AFTER BUNIONECTOMY
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HAD A BUNIONECTOMY AND HAMMER TOE SURGERY LAST OCT. I NOW HAVE PAIN AND BURNING SENSATION UNDER AND ALONGSIDE OF THE BONE WHERE THE BUNION WAS WHEN I WALK. WENT BACK TO THE DR. THIS WEEK. TOLD ME I HAVE AN INFLAMMATION, TAPED IT AND GAVE ME CELEBREX. SAID IT SHOULD BE BETTER IN A FEW WEEKS. MIGHT NEED AN INJECTION. COULD THIS BE A NERVE ENTRAPMENT?
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Vivian Abrams DPM
Sorry I misunderstood you- I thought you had just had the surgery. It is very possible you have a nerve entrapment. An injection of cortisone might be helpful.
Vivian Abrams DPM
It is possibly too soon to tell, you are still healing.
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Vivian Abrams DPM
It is possibly too soon to tell, you are still healing.
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IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR..IS IT NORMAL TO HAVE PAIN AND BURNING FOR THIS LONG? COULD IT BE AN INFLAMMATION THAT’S LASTED 10 MONTHS? I HAD THE RIGHT FOOT OPERATED ON FOR THE SAME THING 7 YEARS AGO AND NEVER HAD ANY PAIN AFTER THE INITIAL 3 MONTHS..
Vivian Abrams DPM
Sorry I misunderstood you- I thought you had just had the surgery. It is very possible you have a nerve entrapment. An injection of cortisone might be helpful.