorized: Not what I wanted to hear, but it could have been worse.Peggy Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17598832247759626070noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462117.post-1141407354742331782006-03-03T09:35:00.000-08:002006-03-03T09:35:00.000-08:00Peggy, don't take this lightly and assume that it ...Peggy, don't take this lightly and assume that it always goes well. There are some real horror stories out there on bungled bunion surgery. I have a friend who had a bad result. If I had this problem I would do a lot of word-of-mouth checking to find a surgeon who is expereienced and capable. Get it done, but get it done right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462117.post-1141333968079755182006-03-02T13:12:00.000-08:002006-03-02T13:12:00.000-08:00Agreed on the second opinion thing, and I hate to ...Agreed on the second opinion thing, and I hate to sound like a new-agey freakout, but have you ever tried cranial sacral therapy? I was a skeptic at first, but that stuff has done wonders upon wonders for my health issues to the point where some of them have been cured. I shit you not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462117.post-1141323468058768472006-03-02T10:17:00.000-08:002006-03-02T10:17:00.000-08:00Definitely get a second opinion before having buni...Definitely get a second opinion before having bunion surgery (your insurance company might require it, in any event). I've known a couple of people who've gotten different recommendations from different podiatrists. Which is not to say that some podiatrists are wrong, it's just that they can have reasonable differences of opinion, more so than most medical professionals.<BR/><BR/>Peter<BR/><A HREF="http://journals.aol.com/r32r38/Ironrailsironweights/" REL="nofollow">Iron Rails & Iron Weights</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462117.post-1141256066451384542006-03-01T15:34:00.000-08:002006-03-01T15:34:00.000-08:00i had that surgery - it was the best thing i ever ...i had that surgery - it was the best thing i ever did. my foot hurt me 24/7, and now it doesn't hurt at all. plus, now my foot doesn't look all tore up in a pair of strappy sandals...it does take a couple months for all the swelling to go down, but it's not too bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462117.post-1141240139127097952006-03-01T11:08:00.000-08:002006-03-01T11:08:00.000-08:00I can wait a year, actually. The podiatrist told m...I can wait a year, actually. <BR/><BR/>The podiatrist told me that bunion surgery isn't permanent (they'll keep coming back), so it's better to wait until they get worse - I can still walk okay and the new orthotics will help. <BR/><BR/>Of course, if the pain doesn't get better I'll have the surgery sooner.Peggy Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17598832247759626070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462117.post-1141238663061503252006-03-01T10:44:00.000-08:002006-03-01T10:44:00.000-08:00damn, girl, that's at least a year from now... can...damn, girl, that's at least a year from now... can you afford to go so long without surgery...?<BR/><BR/>there are more things important that money.<BR/><BR/>anyway, best of luck.<BR/><BR/>doom/blondie<BR/><BR/>xDoom/Blondiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985710510100715912noreply@blogger.com