https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 20 May 2026 10:28:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-bunions#post-2472728 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 12:46:44 +0000 Anagram 2472728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: I am super prone to shin splints, too. From the flat feet--I didn't know people with super high arches have similar problems, but it makes sense because my mom has super high arches. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-bunions#post-2472453 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 10:39:54 +0000 catlady 2472453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: I think I have flat feet! I have never worn orthodics though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-bunions#post-2472430 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 10:32:07 +0000 MrsSCB 2472430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: oddly enough I have the opposite issue -- high arches. I think I don't wear shoes with enough support, and also I used to not warm up or cool down at all when I'd go for runs :meh: Stretching has really made a difference! (who knew? lol) Helped with shin splints, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-bunions#post-2472210 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 08:45:34 +0000 Anagram 2472210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: Do you have flat feet by any chance? I have flat feet, which is why I have calf tightness and a tendency towards bunions, but there's not really anything I can do except wear super expensive orthotics all the time. Which I don't...because I'm lazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-bunions#post-2471024 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:54:58 +0000 BlueWolverine 2471024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had bunionectomies on both feet. The pain and inability to find comfy shoes was aggravating. One foot is GREAT. The other is slowly going back to bunionland. I wish I would have used the same doctor both times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-bunions#post-2470837 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 09:32:16 +0000 catlady 2470837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: This is so helpful. I had not even considered things like calf tightness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-bunions#post-2470715 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 07:13:10 +0000 pastemoo 2470715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have pretty severe ones (pain can wake me at night). The over the counter stuff doesn't help me. I used to work for an orthopedic surgeon and decided against surgery, just grin and bear it... And wide shoes. And I know on days I go more than 5 miles, it will hurt, but after 20 years I've just set a new baseline for my own internal sensor of foot pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-bunions#post-2470212 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:28:23 +0000 avivoca 2470212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was going to chime in, but I agree with @littlebit7. While I personally do not have bunions, a good friend of mine had such severe bunions that she had bunioneictomies in college and her recovery was awful, plus she now has other foot problems. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-bunions#post-2470210 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:26:05 +0000 Littlebit7 2470210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSCB: yep def stretch. I really like the pro stretch. They sell it on amazon.<br /> Sometimes a custom orthotic can help but they are also $$$. Make sure you are in nice wide well fitting athletic shoes on your walking commute (this is non-negotiable!). High heels yeah, they are just going to hurt. They keep me in business though :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-bunions#post-2470203 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:22:43 +0000 MrsSCB 2470203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: That is really helpful info, thanks! I have a bit of one on my left foot -- wearing heels definitely aggravates it (and I'm sure years of ballet plus pointe shoes didn't help...) I didn't know about the tight calves thing, though, and mine are tight. I also had plantar fasciitis for a bit that I think was partly from tight calves. Time to get stretching! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-bunions#post-2470198 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:18:32 +0000 Littlebit7 2470198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>typically there is a reason the joint is being stressed and a bunion forms. As a PT I see patients all of the time with them. There is typically something else at play which causes the toe to veer outwards and a bunion to form from the repeated stress. A lot of times the big toe cannot bend backwards during walking so instead it bends out. Sometimes people have flat feet which causes them to "spin" off their big toe instead of rolling off of it.<br /> Also, quite often, people's calf muscle is WAY too tight which again causes that spinning motion off the big toe in order to walk.<br /> So, what I'm saying is, I'd go see a physical therapist to see if they can figure out what's breaking down mechanically in your lower leg. The bunion is merely a painful symptom of something else occurring and unfortunately won't be fixed unless the other mechanical issues are addressed.</p> <p>Yeah and I don't recommend bunioneictomies unless all other options have failed. Once they cut up your foot it is never the same. Healing time is ridiculously long and outcomes are meh at best. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-bunions#post-2470184 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:09:38 +0000 Alba4 2470184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do. I also have flat feet and have gone to a podiatrist for years. I wear custom orthotics, which help. These orthotics only fit in my boots and sneakers, but every bit helps! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-bunions#post-2470181 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:08:10 +0000 agold 2470181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh gees. I have mild bunions, too! My left is worse. I've just sort of dealt with it. I wear high heels for work and sometimes the cut of the shoe totally aggravates my left bunion. I've also heard that the surgery and recovery time is tough so I'm just not doing anything. I'm lucky enough to have a husband who rubs my feet when I ask. I also was blessed with bone spurs on my heels. I did have one of those cut out and the recovery was painful and long. AND the bone spur grew back in record time. So I'm opting to totally leave my feet a lone at this point and continue to wear whatever shoes I want. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-bunions#post-2470086 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 12:47:16 +0000 Anagram 2470086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: I have one, and they are usually genetic as far as I know (thanks, mom!). Mine doesn't give me any issues so I haven't really done anything/asked anything but my mom's cause her feet to ache sometimes and she's been to the doctor a few times about it and she's been told that bunion surgery has a very long recovery time (like 6 months), and it's not recommended unless the pain is pretty severe. So she's opted to do nothing at this point. She's 70, so I'm hoping my feet last me that long! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-bunions#post-2470023 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 12:02:18 +0000 catlady 2470023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I recently figured out that I have mild bunions, with the right foot being worse. I have always had wide and sensitive feet, so I already buy shoes that are wider and I never wear heels. I definitely don't want or need surgery, but I also don't want them to get worse. I have a long walking commute to work, and it has only been this year that I've noticed my right foot having pain.</p> <p>Anyone else have bunions? What do you do to deal with them? Anyone have luck with treating them at home using over the counter splints or other devices? </p>