How on earth did you break four bones? Yes, I'm nosey, and clutzy, so I'm always on the lookout for more ways I could possibly injure myself.
To repair the serious bad bunion, they break (actually saw through) the long bone leading to the megalomaniac joint and the phalanx of the big toe on the other side of the joint. Then they whittle on 'em some and slide the pieces around and screw them back together -- not the phalanx to the tarsal, just the respective pieces.
Sure hope it works! He said about 17 of 20 that get it down say they'd have it done again ... I have to be able to walk in this years MS walk, and to get back into the whole Search and Rescue thing, so it seemed good as I was limping back to the house after a failed attempt at a four mile walk/run/walk during Xmastide.