any postive feedback regarding recovery for morton's neuroma

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Just curious if anyone out there has had any positive experience from Morton's neuroma surgery...everything I see and read is just horrible. I had the nerve and neuroma removed just over a week ago and just wanted to know what the long term revoery will be.

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I have had consant pain from foot surgery mortons neoroma times two.
I gain relief by the use of lydocain prescribed by my foot doc. Lydocain relieve for some time. worth a try. still have "lump" feeling under foot all the time. Confused

VS · Newbie Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 1

I had a morton's neuroma removed from my right foot 11 years ago and have had no trouble from it since. My 3rd toe remains numb and I have scar tissue which is lumpy but it is nothing compared to the pain I had before surgery. Due to that successful surgery (and after 3 dehydrated alcohol injections) 3 weeks ago I had the same procedure done on my left foot. Being 10 years older the recovery has been harder on my body but I am hopeful that I will have the same success as my right foot.

My question is this: My Dr has told me to stay off of my foot to prevent scar tissue however it seems that most people I read about are mobile again after 3 weeks. Any advice anyone???

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I got it about 7-8 days ago. It happens only when I go to sleep. One night, I felt my bed shaking, and thought it was an earthquake-well, the bed shook sort of slowly, so I didn't really care. Days later, just at night, that bed shaking began to annoy me, and I couldn't sleep. I didn't think that there was more than 5 earthquakes everyday, every night. One day in the morning, I tried to get my pack on my belly, and when I kinds like-you know-when I used strength on my belly, it shook like crazy-I couldn't control it.
I don't know if it is bad for me.
I'd very appreciate for any reply-Thank you

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Oh My, I thought the lump under the ball of my foot was just me?? I had surgery 5+ years ago and still have that lump. Not so sure I would have had the surgery had I know I'd have this much discomfort the rest of my life...

Thanks for posting. Glad it just isn't me...

Debbie

jakatak · Newbie Joined: 07 May 2007 Posts: 4

Yes...I have traveled a long and painful journey. I've been poked and prodded and given all sorts of pills. But, I always come back to the structural issues around my feet. Neuroma surgery on both feet. Right foot between 2 and 3...and left foot between 3 and 4. I still have more pain as the day progresses....I still feel like I'm walking on a marble. Tonight, I took my sock off and under the light in the kitchen, I showed my wife the bottom of my right foot.This is also the one that became infected and required a second surgery with packing material left in the incision for three days. There is definite swelling between the second and third toes of my surgically operated on foot. I don't understand why I would have this swelling, if the nerve was removed. Also, I had an osteotemy of my big toe several years ago to relieve a painful joint from years of running. The pain is gone, but the shortened toe also pushes agains my second toe, and with the release of that ligament, my third toe is also pushed to the right. Could any of these dynamics have any bearing on the swelling on the bottom of my foot. I am going to be so upset about taking Neurontin and Lyrica for PN pain, when, and I do feel...I ice the bottom of the foot and take ibuprofen the burning and aching is diminished. I just don't understand why the swelling.

centra · Newbie Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 2

I came on this forum about 1 hour before I was to go for surgery 6/8/07, for morton's neuroma. The pain began 10 years ago, I couldn't wear high heels, no big deal because I never did. Then 5 years ago I couldn't walk barefoot or wear any shoe other than a sneaker or workboots (steel toe yet). One year ago I finally went to the foot doctor. He said I had lost the pad under my 4th toe (the big toe being the first). He also said I had neuroma. He gave me shots of cordizone, physical therapy and he glued a pad onto the bottom of the ball of my foot. That is when the intense pain began. I could no longer walk for more than 10 minutes or drive for more than 15 minutes. No more sneakers were tolerated at all, only my 3 year old work boots allowed me to walk for 10 minutes or drive for 15 minutes before burning, stabbing, shooting, clicking, numbing pain came on and lasted for the rest of the day. I could no longer visit my Dad 15 miles away. Things had to change. As an inspector, I was on my feet 9 hours a day and could no longer do my job no matter how many times I removed my shoe and rubbed my foot.

I went to another foot doctor and he said it's time for surgery. He said the pad under my toe was fine. The physical therapy was a mistake. Surgery went well. As I woke up after the surgery I saw and heard my doc and the guy who put out me out say, "now that was a big neuroma".

5 days after the surgery (yesterday) I went for my post op. The Doc said everything looked good, real good. He said the thing most Doctors fear is going in and seeing a small neuroma, he said when they see one as big as mine was they know the surgery will take. Mine was 10mm. I started walking on my foot 6 days after surgery with my walking shoe (I threw away my crutches). At this point I am very happy I had the surgery, I am in day 6 and had more pain before the surgery than I had after it. Like my doctor said everyones pain tolerance is different. After 5 bouts with a-septic mennigitis (sic), my tolerance of pain must be through the roof.

All I know is that 6 days post surgery, I am very glad I had it. But I am also glad my neuroma was as the doctor said, "very large", it made a big difference as to whether surgey would work for me. The problem is the doctor doesn't know until they go in.

By the way, this forum scared the h*ll out of me when I first read it.

centra · Newbie Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 2

Since I last posted my foot has taken a turn for the worse. Burning pain on the entire top of my foot that goes throughout my ankle and up my shin. I can't walk on it any more without making the fire worse. I am waiting for the doctor to tell me if this is normal. If it was to be expected I wish he had told me and given me something to help the pain. What I have does nothing for the burning pain. I get the stitches out in a couple of days. Does anyone know if this terrible burning is part of the surgery?

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"Since I last posted my foot has taken a turn for the worse. Burning pain on the entire top of my foot that goes throughout my ankle and up my shin"

My wife had her surgery 7 days ago all seems fine until the night before last and then again last night she wakes up screaming, in severe pain on the side of her foot and the top closer to her ankle this sound like what you have experienced her doc say it's normal " and that maybe she was to active" what does your doc say?

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I had the MN surgery done on my R foot about 20 years ago......with amazing results. I had been stuggling along over the years with persistent pain in my left foot, and finally decided this year that I would have the same procedure performed on my L foot. It was done in Jan., following cortisone shots etc. I am almost 1 year after surgery, and completely disappointed with the results. I have been a "speed walker" for many years - which I enjoy - and have been unable to do this with the constant pain. I have tried various shoes, massage, had exrays, bone scans etc. etc., and my surgeon just told me this week that the only options are to go back in and do more surgery or he would help me seek another opinion. As I said I am very disappointed, and had I read some on these entries prior to do this, I would not have gone through with it. I was so certain from the very good experience of my R foot, that is would be a beneficial thing to do to elevated alot of pain and discomfort. I truly believe that drs. need to take a closer look at this type of procedure - as there are no benefits to trading one discomfort or another, and in some cases a worse discomfort. I am at a loss as to what I should do.....any suggestions would be very much appreciated.

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