A neuroma is a noncancerous (benign) growth of nerve tissue that can develop in various parts of your body. Morton's neuroma occurs in a nerve in your foot, often between your third and fourth toes. The condition isn't a true tumor, but instead involves a thickening of the tissue around one of the digital nerves leading to your toes. Morton's neuroma causes a sharp, burning pain in the ball of your foot. Your toes also may sting, burn or feel numb if you have Morton's neuroma
this is the one i had .... hurts like the dickens!!! joan

To all that read my post and are reading again, my deepest apology for being so crabby, I have been in a lot of pain the last few weeks. Also my PMD is not what I thought, all his patients are cookie cutter patients. We all receive the same meds and dosages, the same treatments and you are lucky if he says more than 10 words to you or ever listens about pain and what has worked for you before. This is the 6th PMD I have been to since returning from 12 years in Vegas.

I would like to thank all that answered my post it is appreciated.

To Mary, Amber and Joan, I would like to thank you 3 for answering my post. Also I wanted to say to you 3 that I have another neuroma in my left foot (opposite than original) I opted out of having it removed until it becomes unbearable.

Joan, Is your RSD in the same foot the neuroma was removed from?

barb,
don't be sorry, we all know about those crabby days. The way we have to live. its no wonder we get crabby.
Thanks for the info Joan.

Sue K.

RSD in arm
 

Hi Barb,

I have RSD in my arm(s) so I don't have any knowledge about neuromas. I hope it's a lower pain day today. The pain never really goes away, so I hope it's tolerable.

:hug:

hi barb and all,
yes, let me explain about my neuroma. i had a difference in my legs sizes all my life [i refer to the thread about the long history sue and i have been back and forth discussing about our congenital hips from birth] so when i went to the doctor's 11 years ago, i had extreme pain in my left foot, moderate pain and constant dislocating in my right knee, my left hip that had been replace 20+ years ago was crumbling, and my back was in bad shape. the doctor said my neuroma was probably caused from walking on my toes on that foot all my life to make up for the leg difference. so i then tried an injection that was horrible and did nothing so i had it removed. during that surgery, i also had a torn miniscus repaired in my right knee and some arthritic junk [great medical term,eh?] scraped off in that joint. i did extremely well post op and then had my hip replaced six weeks later. that was a disaster, i awoke with foot drop and pain in that left leg, iwas also in bad shaper from problems from the medications. it was later diagnosed as neuropathy from a nerve being stretched too long during an extremely long surgery. that hip was no good and was broken within a years time and i had to have it replaced again, this time in boston where i should have gone for the other one ... anyhow, the doctor, while doing the hip replacement and reconstuction and lengthening, saw the nerve had scar tissue on it and scraped it but i only got back a bit of movement from that. to finish the saga, i, years later, had two facet blocks in my back, because i was in so much pain i could hardly get off the couch. i had right and left injections of the L4-L5 area to relieve the pain from a crumbling spine area and was started on exercises to keep the area strong and take some stress off the area. i was told the back knee and foot were all problems of the way i have walked all my like which makes perfect sense to me.
so that is my story ....
also i did not think you were crabby at all?? but i know the horrors of doctor who can make you crabby and i sympathize. i only use my pcp now because he cares and listens and gives me what i want and does not push what i do not want. so hopefully you can find someone who fits you and is there to help and not make things worse. i also see my hip doc in boston every two years or as needed and i adore him.
oh and i am glad i had the neuroma out but it does leave the toes numb. but with the neuropathy and the RSD what difference does it make? ha!
joan
so hope you are having a better day and i enjoy the subject.