Recovery from Morton's Neuroma

Yikes!! 4 neuromas, that's unheard of!!! I really feel for you but I want us ALL to get better. Something is going on, probably the biomechanics of your foot, the way it's shaped and how it moves while you walk. This is just my personal opinion but I think you need to get an intense detailed Gait analysis and/or pressure mapping so you can see what going on on the inside!

I guess we're all in this together. It's kind of sad that such a common foot problem really has no real soluntion to it! I've read so many blogs and stories from different people each on with a new remedy. And the ever sadder part is these remedies have be discovered by US the patients, NOT the doctors, who've we've trusted and invested must time and money into!

I've got my own horror stories but I've decided not to put emphasis on any negativity anymore, it can get kind of depressing. So, I'll keep it positive.

First, if you are new to the site and don't know where to start. DO YOUR RESEARCH!!! Know what Morton's Neuroma is and what it's not, what causes it.

NEXT be conservative and ONLY chose surgery as the absolute last LAST resort after you've exhausted every possible solution. I've been searching everyday for the past 6 months (post Ligament release surgery) and I find a new method to try everyday! If only I had deisovered these solutions before hand!!

Change shoes, New Balanace has a few selection of shoes that work great for creating space...beware though b.c they look like the Sketchers ShapeUps type deal!

Reduce Activity for a few weeks, not just a day or so, to give your body time to heal the nerve
Get orthodics, inserts, arch supports
Gait analysis/Pressure mapping of the feet
Watch your diet (increase foods and supplements that fight inflammation, decrease the foods that cause it)
Take supplements to promote healing, immune boosting and over all vitality, check out this site as well:
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Massage the feet, gently to create space between the toes
Ice daily or do a cold soak
Do a hot and cold soak for your feet
Acupressure/Acupuncture
E-stim
Ultra sound
Cold Laser treatment
I've also found out a bout a new type of injection called Prolotherapy. Do some research about it first.



NEXT: Be positive. Even if you hurt, do speak it out loud. I am a strong believer that The Lord heals ALL manners or sickness and Disease. I have Faith that one day I will run and be able to train the way I used to. But faith w/o works is dead so you have to be active and patient in trying to find a remedy that works for you. Plus, I believe there's a reason I've been made to sit and slow down...I wouldn't have been able to start my own successful business if I was running around working for the "Man" all day!!

Finally, Keep everyone posted on what you've tries as far as treatments and supplement. Like I said, there are tons of posts out there with people going through the same things. People tend to go MIA once they've healed, and the rest of us are left in the dust with no more guidance.


Hope this helps, and I'll keep posted on things I'm trying :-)


GOOD LUCK!!

i had surgery about six weeks ago. i was up on my feet the day after (heel walking) and driving after one week, back in work after two. my foot still looks bruised and at night i get a feeling (not pain) like my nerve has shrunk and needs stretching its nothing too uncomfortable. i wudl recomend surgery to anyone as i have had no problems as such. i think the quicker you get up and stat walking the quicker you will heal. i have to children and i am a single parent so had no choice but to get n my feet asap.

neuromas and magnesium

While taking magnesium to correct my high blood pressure as recommended in the book The Blood Pressure Hoax, by Dr. Sherry Rogers, I noticed other benefits from the magnesium. My urge incontinence was very much improved and the pain from my neuromas in my feet had also improved. I have had my neuromas for approximately 14 years. I tried cortisone injections and pads to help keep my feet in the proper position but mostly relied on wearing oxford type shoes. I now can wear stylish high heels!

I had 2 neuromas removed from my right foot 3 weeks age..... It's been slow going. I haven't had to take any pain meds, but I think i'm overdosing on Tylenol Arthritis extra strength! My foot was numb (due to a nerve block) for the first week. It slowly came back to life and when it did it was very painful. Lot's of nerve activity, but I also was up and about to much. So it knocked me back on my back and after 3 days of horrible zingers and muscle spasms I am feeling much better. 

