Anyone have any experiences with successful, non-surgical treatments for Mortons’ Neuroma?
Anyone have any stories, good or bad, about the results of surgery for Morton’s Neuroma?
Thanks Much !!!
Most patients I’ve had with this eventually needed surgery. Some got a few months worth of relief with regular use of Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like Naproxen or others; some got a few years of relief with steroid injections. But most eventually went to surgery, and reported good results and relief with it, including my mother-in-law.
Hope that helps.
QtM, MD
Yes - wow, you are the first ever other person I have ever met to have this! Then again, it’s not usually my ice-breaking line at parties.
I had this thing in my foot that bugged and twinged me for years and years. Often, after a long day’s trudging around town shopping, it would throb and pang. Eventually, I got a specialist’s appointment (on the NHS - wow!) and they told me it was a Morton’s Neuroma.
Had an operation to remove it which was cool, my first ever op. Woke up sky high from the anaesthetic (never been drunk, never taken drugs - time I had some fun!) and remember trying to get out of my bed and some nurse telling me to shush back down and lie down. I think then I blacked out asleep for several more hours. Had no clue or sensation my foot was all bandaged when I came round and tried to get up.
Only had to stay in hospital for one night.
They told me I really should be off my feet for two weeks. I was 18, had this well-paid bar job in a local place and didn’t want to lose it, I was back on my feet within 3 or 4 days working long, long shifts on my feet, to no ill avail. My mother IIRC butchered some old moccasin slipper to fit over the bandage, but I was back in trainers within 3 days.
Pain was never that bad - had prescription painkillers for the first day or so, after that just paracetamol or something.
Scar has totally vanished into all that thick “foot skin” - and honest to God I can never remember which foot it is in. I just reached down now - and it’s the right - the only way I can tell is a slight numbness of skin between the two toes where the nerve was removed.
Oh I meant to add - they tried an arch support thing in my shoe for some time before, but it did f all to be frank. I didn’t know what caused MN, but I’ve just Yahoo!-ed this site - http://www.podiatrychannel.com/mortonneuroma/ - and I would guess that it’s because my right knee rotates slightly inwards for some reason, rolling my foot very slightly over compared to the left.