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Morton Neuroma surgery and still dealing with foot and nerve pain
I’ve had 2 surgeries on my foot in the past 4 years. The first was for hammer toe and FOOT EXCISION LESION NEUROMA CYST in which they put a screw in one toe and clipped the nerve in between the other toe. The nerve ended up growing back and I had another Morton’s Neuroma surgery in October of 2024. Now I’m starting to have issues again and the whole reason I decided to have a 2nd surgery was because I was having to go back after the first surgery to get a steroid shot because my foot kept getting inflamed. I hope I’m posting in the right group, btw. I’m trying to figure out if there is anything I can do for the nerve or foot pain besides gabepinten. My foot gets some kind of weird sensation at times especially at night. I’m wondering about ablation and if it might help. Also is there any other doctor that might be more knowledgeable other than a podiatrist?
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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.
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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.