# Morton's Neuroma Questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 19, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortons-neuroma-questions/149649 "2003-01-19T16:38:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Treebeard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Treebeard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treebeard)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortons-neuroma-questions/149649/1 "2003-01-19T16:38:07Z")
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 !!! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortons-neuroma-questions/149649/2 "2003-01-19T16:59:22Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortons-neuroma-questions/149649/3 "2003-01-19T21:56:19Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mortons-neuroma-questions/149649/4 "2003-01-19T21:58:23Z")
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/](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.