I had bunion surgery about 20 yrs ago on my left foot. At the time I did not have one on the right foot.......now I do. I love it that my left foot does not hurt anymore. It got so that it hurt just having the sheet resting on it in bed. I know everyone has a different pain threshhold level and I always believed I had a high one.....BUT that surgery was one of the most painful for me to recover from. That is why to this date I have not gone back to have the bunion on the right foot fixed. Good luck whatever you decide.