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Wend - do you know whether anyone in your family tree had bunions?

From wikipedia:

Bunions are mostly genetic and consist of certain tendons, ligaments, and supportive structures of the first metatarsal that are positioned differently. This bio-mechanical anomaly may be caused by a variety of conditions intrinsic to the structure of the foot – such as flat feet, excessive flexibility of ligaments, abnormal bone structure, and certain neurological conditions. These factors are often considered genetic. Although some experts are convinced that poor-fitting footwear is the main cause of bunion formation,[1] other sources concede that footwear only exacerbates the problem caused by the original genetic structure.[

SRS - stoppit :-D :-D :-D

Limping off to bed now - nitey nite, cheeky squirrel x

perhaps you're from a long line of bunion sufferers ;-)

goodnight Wend :-D

MY NAN , MUM AND SISTER HAVE BUNIONS,SO IT RUNS IN FAMILYS. :-D :-D :-D :-D

I am surprised by this. Was reading on another genes. research site. Someone researching the surname Hackett said that they were the branch of the family with bunions! This was my mums maiden name, she had bunions, but I thought it was from wearing tight shoes in her youth!
I thought that the family researcher was being foolish 9for want ofa better word) Now find that I am the foolish one and he was right1

(Hangs head in shame).

But I come from the branch of the family that has a large sticking out stomach :-( :-(

*flat feet, excessive flexibility of ligaments, abnormal bone structure, and certain neurological conditions*

Yep, got all those Squirrel :-D

Victoria Beckham has bunions. But then, it is no suprise with the shoes she wears.
Just abit of useless information


Julia in Derbyshire

Morning Julia. Ah, that's probably why she's always so sour-faced :-D

All my Greens have a funny little toe. It is sort of pointed and has a nail that grows upwards and gets knocked off if you don't keep it well short.

Usually,if I meet a Green, I will enquire about their little toes.

Sharron,

I will check that with my Green brother-in-law.

Perhaps we should have a bunion survey ;-)

lol srs count my nan in and she has bone and neurological,and neuropathic pain is there a age group this happens xx :-D

Don't think so Puss, I think you can get bunions at a relatively early age....after all our Wend is suffering from them. i should imagine they must get worse as you get older but that's just a guess.

Bunions run in my family . My Nan shoes used to fascinate me when I was a kiddie , I actually thought she bought her shoes in that shape ! lol
My Mum had the bunions , as do I and one of my four children have inherited them :-(

thanks all and srs xxx :-D

I have a bunion with a bursa on it , and it is getting so big now , I am going to have to go to doctor . :-(

Ha ha haaa :-D :-D :-D

Confuchsiarse say "she who sniggers at friends mushroom get bunion outed" :-D

I hadn't seen this thread before Wend :-D

nobody in my familys ever had bunions
but my grand mother had webbed feet
;-) ;-)

:-P :-P :-P @ Island.

Funny reading this thread (don't think it's all of it) - I'd forgotten about it. What's happened to our Squirrel - she hasn't posted for ages? Always made me larf and cheered me up.

Diana, I have bunions, but have never heard of a bunion bursa - will research tomorrow. I had an elbow bursa a couple of months ago - wonder if that's a similar 'affliction', but it's OK now.

Back for a bunion chat tomorrow (sorry, I know you all can't wait, but I need to put my feet up, had a busy day and my bunions are killing me) :-D

I had bunions on each foot. Had them lopped off 10 years back. No one else in my family has bunions. I put it down to stilleto heels that you had to break in in the 60's. Got a corn now where the bunion used to be.

I can only think that Victoria Beckham has some magic potion to ease the pain of her bunions which are very evident. I don't know how she could wear those shoes without some sort of painkiller.

Vera