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Hammertoe Surgery and Neuropathy
Neuropathy | Last Active: Feb 25 5:34pm | Replies (39)Comment receiving replies
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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John,
I too have had hammer toes and gave them to my children. Thanks to recent issues in the other foot, my hammer toe became worse. I massage it, pull it, then my foot and calf. It feels better. Also, the shock wave helped. The same foot spent six months in a walking cast for an injury that would not heal. The toe was the same.
JFN
I took my mother to a podiatrist to get her toenails trimmed. asked about just removing the nails and he advised a against it. He said the neuropathy would make healing difficult and infection that would not heal could result in loss of a foot or leg. I knew someone who had that happened be because of diabetic neuropathy. I'm so glad we just contined with the care of the podiatrist. Be careful.
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John - Isn't it amazing what we endure that so many folks take for granted? I honestly do count my blessings, but I scare myself silly with a pair of toenail clippers in my neuropathy affected hands! Reaching the toenail is just the first big hurdle in the process!