Hi

I am having combination Neuroma/Hammertoe surgery done at the end of the month. Both procedures are on opposite feet. I believe I can carefully bear weight immediately after, and I will be in a surgical shoe for several weeks.:p

I am told since the toe is semi rigid, they will be removing some bone on both sides, straightening the toe, and then the bones are held together with a pin for several weeks. I was told that my toe would be flexible after the pin is removed. The neuroma they are going through the top of the foot and removing the neuroma. I understand that I may experience some permanent numbness. How bad is that?:rolleyes:

If anyone has had both of these procedures done at the same time I would love to hear from you. I would like to know what your experience was and how long was the recovery. This is my first surgery, so I want to know all I can about what to expect.:eek:

Thanks :wave: Sharon

Re the neuroma, you'll never really notice the numbness unless you press down between your toes. It tingles some at first but that goes away. The only thing i will caution you about is that wearing shoes without backs (either mule type or sandal type) where the top of the shoe ends just behind the toes may be problematic. I found I can't grip as well with the toes on that foot and so have had to really pay attention when trying on shoes to see if I'll be able to keep them on that foot.

titchou, is that due to the neuroma or hammertoe?

The neuroma, as stated in the first sentence.

Removing neuroma = cutting nerve = no feeling in part of # 3 and 4 toes = tough to wear shoes that require toes to grip.

Thanks for the tips about the shoes.:) I guess there is always a trade off. You may get rid of one problem, but gain another. Hopefully it won't be too bothersome. It's got to be better than this annoying bunched up sock feeling.

Titchou, were you able to carefully bear weight after the neuroma removal? How long before you drove? I guess it would depend on what foot it was on. My neuroma is on the left, the hammertoe is on the right. I imagine I will have to wait till the pin come out of my toe before driving. I can't imagine what that's going to feel like, having a pin sticking out of my foot.:eek:

Yes, I walked out of the surgery center on it. I was lucky that the nurse showed me how I should do it once I got home and the swelling started. It is sort of hard to explain in writing but it basically goes like this:

Stand up with your weight on the good foot (or in your case on your heels).
SLOWLY shift your weight to full weight bearing on the neurectomy foot with the foot flat on the floor.
Once you are balanced, then walk. This should take a good minute to accomplish.

Mine was on my left foot so no porblems driving, etc. In fact, I drove 250 miles two days after surgery. I had to stop more often and walk as the foot did swell from being on the floorboard. But, it was simple enough to do - just made the trip longer than it should have been. I was chomping at the bit to get out of the surgical shoe when the stitches came out at 2 weeks. I jsut wore a Merrell mule type shoe after that for maybe a month to 6 weeks. Then just started trying different shoes. But I tool the Merrells to work every day just in case!

Good luck.

Thanks for the tips about the shoes.:) I guess there is always a trade off. You may get rid of one problem, but gain another. Hopefully it won't be too bothersome. It's got to be better than this annoying bunched up sock feeling.

Titchou, were you able to carefully bear weight after the neuroma removal? How long before you drove? I guess it would depend on what foot it was on. My neuroma is on the left, the hammertoe is on the right. I imagine I will have to wait till the pin come out of my toe before driving. I can't imagine what that's going to feel like, having a pin sticking out of my foot.:eek:
I had MOrtons neiroma on both feet and operated together as well. I now have developed Hammer Toes??on both second from left. Feet problems are new for me. Could this be due to surgical procedure?
Lrdavis

I had MOrtons neuroma on both feet and operated on both together as well. I now have developed Hammer Toes??on both second from left. Feet problems are new for me. Could this be due to surgical procedure?
Lrdavis

I had MOrtons neiroma on both feet and operated together as well. I now have developed Hammer Toes??on both second from left. Feet problems are new for me. Could this be due to surgical procedure?
Lrdavis

No, they are not related. Are you a runner, wear heels, on your feet a lot? These are typically the causes for both.

Titchou

Did you experience tightness & a little soreness at incision site as well as a little soreness right under incision on ball of foot after neuroma surgery? Mine was done from the top of the foot. That's what I'm having a hard time getting rid of. My pod says it is scar tissue. I massage all the time, in fact I had 10 treatments of ultrasound and deep tissue massage that is supposed to help break up scar tissue, but it didn't seem to help me.

I saw my pod yesterday and he manuvered my foot and said it was much better than before surgery and he thought I was healing quite well. It's been 12 weeks since surgery. He did tell me that complete healing takes a year. I sure hope this tightness and soreness goes away soon.

Thanks :)

You know, I really don't remember that happening. It was sensitive but I wouldn't call it painful. I truly have a high pain threshold so am probably not the best person to gauge nuances! Yes, it was sensitive to touch and yes, it takes about a year for sull recovery. Mostly i just ignored it and finally didn't notice any of it any more. Wish I had something more concrete for you.