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widmer
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 Posted: 08/25/05 - 02:00 Post subject: alcohol injections morton neuroma causing scar tissue |
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Hello everybody. I believe that I have morton neuroma which is causing a mass of scar tissue on my right foot. I’m going to see my doc tomorrow for that and I really don’t know what will he say about all that. Also, I don’t have a clue what treatment he will advise me… So, my question is: what do you think which treatment is the best??? I heard something about alcohol injections and that they are very good in these conditions…Any comments?
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theone
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| Posted: 09/08/05 - 07:56 Post subject: |
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Man, there are numerous treatment options available for Morton's neuroma and the one you should apply really depends on the individual case. Possible treatments go from no treatment at all, conservative methods to surgical care. For example, the conservative alternatives include tape strapping of the foot to provide additional support and similar but most of these approaches are less successful. Other conservative treatments involve vitamin B12 injections, corticosteroid injections, and dilute alcohol injections – the one you mentioned. So, alcohol injections are one possible treatment, but, as I’ve already said, the treatment is individual and can differ from one patient to another. I think that your doc will know which one is the best for you…
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| Posted: 09/12/07 - 11:43 Post subject: morton's neuroma sclerosing |
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| I was diagnosed with Morton's neuroma (two, actually in one foot) almost 6 months ago. Although conservative therapies (ibuprofen, orthotics, decreasing activity level, decreasing heel heights, icing) provided temporary relief, I am an overweight ballroom dancer so that foot takes a lot of abuse. After a few weeks we did cortisone injections, which gave me instanteous relief (except for the brusing/swelling associated with the injections). This relief lasted maybe 3 weeks for me (usually longer for others). So then we went on to a series of sclerosing (dilute alcohol) injections. While the shots themselves are not a lot of fun, they're not as painful as cortisone injections. This seems to have helped a lot. It's not perfect yet but I think another series or two will take care of it. I chose this path over surgery at my sports podiatrist's recommendation because I would rather lose some sensation in and around my toes than risk creating scar tissue in an already overcrowded area of my foot. As for things you can do yourself, though, regular icing will provide a lot of relief and has the least negative impact on other aspects of your health. |
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