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I had a bunion removed from my right foot last Wednesday and am literally crawling up the wall with boredom already. The surgeon said 6-8 weeks before riding :( has anyone had this done and had any experience of how much time off before back in the saddle?
 
I've had ops for bunions on both feet, done one year apart in January a few years ago and was in plaster for six weeks with the first one. Missed two seasons hunting!! Sorry but you need to give your feet time to heal, otherwise the repair can break down and need to be done again. Have to follow doctor's orders which is very boring but worth it in the end. Box rest is very dull, I decided to treat it as a holiday and use the time to catch up on all the good books I had meant to read etc. (no hot sun or beach though!). The time did pass and I doubly appreciated my riding and generally messing about with horses all the more when I finally got back in the saddle. Best of luck, hope everything goes well for you.
 
This is the reason I left mine and opted out of the op, it didnt give me much bother so I thought at the moment its better left unless it starts to really hurt and then I can consider if its worth doing, I hope you can get out and about soon, if you have a garden have a sit outside with a book its really quite warm today, or you can always help with my ironing:)
 
I had both my feet done at the same time & it was pretty dull waiting for them to heal up, but it was definitely worth waiting until everything had healed up properly - and to be honest I didn't fancy the thought of getting them stomped on by a horse whilst they were still sore!
 
I had a scarf and akin surgery on my left foot in Feb this year. They told me 12 weeks before I could ride. I went back to work after 6 weeks and sat on my boy the same day. I took it very steady as my foot was still really swollen. I'd say I started feeling comfortable enough to start hacking after about 8 weeks. I am almost 8 months after surgery and my foot is still quite swollen so you must take it easy and not rush things. I certainly wouldn't consider getting on until at least 6 weeks.

Which type of surgery did you have?
 
I'm really interested in all this as I'm due to have one of mine done soon. Lots of scary stories around, but mostly not from horsey people, who are more "get up and go" types. Not that we should overdo it after this surgery I know. Boredom def. will be my biggest problem.
 
Olderrider said:
I'm really interested in all this as I'm due to have one of mine done soon. Lots of scary stories around, but mostly not from horsey people, who are more "get up and go" types. Not that we should overdo it after this surgery I know. Boredom def. will be my biggest problem.
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Boredom was my problem too. The surgery was worth it though as my foot is now pain free and I can ride for hours without pain. I also don't split boots and wellies with my huge lump!
 
I have dreadful bunions, apart from being painful at times I am reduced to wearing OAP type shoes ! My mum had dreadful bunions too and she never wore narrow or fashionable shoes, she was of the old school and always wore sensible sandals or lace ups !
 
Same here Penny Less. Last winter i had so much pain wearing Wellingtons - my bunion pushes my toe up so suffer acute pain from a corn on it. You can buy Wellies for people with wide calves, but not for people who need a wide foot to accommodate a bunion. A pet gripe of mine. I buy a larger, man's boot, but still the toe box is not deep enough.
 
Bunion are really painful after surgery and when your in the middle of recovery, sometimes you can't bare the pain but it well subside later once it's fully healed.
 
I had both mine done at the same time. As far as I recall I was back riding within 6 weeks, but was very aware before that time quite how painful a horse/toe interface would be!
 
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