Morton Neuroma surgery and still dealing with foot and nerve pain

You might consider getting a custom made orthotic for the foot with the Morton's neuroma. I had a Morton's neuroma a few years ago. The lower extremity MD recommended surgery, but then added the caveat that the neuroma might come back. At that point I started searching for non-surgical interventions. A PT recommended I check with a local orthotic maker who makes orthotics for Olympic skiers and others. I decided that putting an orthotic in my shoe would be far less painful that undergoing a surgery that might not solve the problem. When I got the orthotic, it did not solve the problem, but the orthotist reworked the orthotic and Violá, I was pain free. I use the orthotics (one in each shoe, but only one has the correction for the neuroma ) whenever I have on shoes that will accomodate the orthotics. They simply won't fit in some women's shoes. After about 10 years with the orthotics, I can now even wear sandals w/o the orthotic and not have any pain. Find the best orthotic maker you can! Ask around. Ask in ski shops, bicycle shops. They will know.

@joanland
We have a place called “The Good Feet Store “, it’s just very expensive.

The custom orthotics: after making plaster casts of my feet. the orthotics were made to match my feet, using the plaster casts as the pattern. They were about $375, about 10 years ago. Not cheap. But I'd rather pay that than undergo a surgery that the surgeon warned me might just be unsuccessful. Fortunately, my bet paid off.

I had a surgery for removal of Morton's neuroma about 30 years ago. I haven't had any trouble since then but I totally changed the shoes I wore and I have had a series of orthotics. Before I wore cheap heels and a smaller size then I should have. After the surgery I treated my feet with respect. It is worth trying out orthotics first but since the neuroma already exists, maybe it would work better after the initial surgery.

@aileenredding

Following my surgery 40 years ago I asked the surgeon to put the neuroma back in because my foot hurt less before he removed it. Remember that the surgery messes your nerves in your foot - it took a year before all my pain was gone. Since then it has been all good - so I hope you have the same experience.
You might ask/think about taking a vitamin B supplement during healing since nerves use vitamin B for their healing efforts. Some of the vitamin B's are not water soluble and you can build them up in your system, so not something to be taken without understanding the risks involved.

Hello. I am sorry about your chronic foot pain. I had Morton's Neuroma surgery on my left foot in 2021. My story is similar to another post. Before the surgery, I wore cheap shoes, and never really respected my feet. Now I almost always wear orthotics, i.e. Hoka's. They were the most expensive shoes that I had ever bought, but they work. Nowadays, I tend to pamper my feet with soaking them in epsom salt, and rubbing them with coconut oil or magnisium cream before going to bed.
On occasion, I will still feel stabs of pain. My toes on the surgery foot are v shaped between two toes, where there is scare tissue. Overall my surgery helped. Again, sorry for your pain.

@tbuck That is a franchise. There are a lot of them. They don't have a great reputation.

Hi tbuck,
This may sound weird but I had Morton's neuroma a few years back. It was so severe I could barely put weight on my foot. I stumbled across an article discussing how this was a common problem with ballerinas.

One simple solution that several dancers used to relieve the pain was to place a foam ear plug between the 3rd and 4th toes. (Big toe= 1st toe, pinky = 5th toe)

I tried it and had immediate relief. I used this method for years when I was working.

Just saying.....can't hurt to try. You would only be out a few dollars for a container of them.

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