Morton's neuroma

[geminilee]

Anyone ever heard of this? Have any knowledge of it?

I have been having severe foot pain (I figured it was auto-immune related neuropathy) and my doctor's think this might be what I have. It is some kind of enlarged nerve in the foot, but that would be odd to happen bilaterally, right?

Anyway, I am not really sure how common this is (I had certainly never heard of it) but with such a diverse group I figured chances were decent someone had.

ETA: And I guess I can not exactly claim to be immune to advertising anymore, because I keep seeing this nerve in my foot dressed in a yellow raincoat and overalls. Oh, and the hat, can't forget the hat.

[Horse Chestnut]

I've been diagnosed as having Morton's neuroma, too. And yes, it is in both feet. I haven't decided what to do about it, but at this time I know I don't want to have surgery, or the injection that is supposed to destroy the nerve. Since I've been off work due to surgery on my knee, my symptoms have subsided, I guess because I'm off my feet more.

Oh, and I imagined mine as looking like "The Tingler" in that old 50s horror film.

[geminilee]

So far they have stuck me on some seizure medication, which isn't a bad thing because I have partial seizures anyway. Plus a side effect is weight gain, yay! I am really hoping I get that one, fingers crossed. Sending me to a podiatrist and a rheumatologist about it.

Do you have hypersensitivity, or just pain? I can almost deal with the pain better. My poor dog; he feels like any time he gets near me he is in trouble, because he accidently brushes against a toe or something and I jump out of my skin.

[Horse Chestnut]

No, thank goodness. I just have pain in my feet which increases as my workday goes on. Feels like I'm walking on a bed of nails by the time 11:00 rolls around. They diagnosed me as having the neuromas after having an MRI done on my feet, ankles and knees. That's how they also found the tear in my lateral meniscus, too.

I also blame the weight I have gained since becoming post-menopausal. When you're carrying around an extra 75 pounds, everything just seem to hurt.

[geminilee]

Originally Posted by Horse Chestnut

When you're carrying around an extra 75 pounds, everything just seem to hurt.

The opposite does not seem to be much of a picnic either.

You know, it could make a whole lot of people very happy if they could just invent a reliable fat transplant procedure...

[Johnny Slick]

You have a sickness and the only cure is... more cowbell.

[geminilee]

Originally Posted by Johnny Slick

You have a sickness

That's old news. I've been defective for a while now. I will have to try the cowbell cure though; I admit that it is one I had never considered.

[AmazngWonder]

I was diagnosed with this 5 years ago. started with numb toes and a tingling sensation. Thinking it may have been a mis-diagnosis since now only one toe is perminately numb, and the rest go on and off pereiodically. never thought to go back and get it re-checked though since it's doesn't bother me too much.

[Black Belt and Socks]

I've been dealing with Morton's for over 5 years now. I have the classic symptoms in both feet - the sensation of walking with a marble in my shoes. I've had both feet injected with cortosteroids, with limited success. I had surgery on my right foot last year, which helped for several months, but the pain came back. I had limited success with foot pads from Footsmart, which allowed me to walk barefoot on hard surfaces for the first time in years. I currently use custom made inserts from Foot Solutions which, so far, have eliminated the marble sensation. They were very expensive - around $800 US - but seem to do the trick. One down side to these is I cannot walk without pain without them.

Two issues I have to deal with is that I wear a size 15 (48 euro) shoe, and I'm required to wear steel toed safety shoes at work. Not a good combination.

If you have access to them, I would try some orthotics from Dr. Scholls available at most pharmacies. If you get any relief, try for more custom fitted devices and see what works best for you. I've been told the cause of the neuroma is over pronation, so you might want to look for the orthotics that correct this.

BB&S

[Lainie]

Originally Posted by geminilee

ETA: And I guess I can not exactly claim to be immune to advertising anymore, because I keep seeing this nerve in my foot dressed in a yellow raincoat and overalls. Oh, and the hat, can't forget the hat.

Not a hat, an umbrella.

Perhaps you should get a tattoo.

[geminilee]

Originally Posted by Lainie

Not a hat, an umbrella.

Funny. I actually was picturing the fishstick guy, but that is Gorton's, not Morton's. You are right, I guess my nerve has a dress and an umbrella.