My wife recently had bunyun surgery and is recovering from that. Her big toe just a few hours ago has begun to throb and is very warm. It is pain that is preventing her from sleeping, she is taking hydrocodone for her surgery and it is not helping with this pain. Any idea whats going on?
It may be an infection/ inflammation after the surgery or the other possibility may be a thrombosis of the blood vessels of the big toe. Sometimes this happens even if your wife has not kept the leg elevated but down most of the time after the surgery, and it caused the swelling and cyanosis from micro thrombosis. You should see your doctor that operated on you immediately.