In case you haven't had your surgery yet, and are still wondering, I had a successful surgery 2 years ago. I still have numbness on the ball of my foot, but that's to be expected since the nerves were cut. After a year of cortisone injections, I really had no other option. It took much longer to heal than I expected. 6 weeks post surgery, I wasn't in major pain, but still had some pain and could not wear any type of heal (still can't really). After 6 mos. went by, I was convinced my surgery had been botched. After a year, there was still discomfort, but I had resigned myself to the fact that the surgery probably wasn't as successful as I'd hoped. Fast forward two years later - I have completely healed & there is no pain. The bottom line is that everyone wants a quick fix, but there is no quick fix. With this surgery, plan on allowing two years to fully heal before you jump to judgement.

I had my neuromas (2) a very long time. I just thought it was a nerve playing up in certain shoes. It gradually became wose over the past three - four years.
It is just a year since my treatment, A scan showed I had two neuromas along the same nerve bundle. The doctor did not want to do surgery. Instead I had four ultrasound guided injections. These were one cortisone and one lignocaine into each neuroma. All four were done the same appointment. The first two or three weeks was fine., just uncomfortable. After that it was hell. It was constant pain. It was worse than before the treatment. I wished I had not had the treatment during this bad time. There were days when working was a nightmare. When I got my new foot supports gradually my foot became less painful. I did not realise it was a bit swollen. I just thought this foot was a bit fatter than the other one! This swelling has been slowly going down. As this happened I could see two 'pea' lumps. These also have got smaller and smaller and now are not visible. I can barely feel them when I run my finger over that area.. This foot now looks much like the other one. Normal feeling sensations seem to be returning
All thoughout this past year I have also massaged my foot underneath regularly to spread the toes and I have worn orthotic supports.
Things are now looking so much better even though it has been a year.

i have had neuroma surgery in # 3 +4 toes .its been 5 month its still quite painful and my doctor said that i am very boney and it might turn into hammertoes .

love to try the magnesium that you took. anything to keep on moving away from the pain . she also perscribed lyrica .

HELP....

I'm sorry you are discouraged. I had surgery in 2009 and its worse

If you don´t find a way to get rid of the neuroma, you won´t be able to lead a normal life. My mom had Morton´s Neuroma and didn´t even know. She was always complaining of foot ache, and that kept her from leading a more active life. She worked 40 hours a week, but she avoided long walks because of the pain and I trully believe that that was the cause of the blook clot that killed her. Ten years after her death, I had a Morton´s Neuroma surgery (I´ve had it for two years now), and now I realize that the reason of her pain was a neuroma. Because there is a history of blood clots in my family, my doctor made me give myself a shot a day for two weeks after the surgery of Claxen around my belly button. One thing is true, if you choose to have a surgery, you will have to rest for two weeks. To avoid infections, I haven´t washed my foot. It´s been almost two weeks after the surgery and the wound is healing well. There is a bit of swealling along the ball of my foot, but it is healling well. Something tells me that I´ll have to use the special shoe for three weeks either than just two, but I´ll know that for sure when I see my doctor two weeks after the surgery. Good luck to you.

I suffered with Morton's for years...I mean like 20 years. I did everything the Dr's asked. Finally the surgery came! Dr found cyst, neuroma, "tumor" (benign) and mass everywhere. What he thought would take 20 minutes led to a 4 hour surgery. He named the mass "The Beast". I am feeling so much better already! Goin into 4th week count Tuesday July 30th. So far so good. I walk to work 4 blocks and when done 4 blocks back and elevate my foot. I have begun to stretch my toes rub them out and wellah! I can now move them! For myself I think this turned out pretty well.

