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lesley1512
lesley1512

I had two neuromas removed from my foot five weeks ago. Although the incision was from the top of my foot I still feel really uncomfortable walking, as if I'm walking on a marble and I have a very tender part to touch just where my toes join the ball of my foot. Anyone else experience this and can tell me if this is normal please. Thank you

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  • Patientholland
    Patientholland lesley1512

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    So sorry to hear you are experiencing problems post surgery.

    Have you been back to the consultant. My understanding is that it takes time to recover.

    I have a neuroma and HAVE to take the pressure off the ball if my foot so I always use a small silicone arch lift (Amazon). Immediate relief. They fit in any shoe or can stick to the skin and are washable.

    Go with your instincts. If your consultant isn't helping, always get a second opinion.

    I failed to for a serious ankle injury and surgery in January and wasted six weeks of unremitting pain and lack of progress. The second opinion diagnosed the problem and performed a procedure immediately

    I hope you find the support you need and move towards recovery and good health

  • tanya33419
    tanya33419 lesley1512

    Posted

    Im interested as well as i have exact same thing. But the top of my toes also sting when anything brushes against them.
    • lesley1512
      lesley1512 tanya33419

      Posted

      Yes so do mine. At first I couldn't even bear the duvet on my toes, had to hang my foot out of bed! I think it is the nerves repairing that makes them sensitive.
    • lesley1512
      lesley1512 tanya33419

      Posted

      Me too. I'm seeing the consultant this week for six week check so will be asking him. Where did you have yours done?
  • Broquerie2
    Broquerie2 lesley1512

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    I had my neuroma removed a couple of years ago and am sure it took a LOT longer than 5 weeks to get back to normal.  Actually it has never got back to anything like normal.  The neuroma pain often comes back and I have another very sensitive place under my foot that makes walking barefoot impossible.  Even with my favourite shoes including lots of foam insoles I can hardly walk 100 yards.  I've had MRIs and ultrasound but they can't find the cause, so I just have to live with it.  Like you it feels like a big swollen lump on the bottom of my foot behind my toes.  My podiatrist thought it might be bursitis and using the ultrasound to direct him he injected a small amount of anasthetic into the bursa and like magic the lump appeared to disappear and I could walk pain free.

    My worst pain post-op was getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom when the blood would go to my feet.  Actually my ankles were quite swollen for come time, though it might have been partially age related.

    David

    • lesley1512
      lesley1512 Broquerie2

      Posted

      Oh dear that doesn't sound very hopeful. Could you have what they call a stump neuroma? Did the pain stay away after the injection or slowly come back?
    • Broquerie2
      Broquerie2 lesley1512

      Posted

      The pain is still with me, Leslie!  

      You need to get some good solid shoes - no high heels or dainty little pumps - and some thick foam insoles.  You could cut out a circle or reduce the thickness of the foam under your tender spot.  This will mean less weight is on the tender spot and make it more comfortable.  I have used two insoles on occasion with a hole cut in the underneath one.  This efectively softens the edges of the top insole.

      David

    • Patientholland
      Patientholland Broquerie2

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      I seem to have joined this conversation late so apologies if I'm asking the same questions.

      Have you tried a silicone gel arch lift!

      Or bespoke orthotic

      Or, have you ever used KT tape. I saw a YouTube with instructions on how to support the foot with this tape

    • leonard64278
      leonard64278 Patientholland

      Posted

      I hve orthodics for my flat arches.  I have tried a gel toe pad from Dream Products and get some relief.
  • debbie82172
    debbie82172 lesley1512

    Posted

    I had both feet done in dec and feb. I m still getting some pain but nothing like the chronic pain i experienced before the ops. My left foot doesnt seem to have been as successful as the right one and i had injections in it about 3 weeks ago which has helped. My consultant assures me that these pains are usual and i will one day be pain free. Just hope hes right. Anyway surgery was definately the best route for meand im happy i went eith it ss i said before the pain i experience now is nothing like it was before. So hopefully yours will improve. Give it time
    • debbie82172
      debbie82172 lesley1512

      Posted

      Definately. If i hadnt had the ops , i dont think i would ve been able to carry on working the pain was that bad.
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