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Hammertoe Surgery and Neuropathy

Neuropathy | Last Active: Feb 25 5:34pm | Replies (39)
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@dbeshears1

You can bet that the next time I take my shoes off, I'll be testing the toes! Thanks for your input & thoughts. The last thing I'd want to do is endure surgery that has only temporary results or would make my PN worse! I am already challenged with walking; I don't use a walker inside my house, but have one for longer outings or shopping, so being a bit incapacitated more for 3 weeks (one foot) while recovering would indeed be a hardship, so I want to be very careful with this decision.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Aug 13, 2023

I forgot to mention the biggest pain for me with the hammertoes is the toenails sometimes break off and snag my compression socks when I'm trying to put them on in the morning or my loose diabetic socks after I put moisturizing lotion on my feet and legs at bed time. It is a pain for an old man to trim the toenails. I can't straighten my toes by pulling on them and can't see the toenail to trim it. I have to put the clippers in the right spot under the toenail and and try not to cut the skin which hurts like the dickens.

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