BioAdoptMom3

Hi, I read your post on the thread about HR below and didn't want to hijack his post. I have a few questions for you.

First, I am so sorry for your bad experiences with the surgery. I have not been to a podiatrist yet, but will take your advice to heart about the surgery and the meds. I wish you well and hope your healing will speed up once you get the stitches out and cast off!

First question, everything I have read on the net says that it is nearly impossible and very painful to bend the toe upwards (toward the ceiling). Well, even though I find that to be true it is much worse for me to try to bend it the other way. Did you find that to be true with you?

Second, it is not painful when I am at rest, but kills when I bend it the wrong way, swim across the pool, walk up an incline, etc. I also cannot wear heels at all, but have never been much of a heel person anyway, at least not the big ones. It hurts a great deal too if someone steps on it (since I teach kindergarten it has happened more than once). Did you pain occur while you were at rest too or was it more like what i am experiencing? When I do have pain it literally can bring me to tears.

Third, did you go to a podiatrist or an orthopedic doctor? Which kind would you recommend? And, last but not least, what is usually the first line of treatment? I did not want surgery even before reading your post, but now even more so. I am not sure about the pain killers either because when I was on stuff like that years ago for a heel spur it just upset my stomach, giving me terrible indigestion and heartburn all the time. It is swollen and inflamed if that makes a difference in the way they treat it.

Please share with me whatever you can about this. I am very interested.

Nancy