Dr. appointment

[cjsmith]

Surgery.


1. Neuroma, 3rd interstice (between 3d and 4th metatarsal heads), both feet.
Surgery will remove this nerve completely.
Surgery will also "release" (sever) the transverse metatarsal ligament (the one holding the 3d and 4th metatarsal heads together).
No contraindications for running due to severing that ligament.

2. Some injury to flexor tendons and plantar plate, sitting under the 3d metatarsal head, both feet.
None of these structures are severed completely. Surgery cannot fix them. This must be treated symptomatically - oral anti-inflams, cortisone injection, ice.

Surgery will mean no driving for 2-3 weeks. Use crutches for the first week or so. Funky shoes (how long??)

To be scheduled -- soon, I hope.

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link! I hadn't tried those. Right now I'm supposed to be in Grandmother Shoes -- something with a lot of support across the instep -- but if I get the okay to branch out, I may get brave enough to order shoes over the web!

(Oddly enough, soft soles are good for neuromas but bad for, and can help *cause* if worn for sports, flexor tendon/plantar plate issues. Some days you can't win a plug nickel.)

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

Well, good luck on all this! And good luck finding the right shoes for you. I presume you have already checked out Naturalizer?

(PS: I put my running squirrel icon up there as a talisman to show your feet what they are supposed to DO, dammit!)

[rampling.livejournal.com]

So when you have no neuromas, you should wear hard soles?!

Glad I found you something new to try, later, when you're ready for new shoes to fit your newly neuroma-free lifestyle. :) I'd hope that the wide selection (pun!) available on the internet might compensate for the fuss in having to possibly ship several sizes back and forth.