they sound cute but they are quite painful!

i finially made a dr apointment to see what's going on with my feet. i've had these bunionettes since i was a child and over the last 4 years they have gotten out of control. i'm doing what i can to prevent them from getting worse, but it doesn't seem like its helping.

i wear a half size bigger and wider to give them room. comfy shoes. custom orthotics... yadda yadda yadda. so all i can figure is i'm going to have to have surgery on them. i no longer own a pair of shoes that don't irritate them. even if i'm not wearing shoes they hurt like you know what. its one of those searig/stabbing pains that send chills down your spine.

has anyone ever had bunionettes (or even bunions) and had this much pain? what about surgery? anyone have that? my online research says it will be a few weeks for recovery. what am i going to do for a few weeks without being able to be on my feet?

i'm scared about the surgery aspect of it, but happy about it if it makes me feel better. they have hurt so bad its actually brought tears to my eyes.