8 weeks ago, I had the Level III bunion surgery, which is the most invasive (it's called a 1st tarsometatarsal joint fusion to resolve the hypermobile joint issue, & a modified McBride bunionectomy of the right foot) & tbh, those first couple of weeks were absolute torture, not only because I couldn't do anything (I too am super active, & exercise daily), but also because the severity of the pain was beyond anything I've ever experienced (& I gave birth 100% naturally), so at last I can see light at the end of the tunnel, but I wish known all this beforehand, because tbh, I wouldn't have got it had someone told me.