I have had issues with Morton's Neuroma for at least 12 years, which started with my right foot going numb and tingly when running.  Over the years, I started to have pain which would get better if I put my foot up and rested it or iced it.  Around this time, I also noticed that my right foot clicks when I walk barefoot as well....classic Morton's Neuroma....as well as sharp shooting pain in the ball of my foot when walking barefoot.  I actually felt better IN a shoe (as long as it wasn't too tight), if that makes any sense.  The past three to four years have been worse...shooting pains through to the ends of my toes, burning, numbness on the ends of my third and fourth toes, and pinching if I step the wrong way.  I have favored my foot for so long by walking slightly on the side that now it's starting to affect my knee and ankle.  I've even had to stop taking walks because if I walk too fast, the pain through my toes is pretty intense.  After two cortisone shots that gave me horrible rebound pain for a couple days and had no affect on the neuroma, custom orthotics ($500/pr.), metatarsal pads, icing, toe spreaders, buying wider shoes that feel nice but haven't really lessened the pain, etc., I have finally decided to have the surgery.  My doctor is doing the neuroma surgery as well as gastrocnemius lengthening on my calf muscle, which will reduce the tightness in my leg and aid in distributing my weight to the whole foot instead of all the pressure being in the forefoot, as it is now.  My surgery is in two days, and I'm getting nervous but am also pretty excited to get this thing out of my foot and hopefully get back to a somewhat normal and active life.  It has ruled my life for too long, so I'm going into the surgery with positive (but realistic) thoughts about the recovery process.  I know that there will be nerve pain and swelling, and I might limp a little for months yet.  But if it significantly lessens the pain down the road or gets rid of it entirely, I'm willing to be as patient as I need to be.  It makes sense that the trauma done to the structures of the foot and cutting of a nerve or two would take quite some time to settle down.  I'm hopeful that the surgery will go well, and I'll eventually be able to be active again. 

I have to weigh in because I have been dealing with neuromas now for the past year...the first time I got relief was by taking two injections of steroids to the nerve in my foot...it cost me about $1200 per shot...then it started coming back a few months ago after a few months pain free...I figured I was on my way to yet another round (and another $1200 bill)...but upon reading an earlier post I tried something new for $12...and it worked!!!...I bought a bottle of chelated calcium, magnesium, and zinc...after only 3 days the pain subsided for half a day (morning until 3pm)...then on the 4th day it stayed away all day!!!...and I haven't had any pain since!!!...it has been 2 weeks now and with the help of the magnesium and regular foot baths in Epson salt I am feeling like I may even be able to start doing some yoga again on if soon!!!...

I cannot promise it will work for you too but it is worth a try for as little as $12...I don't know if regular magnesium will work or not so I would go find the chelated magnesium...get some either online (amazon has it) or at a drug store (did not find it at walmart or shopko) like CVS (where I finally found it)...I have seen 2 people that have had success with it so far online...well...count me as #3!!!...

one more quick note...I read that you should not take more than 400 mgs (100% of daily intake) of magnesium in a supplement or you could be prone to magnesium poisioning since there is magnesium in some foods...the supplement I bought was 400 MG for 3 pills so I only take 2 a day to get under that 350 number and apparently it is enough to do the trick...

All I can say is yay!!!...no more golf balls under my feet in the morning!!!...

Give it a try...and good luck to you...

Jason
Eau Claire, WI

Can I ask what brand of chelated magnesium, zinc, and calcium did you buy at CVS? I think I found one at CVS but it has maltodextrin or some other sugar ingredients like corn starch that I don't want to take.

I started taking magnesium because of a diet book I was reading. Since I started taking it, I have not once had an issue with Morton’s neuroma.

I had surgery for Morton neuroma a year ago on both feet. Recovery is 6 months to be walking normally. Now my feet constantly ache and tomorrow having to have steroid injections to ease pain. Still pain but just a different pain. Trouble is injecting steroids reduces the protective fat layer in your feet so too many and can cause another pain. I have stump neuroma in both feet where the nerve didn’t retract back into the muscle and now growing out again so back to square one. I also contracted hepatitis from the anesthetist. Was very sick for six weeks. That is rare though but I will say I was perfectly healthy before I went in and don’t have any allergies. For anyone considering surgery look into cryogenics freezing the nerve. It’s expensive £5k for both feet. Hadn’t been around long but results are very good and non invasive. If I had my time again I would put up with pain until I could save enough and go on a payment plan. I haven’t heard of one operation that had worked although some must or they wouldn’t do it. Although I am due at hospital tomorrow I am only going to have the scan and seek a second opinion about more steroid injections. If you are unsure investigate further, see another specialist, ask details about success rates. You only get one pair of feet, look at cryogenics as an option. Again do your research but don’t jump straight to surgery, it is irreversible if not a success.