Conditions
Bunion
Even the perfectly polished Posh Spice has suffered with a bunion. In fact, the ‘size zero’ fashionista had two of them – one on each foot – that were almost as enormous as her legendary shades! Affecting women more frequently than men, bunions are a common foot problem that can cause the big toe to be angled inwards, towards the second toe. Some of these bony outcrops can be painless, but there may be some discomfort if the skin and tissue on the bunion’s bump becomes inflamed, swollen and painful, making walking difficult. Shoes can also feel uncomfortable, especially if they’re high-heeled, tight or pointed (and are often the cause of bunions). The other toes can be affected too as they get pushed tightly together, occasionally resulting in ingrown toenails and infection. Other than corrective surgery, bunions can’t be cured. However, there are a number of treatments available…and you can always wear comfortable shoes, rather than something crippling and expensive!
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I have bunions on both feet but on the outside, which i think is called a bunionette or something. I'm 13 and I've had them for about a year and a half but they are realllllly obvious and I hate PE and taking my socks off because nobody knows whats actually wrong with my feet, they only understand about bunions on the outside of your foot. I want to get some real uggs for christmas but my only worry is that they might show the shape of my feet, does anybody know if they give and show your foot shape or not?
Thanks, Sammi xx
hi im 13 and i had a bunion on my left foot for ages n all my mates took the mik out of me but last week i had it removed n every one told me would hurt but it dint at all but what will my scar look like
Hi I have bunions on both of my feet, but I have them combined with fallen arches and raynauds syndrome. I keep getting pain in my feet, in my left one in particular. I get a sharp, stabbing pain, and it feels like they constantly need to crack. Is this pain to do with these conditions or some else? Please help.
Hi i have bunions on my feet and i am only 13, i have had them since i was 9 i think . I dont no why i have them and is it normal. Every one makes fun of me in PE and can they be removed.
I have one on my pinky toe it dosent really give much bother but it is really red and hard i didnt no at first what it was but now i came on this website it has told me so Thank you :)
Hi im 13 and i have a bunion on my right foot my dad tells me its because i used to wear tight shoes. I was woundering if i had to have surgey ect. I am really embarrassed, i cant even wer sandels ect. They are really uncomftable and m scared of them getting worse so i woudering if ou have ny advice fo me…. ?
Hello. i'm 13 and have bunions on both my feet they're painless but I also have webbed feet aswell, its embaressing, an my friends laugh. The bunions also hurt in pointed shoes as they get rubbed against by the shoes. Thanks for your help :)
I am truely cursed with my feet,right one most of all.I was born with a bunion on my right foot so it is hereditory(my nanna had the same problem on both feet). The main problem is that my left foot is more or less straight and my right foot is as bent as it can go its 2 sizes bigger than my left foot. So getting shoes is almost impossible. I really hate it so much i want to cry because i see people starring at my feet wondering why they are so deformed,im almost crying writing this. When it comes to the summer and i want to wear flipflops i cant because my feet look so horrid i choose to have my feet red hot rather than have people stare at my foot. I dont particuly want surgery because iv had it once already when i was 13, i wore a pot for 6 weeks, had to have a huge metal rod pulled out of my foot-which caused me to faint, which has left a scar that sends a shock through my foot and after all that when the pot was taken off my foot looked exactly the same-im sure the surgeon must have just cut the skin and stitched it back up. I dont want to go through all that again plus im scared to go to the doctors with it incase they press the scar where the metal rod was-the shock is so bad it makes me want to be sick. Isnt there anything at all i can do just to at least make my toe appear straighter when i wear open shoes as that is the main problem-my big toe its so bent to the right its awful. If i could just make that toe look straighter id be happy. They say people dont look at feet people look at mine. I make sure my right foot is never on show. The problem doesnt just end there-because my foot is so big,iput alot of weight on it compared to my left foot which overtime has made my right calf alot wider than the left one-basicly from the knee down i look like iv got 2 different peoples legs and feet. It causes annoying hard skin too. Hate it Hate it.would avoid going abroard incase i had to show it. I hate it so much i wouldnt be too bothered if my foot was amputated and i had a false foot. I tug at it in frustration sometimes.
I am 31 years of age and have had bunions since the age of 15.
When i was 25 i went to see my GP to see if anything could be done about them at that point but was told that i was too young to have an operation because it could cause problems with me walking.
They cause me alot of pain and give me no confidence, i will not take my children swimming or wear summer shoes as i have a complex about them.
They are very big in size and miss-shape my shoes.
2weeks ago i went to see my GP again and he said that they were big and surgery could be an option so he reffered me to my local hospital, i then a few weeks later recieved a letter from them informing me that my condition was not of a serious matter and that they would not be offering me an appointment.
Is there anything you can do or sujest to help me?
Hi I am 21 years old and have had a bunion on each foot for as long as I can remember. I went to the doctors years ago about them and he told me there was nothing he could do about them. My friend had one bunion and she had it removed, how do you go about doing this? My feet always hurt me, even when wearing flat shoes. My big toes are very angled and when I pull them into the normal position my feet look half normal. I also have hammer toes on each foot on the toe next to my big toe, can anything be done for these?
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