Comments on: Morton’s Neuroma Treatment

By: Matildes

Matildes — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:52:41 +0000

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By: Lowell Crabb

Lowell Crabb — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:17:49 +0000

I have been fighting foot pain for 6 years. Early diagnois was Mortons nueroma. I said fine show it to me in an MRI. The podiatrist said okay but you need to really agrivate it, so the day before the MRI I dug a trench with a spade.
After reading the MRI the podiatrist handed me off to an associate who tried treating me with drugs. Prednison worked early on for a short time. Went thru Lyrica and Cymbalta before abandoning them to see an orthopedics doctor. After orthodic didn’t work, I gave in and he cut into my foot and left me numb between 2 toes. The pain didn’t go away so I assumed the pain was not from a neuroma. I spent 2 years with pain doctors and failed at 2 tries to implant spinal column stimulators. Now with a new orthopedic surgen I have another surgery scheduled to fix the 1st (poorly done) surgery.
No one has told me about the alcohol alternative. Am I too late to try it? I should also say the pain is in both feet.

By: Kristin Wynne

Kristin Wynne — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:24:07 +0000

I am pretty sure I have these little buggers in my feet. Going to the doc tomorrow. Hopefully not another loser. Years ago I found out I had a bone “Cyst” not a bone spur in my heel, EXTREMELY painful. So I go to this joke of a doc, he looked at my MRI results and said “I’ve seen people with bigger bone cysts than yours and theirs don’t hurt them” I left crying. So I am very scared that now I have these neuroma things and nobody is going to help me, since I am, after all, just being a big baby! But thank you all for the helpful info. Glad to know I’m not imagining my feet swelling up after I’ve been standing all day then the nerves hurting so bad I can barely walk when I get home. Thanks again….

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 03:48:11 +0000

I got an injection yesterday for my Morton’s neuroma and it has stopped the burning but the pain in major. What can I do? Alieve or Advil don’t touch it. Plus the toes next to my smallest feels like it could pop off any minute. Any suggests please write back. Thanks!

By: stephanie

stephanie — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 05:02:24 +0000

I was just diagnosed with Morton’s Neuroma. I went to my Orthopedic for a broken foot last October that I had been walking on for 2 months. I went back because I thought it had re-broke. Bones are healed fine. I do have bad bunions on both sides of my feet, and both feet. They gave me an injection which numbed my fourth toe for about a have an hour. 2 days later I can’t even rub it without it hurting. They did tell me to take it easy for a few days but instead I rode a mile on my bike which ended in major pain. Did I interfere with the healing or what? It does hurt really bad I can’t even lay in bed comfortably because when it rubs on the bed it hurts so bad. Should I wait or call my doctor and explain? Please help, te pain feels like it’s getting worse by the day instead of better.

By: Nora

Nora — Tue, 10 May 2011 21:45:04 +0000

This site and Q & A has been very helpful to me in understanding my condition. I let the pain go on too long. At first it was just when I wore high heels and with certain shoes. Later, I could not walk long distances enven in my tennis shoes. It has finally manifested in being almost full time pain. I have had shots in my feet, have changed doctors and now feel comfortable that I will be able to resolve this problem, but I would urge anyone to seek out a foot and ankle specialist immediately if they are having foot pain. It is going to take time for me to get better and may require surgery. This can be very diabilitating, for anyone who needs to walk and we all do, we don’t realize how important our feet are until they are too painful to walk on. Get medical attention right away.

By: Sabrina Avila

Sabrina Avila — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:25:25 +0000

Hi I had neuroma surgery just a few years ago on both feet…the pain was excruciating and i had tried all conservative treatments, from acupuncture and massage to alcohol and cortisone shots. i am a 45 year old flight attendant and being on my feet is required for my livelihood. Since the surgery I have taken great care to not wear any shoe that even remotely hurts my feet. However recently i have felt the pain begin to resurface…not as severe as before but still disabling at times. I’ve read on stump neuromas…maybe i have one? and about cryosurgery….I am prepared to do what it takes to solve this problem but don’t know if another procedure would be advised.I’m too young to be forced to be sedentary and there’s still so much i want to do…Kilimanjaro for example…Is cryosurgery a safe method? have also read that many drs dont do it because its a reckless procedure where healthy tissue may be destroyed…On the other hand wearing comfort shoes at all times…well..its not ver sexy…so it poses a whole slew of other issues…wardrobe limtations etc… any advice? I ‘m in NY and would appreciate a recommendation or a lead to solve my problem w my feet…thank you for your time…

By: admin

admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 04:19:27 +0000

Very True anyone who says is “only your foot” does not know what they are talking about and you need to see another doctor. An orthopedic surgeon is a good doctor to see as they do have extensive training in bones. I wish you luck with your foot issues.

Any type of bone removal should be done only as a last resort and all other conservative treatments should be persued first. Thank you for sharing and I hope others will learn to not rush into surgery

By: admin

admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 04:14:44 +0000

RA is a different condition altogether but I can see how that would aggravate the condition of Mortons Neuroma also. If you can provided a few more details about your type of foot pain perhaps we can point you to the right resources

By: mewanfree

mewanfree — Fri, 21 May 2010 23:10:52 +0000

What I would like to see is The **successful** treatment of M’s Neuromas.
This condition didn’t just occur in me from wearing bad shoes,
A podiatrist removed my Sesamoid bone in my right foot to correct a minor foot pain issue, and left me after 3) subsequent surgeries as a permanently disabled cripple that experiences 7) of 7) days a week with levels 7-9 chronic pain………..and that was 5) long crutch travelling years ago.
A loss of a reasonably successful sales career at age 55.
I don’t that it was an” error in judgment”.
All I is what subsequent surgeons have .
This has become a true life changing disaster, and I’m facing another surgery or an amputation.
The cramps started a week ago in my hammer toed digit next to my big toe, and that rushed me to an emergency room for morphine therapy.
Good G!!…the pain mgmt doctor has me filling a fentanyl lollipop prescription, and THAT’s WHAT THEY GIVE TERMINAL CANCER victims.
Why they call my condition Mortons Neuroma since it’s between my big and next toe on the bottom baffles me.
That’s the official diagnosis, and all I know to be the truth.
As an end to this rant (yes I get angry when I’m getting pounded by pain) the cortisone shots I’m convinced God only gives us “X” number of shots that work in our lifetime.
After that, they’re completely ineffective.
So…….hold on to those times you get them for “special” life events.
You only get a short few that dull the misery.
One final comment to the struggling:
Avoid Podiatrists.
They are only trained to operate on the foot, and everyone as they age gets foot pain.
So comparatively (vs) an Orthopedic surgeon, which would you think is a better choice?
I know what I’ll choose if I am destined for the knife again.

Thanks………I need to vent from time to time.
Just because it’s: “Only Your Foot”!………does not indicate the minimalization of the seriousness of this malady.