[murgy]

I have had PN in my feet for the past 5 years. (I have posted here several times before.) Having stopped drinking alcohol (the cause of my PN) and taking the appropriate supplements (Benfotiamine, magnesiun, calcium, etc.) managed to have a quite remarkable improvement within 6 months of doing these things - and was finally beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel... until I began experiencing other symtoms in my left foot. After various totally incorrect diagnoses I was finally (last week) diagnosed with Mortons Neuroma in both feet. Bizzarely, the right foot only began - suddenly -to show (severe) syptoms from around the time of the Ultrasound - which showed the condition in both feet. The right foot is now far worse then the left. I currently have both feet "bandaged" to try to provide some support. I am basically "housebound" until my next visit to the Podiatrist. I have - so far - been told that there is no connection between the PN and the Mortons Neuromas. I am, however, suspicious, especially after having read of other PN sufferers / Members of this Forum having both conditions. From what I have read about the surgery, I DO NOT like the sound of it at all!!
This seems such a bizarre thing to happen, when I was finally appearing to get on top of the PN - which had so far been the worst thing that had ever happened!!
I would love to hear any thoughts, opinions, recommendations and experience of other members!!

[Doxie]

I, too, had a neuroma on the right foot and had it removed. In my case, they had to get it from the bottom of the foot where normally they try to go in from the top. This made the recovery longer but overall, it wasn't all that bad.

If you doctor is giving you any alternatives to surgery, you may want to try everything you can. If surgery is the only option, try to find the best surgeon you can. If I had it to do over again, I would have had an orthopaedist do it as I have too much scar tissue left and I think an ortho may have done a better job. Just my opinion...

Don't let them talk you into both feet at the same time. It's just too hard on the recovery.

I'm so sorry you have to go through this but if you have made such good progress on your PN, this won't be so bad.

Good Luck,
Doxie

[murgy]

Originally Posted by Doxie

I, too, had a neuroma on the right foot and had it removed. In my case, they had to get it from the bottom of the foot where normally they try to go in from the top. This made the recovery longer but overall, it wasn't all that bad.

If you doctor is giving you any alternatives to surgery, you may want to try everything you can. If surgery is the only option, try to find the best surgeon you can. If I had it to do over again, I would have had an orthopaedist do it as I have too much scar tissue left and I think an ortho may have done a better job. Just my opinion...

Don't let them talk you into both feet at the same time. It's just too hard on the recovery.

I'm so sorry you have to go through this but if you have made such good progress on your PN, this won't be so bad.

Good Luck,
Doxie

Hi Doxie,

Thankyou so much for getting back to me. I really do appreciate it. I will try whatever alternatives are available before agreeing to the surgery. Do you have much numbness from where you had the surgery? Do the doctors think the neuroma will re-occur? Do you also have neuropathy - and if so, how are you going with it?

Best Wishes,
Christine.

[ann-elizabeth]

Christine,

My feet problem started with Morton's Neuroma (both feet) during my pregnancy. I had stopped drinking, at that point, for 3 years. I did conservative treatment (wrapping, physical therapy and then cortisone injections). The injections worked, but only temporarily. I then had them surgically removed (both feet at the same time) only to have both grow back within 6 months. I then stupidly had more surgery (only on the right) and then 3 months later got full blown neuropathy.

All the docs tell me that the PN and MN are not related, but I have a hard time believing that. Try the cortisone injections...if the neuroma is not too big, it may just shrink the neuroma and you won't have to have surgery. I did my injections too late......

Ann