It only took me 6 years to do it "right"...

the last photo of my right foot, one hour before surgery... 

On October 20, 2020 I had my 3rd bunionectomy. With my last experience(s) in 2014 being a disaster, it took me years to get up the courage to do the surgery on my right side. My bunion on my right foot had really progressed in that time. My big toe was pushing pretty strong on my other toes and was starting to cause quite a bit of discomfort. The dull pain had begun to shift to the right side of my right foot, underneath my smaller toes. This is a result of my gait shifting to accomodate the bunion. Knowing full well that this would turn into a much bigger issue and certainly a more extensive surgery - I made the appointment for the procedure back in 2019. 

My feelings going into this surgery differed greatly from my first two. Firstly, I had 100% faith in the ability of my surgeon. Although this eased a bit of my anxiety, I knew the right foot would be much more difficult to recover from- even though I sustained two surgeries on my left foot as a result of a botched first surgery. I was absolutely correct. This surgery has been a test to my mental and physical well being in so many ways. On top of the uncertainty and abnormal year we have had already, this was the cherry on my sundae. This is my adventure with a full Lapidus procedure on my right foot. I have documented everything with photos and journals, all for you to read and see...