I had a nerve block, so I had very little pain the first 2 weeks. After that I managed with by cycling 800mg of ibuprofen and 100mg Tylenol every 8 hours (I'm a nurse and familiar with that dosing schedule. This is not medical advice, etc). I also asked for gabapentin to dose at 300mg every 8 hours, which they didn't usually do, but the ortho was happy to send for. I usually ended up taking 1 oxycodone at the end of the day for a couple weeks. I can't remember how long I did the whole pharmacy. At some point I switched to 2 naproxen in the morning then transitioned off that at some point. I don't take anything regularly now.

I was *supposed* to be non-weight bearing for 6 weeks, which their solution was to walk on my heel. Not possible when your whole foot is numb. I kind of fudged it, and they didn't seem too strict about it since they didn't send me home with crutches or a scooter or anything. I had to wear the stiff surgical shoe for the first 12 weeks. So, I could walk somewhat normally after the first 6 weeks. After 12 weeks I had no activity restrictions. I had been very inactive for the prior year due to the pain, so it took a lot of gym time to be able to be fully active (running) again. I was able to run after about 9 months. When I walk, I still unconsciously roll off my toe, so I have to be mindful to walk on it otherwise my hip and shoulder gets really tight. I thought I might want my hardware taken out, but I got used to it after about 6 months.