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[Imaoldhippie]

Just wondering how you are doing after your surgery?  Are you in much pain?

[Texasmouse]

@Imaoldhippie so sweet of you to  remember and to check up on me! Thank you! 🤗

I'm actually doing better than I was expecting. After reading a lot and watching YouTube videos about the surgery (which I don't recommend, btw) I went into it anticipating pain and lack of mobility for some time. I have actually experienced NO pain whatsoever and that's without taking ANY pain medication after the first 12 hours following surgery. I took the hydrocodone that the doctor prescribed when I got home but it made me sick to my stomach and made me itch all over so I didn't take it again after that. I'm also taking an anti-inflammatory medication to keep the swelling down but, since I iced my foot the first couple of days and haven't noticed any swelling, I've cut those back to only one pill a day instead of two.

I see the podiatrist tomorrow morning to have the dressing changed and again in a couple of weeks, to have the stitches out.

In the meantime, I'm getting around just fine without my surgical shoe (which I'll have to wear when I leave the house) as long as I walk on my heel. 😊

[Imaoldhippie]

@Texasmouse..................Im happy to hear you are doing so well.  Usually things are not as bad as we anticipate.  I hope you continue to do great and heal with no problems.

[Texasmouse]

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@Imaoldhippie wrote:

@Texasmouse..................Im happy to hear you are doing so well.  Usually things are not as bad as we anticipate.  I hope you continue to do great and heal with no problems.

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Thank you @Imaoldhippie 🤗❤

[dex]

@Texasmouse@What did you have done to your foot?I have a lot of pain in the ball of my foot and I am considering surgery for correction.I will first try yoga toes to see if they help as suggested by some reading I have done.

I an happy that your surgery went well and you don’t have a lot of pain.Those surgical boots are awful.They put extra height on one side.Next stop......a chiropractic appointment.

[Texasmouse]

@dex I  had a Morton's neuroma removed from between the metatarsals of the third and fourth toes on my left foot.

I also had pain in the ball of the foot in this area. I'm hoping the surgery, along with wearing the orthotics I'm having made, will take care of the problem. 

Good luck with the yoga toes. Hopefully, that will give you good results. 

[dex]

@Texasmouse@That is my problem exactly.I hope to avoid surgery but when I can’t walk I will have no choice.I read that the yoga toes keep your bones from pressing on the nerves that cause the pain.Do you have numbness in your foot now?

[Texasmouse]

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@dex wrote:

@Texasmouse@That is my problem exactly.I hope to avoid surgery but when I can’t walk I will have no choice.I read that the yoga toes keep your bones from pressing on the nerves that cause the pain.Do you have numbness in your foot now?

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@dex it's hard to tell if I have numbness right now because my foot is heavily bandaged. The bandage is open at the top though, which makes it possible to touch the tips of my toes, and when I  touch the two toes in question, I  do still have feeling in them, so that's encouraging. 

Another option you might look into, if you're trying to avoid surgery, is trying metatarsal pads that serve to cushion and spread the metatarsal bones, alleviating the pressure.  Some shoes (like Spenco) have these pads built into the insole but I believe the pads can be purchased to insert in the shoes you have. This might be another option to try.

[dex]

@Texasmouse@Thanks for the pads idea.I will try anything.I am also giving myself foot massages.How long did you have this foot problem before you decided on surgery.Did your doc say how this occurs?I have had an injection which worked for a couple of years but has worn off and I read that those injections aren’t great for your health.

[Texasmouse]

@dex I've had this problem for decades. To be honest, I never explored other options and my podiatrist suggested going straight to surgery because he said eventually, the shots stop working. He said the cause was the way I push off on my feet when walking, i.e. I push off closer to those two toes rather than close to my big toe. This is why he's having orthotics made for me, to correct this and keep the problem from reoccurring. 

I believe that wearing shoes that are too narrow in the toe box also aggravate the nerve by compressing those bones. I would have quite a bit of pain after walking in shoes that had a fairly snug toe box. In fact, the last time this happened is what finally motivated me to see a podiatrist.