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June 29, 2014 - 12:21pmThis Comment
I am a private practice integrative gp and this issue occurs quietly separately from neuroma and is painless in all cases I know including myself. ...... The curious common denominator in all cases including me is hypothyroid activity longstanding so let's all look out for a more deep seated issue because in addition all women including me have tendon and tendon sheath inflammation issues)/fascisites/arthrites probably related to inflammatory cause of neuromas) . There is likely nutritional/hormonal root cause and I will now check other medical traditions for answers. Yours is the only site I even see this raised! Well done
June 29, 2014 - 12:12pmThis Comment
Last spring I started having a toe separation problem on my left foot between my second and 3rd toes. My second toe was beginning to rub up against my big toe. I work standing up and like to walk alot and found myself wearing fit flops 90% of the time because they are soooo comfortable. I used to have AA narrow feet and now I have between and A and a B width. I think its because my foot has begun to spread, widen, due to wearing open shoes that do not contain the foot. When I wore the shoes, my toes tended to fan out. It probably would have happened in any other opened shoe, but the fit flops were so comfortable, I wore them when I went to France and walked all over Paris in them.
September 12, 2013 - 2:06pmI went to an orthopedic doctor this week and he said that the ligament that holds the toes together is rupturing, making it swollen under the toes, (the ball of the foot), and causing pain, burning sensation or numbness. My toes began to hammer, so there was pressure on the tips of those toes. The doctor gave me a pad with two straps on it to hold my toes together. It was uncomfortable.
Today I just wrapped the 2nd and 3rd toes together and did alot of walking in flats, and it was ok. The doctor said that I could have surgery, that might or might not work and that I'd have to be off of it for 6 wks. He also said that it might just heal itself if I tape the toes together. That's what I plan to do. Hope that happens. L.S. Dallas, TX
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In the last year or so the 2nd, 3rd and 4th toe on right foot appear to be collapsing and folding to the right. Sometimes it feels like my foot is pulling apart between 1st and 2nd toe. After an hour or so, it becomes uncomfortable to walk. I have had an xray and MRI. The results do not indicate a Mortons Neuroma. I am scheduled to have surgery Feb 2013 to straighten my toes. Dont know if this will correct the problem since no cause has been determined. Years ago I would get a severe pain on the outside edge of my right foot. It was like someone was over tightening the muscle or ligament. I would also describe it as a labor pain.
December 18, 2012 - 5:36pmThis Comment
Hi, IO would really like to know what was the result of your surgery? I am looking at the same surgery but have a lot of reservations. Thank you so much. I hope you are doing well and that it was a great success. Thank you Angie .... [email protected]
October 17, 2013 - 8:14pmThis Comment
I had to cancel the surgery and have not rescheduled. I am seriously thinking of doing it later this year. I found toe covers with gel inside that I put on my crooked hammer toes. They keep the toes from rubbing on each other and from rubbing on the shoe. They work great! Still am limited in the types of shoes I can wear and my crooked toes look ugly. I don't have any pain. Did you have surgery? If so, how did it go? Any recommendations?
June 29, 2014 - 1:08pmThis Comment
By all means, have the surgery! You will be so glad you did instead of hunting down contraptions to try and make your feet and toes feel better. I had my surgery in March 2014. My second and third toes separated and a large lump formed on the ball of my foot. It really hurt when I walked. The separation between my toes was so large that when I wore sandals my daughters would say that my toes looked like they were giving the "Mr. Spock's Vulcan Greeting!" Tried a steroid injection in the ball of my foot before deciding on surgery and it was one of the most painful things I've ever chosen to have done. To my amazement, I did not move my foot at all during the procedure but other parts of my body moved about wildly. I did yell some very colorful, unladylike words and phrases and as I did the look on my doctor's face was priceless! I laugh about it today. My surgeon snipped the affected nerve relieving the "V" toe, shaved off my bunion and repaired two hammer toes. My foot can now be used in magazines to advertise toenail polish!
July 4, 2014 - 8:06amThis Comment
WOULD YOU MIND SHARING YOUR SURGEON'S NAME, AND LOCATION PLEASE. THANKS SOMUCH
September 17, 2016 - 10:29pmThis Comment
so did you have a Mortons neuroma between those toes also??
October 27, 2014 - 12:04pmThis Comment
Where did you have this done? I have not found a doctor in my area who can address this as simply as you have!! Thank you!!
August 7, 2014 - 10:09amThis Comment