E.M wrote:
I only meant that the actual surgery was painless...meaning that I didn't feel a thing (or really remember anything) during the actual procedure. It took well over 24 hours for the numbness to leave my foot, but once it did, there was significant pain. I had pain for about a week and a half and only recently can I say that I am virtually pain free (except when I step down flat). I had a screw put in my toe after it was realigned after the bunion was removed.
Basically - I just wanted her to know that the surgery itself was nothing to be afraid of. Of course there will be pain...your bone is cut.
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Yes, I agree. Even when this sort of surgery is done under just local anesthesia (without any form of sedation, which is the way I have come to do it the vast majority of cases, as just about all foot surgery is now out-patient, and patients can, without general or sedation, more quickly get back fully alert to the comfort of their homes), other than for the brief injection of the local anesthetic, the patients are generally in absolutely no discomfort. In fact, I enjoy joking and having a running conversation with them thoughout much of the surgical procedure. The patients are generally shocked at their good spirits throughout the entire time in the OR once they realize that they will feel nothing untoward. |
