Question about recovery from cheilectomy

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Today is exactly 4 weeks from the surgery. My foot is still swollen, albeit no where near as swollen as it was before the procedure. I feel pain or soreness underneath, or on the bottom of the toe, and on the bottom and top, in front of the joint where the spurs were removed. I had been wearing that big black recovery open toe shoe, but bought a pair of shoes with a high and wide box, a full size larger than I normally wear. It hurts to get in to the shoe, and to take it off. So, my question is how long will it be, or should it be, that I will no longer have pain, caused by the surgery? I cannot walk without limping. It doesn't hurt if I do not put weight on the toe, but still what is a realistic recovery time, if indeed I ever will. My Dr. thinks I'm doing well, but.....