4th surgery??
I have been fighting foot pain for almost 4 years.
Here is what has happened: Jan 2001- twisted ankle, healed quickly (I thought and I forgot about it)March 2011 – primary care dr. said problem in foot was arthritis, so I dropped the matter while pain continuedSpring 2012 – pain began to move up legSummer 2012 -complained again to primary care dr.
who ran tests with no finding for source of painAug. 2012 – began seeing poditrist who diagnosed neuroma and began shots (first to try to revive the nerve and then to try to kill it)Dec. 2012 – surgical removal of neuromaJan. 2013 – pain continuedFeb. 2013 – physical therapy to reduce scar tissueApril. 2013 – surgical removal of another neuroma and bone spur (following surgery a hematoma developed and incision healing was very slow)June 2013 – infection at incisionJuly 2013 – more physical therapyAug 2013 – RSD – drugs, exercise, more therapyNov. 2013 – tendonitis, then capsulitisDec 2013 – continued swelling, began use of custom orthodics Jan 2014 – MRIFeb 2014 – tarsal tunnel release (dr. said he had found site of original injury in my ankle, then I remembered the twisted ankle)March 2014 – continued pain – physical therapyApril 2014 – pain getting worseMay 2014 – MRI – possibly another neuroma, dr. beginning shots again….also, possible planter facia (heal pain since last surgery) and some tendonitis remainscontributing factors: extremely high arch and I under pronate severlyAny thoughts as to what other problems could be there causing the problems?
What else do we look for?
Any thoughts at all?
Best Answers
Vivian Abrams DPM
If you will do a search on Google for Morton's neuroma, there will be many very good descriptions to give you more information.
Vivian Abrams DPM
Has your doctor discussed injections with you?
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Vivian Abrams DPM
Has your doctor discussed injections with you?
Mark Chiono
What Is Morton’s Neuroma? My wife has been diagnosed with this. Her doc didn’t offer much info other than it will require surgery to correct it.
Vivian Abrams DPM
If you will do a search on Google for Morton’s neuroma, there will be many very good descriptions to give you more information.