My daughter had the surgery about 6 months ago. She was off work for 10 days. I went over to her house to stay with her. Turned out, she didn't even need me except for the first day. I didn't have to do much of anything for her either. She had relatively little pain. Her Podiatrist put her on a pain pill schedule with three different pills. She followed that exactly as instructed. She had no trouble at all. She is a person with an attitude that's as positive and uplifting as it gets. She never lets anything bother her so she may have not been telling me all of the details. I was amazed at how well she did. I kept telling her about how much pain she would have when the numbing agents would wear off. It never happened. It still bothers her occasionally but only a little, after she walks alot. More discomfort than pain. Her doctor did say it could come back too.

Mary, I wish you luck. I know she was having a considerable amount of pain before the surgery. She was complaining about it at that time. Getting the surgery will help to get rid of the intense pain, I hope.
I also found it interesting that her doctor said her foot was full of arthritis. I didn't know arthritis could be so bad in a person in their early 30's. Her doc said that alone should have been pretty painful.