@maryflorida
In 2011 I could barely walk. I had an MRI of my foot and I had two Morton neuromas. Injections did not help. I finally had surgery in 2012. It took several months after surgery to walk much. Then by time I was walking better at the end of the year something else hit my body, but my foot did fine until late 2016 when I was out for a walk and that darn I STEPPED ON A SHARP STONE feeling came back. I went back to my podiatrist.. injections no help and promises of we will do an MRI after next injection.. three times and I gave up on him. I then saw an orthopedist that specialized in the problem.. he was no help.. another injection (worst injection I ever have had done) and nothing else offered.

I finally asked a nurse friend in a neighboring town.. an hour's drive away if she could recommend a podiatrist in her town. She told me of one.. she had only been to him once, but some of her friends had seen him and some had surgery from him and he got good reviews from them. I went to him. He ordered an MRI and gave me an injection that day. The injection did not help. It took me from late fall of 2016 to early spring 2018 to get that far. It is another small neuroma. The podiatrist wanted me to try physical therapy. Which I did in my hometown. First therapist really did not know much about foot therapy, but she said she knew someone that did. He was wonderful!! he used what is called dry needling. Basically places pins in the skin like acupuncture and attached a tens machine to it. This was done twice a week for three weeks and I was back to walking pretty well. I am still limited to about twenty minutes of standing or walking. I can go longer, but it starts to get painful. I am walking though. Sometimes it burns, usually arthritic cream helps with that. The podiatrist and physical therapist both said I may occasionally need a repeat of PT.

ZeeGee

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