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Mortons Neuroma - Agonising pain! Anyone help?

Mortons Neuroma - Agonising pain! Anyone help?

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Started by Scarlet Fez in Ski Chatter - 18 Replies

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Scarlet Fez posted Oct-2009

As the season is about to get close I thought I would ask our wise and much traveled ensemble if they could help me.
I posted part of this year and but for my inability to search for the damn thing I have had to type it out again.
Skied from 21 -28 in hired and owned boots with no problems. Like many had to pack it in with the arrival of little Scarlet Fez's for 16 years and have been fortunate to get back into it the last 5 years and have been 7 times since my return. Here lies the problem, started the first year hired boots, then bought my own Boots from Bartlets in Hillingdon and Terry the fitter has spend ages to address my problem, and I would thoroughly recommend him to anyone who wants their boots properly fitted.
My problem every year is and you can not replicate if before you go away. Boots fit and feel fantastic for 2-3 hours then the pain from hell starts to arrive. Only my right foot and the pain seems to emulate from underneath and to the centre of my foot. I have now realised that when it starts I have to dash ahead of my friends, get the boot off and get circulation going again. Job done for little while longer. Get into the habit that everytime we have a break boot off etc.
Before I started skiing again I had an operation on the same foot to address a bunion to the side of my big toe. This naturally causes me to when I am on the balls of my feet, the weight on the right foot seems to be centred more towards the next toe where pain seems to originate from. I have tried moulded foot insoles etc but with no difference. I mentioned the problem to a foot specialist in a running shop and he stated that it sounded like Mortons neuroma.Is there anyone out there that could give advise on this or even a possible remedy I would be most gratefull.I may have not made myself very clear but if you have suffered it you will know what I mean.

Scarlet Fez
reply to 'Mortons Neuroma - Agonising pain! Anyone help?'
posted Oct-2009

May have put this in the wrong section. Apologies please move if necessary. )

Snowb4ndit
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posted Oct-2009

I had a bunion removed several year ago and I have never had this problem. With Mortons Neuroma I think it is more common in women due to ill fitting shoes that squash the toes. You also mention 'getting the circulation going again.' Are you sure your right boot fits correctly, maybe you need a wider boot. :?:
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Scarlet Fez
reply to 'Mortons Neuroma - Agonising pain! Anyone help?'
posted Oct-2009

Thanks for your reply. No thought that years ago. Even to the point of having special wide boots and having it blown etc. Thought originally for ages it was that. Even tried wearing a normal sock to see if that would prevent the pain. No change. Agree it normally is associated with the fairer sex but ski boots on the angle of the foot is similar to high heels ( so I have been told) and the pressure on my right foot may underneath slowly but surely cut the blood to the foot and hence the agony. I do not know if it is MN but seeking the views of those better informed than me. Some will say go and see a foot specialist but it is hard to replicate the symptons till you have been wearing boots for 3 hours working your socks off in the cold!

Bandit
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posted Oct-2009

I have had two operations for Mortons Neuroma, on the same foot. I now have Metatarsalalgia on that foot, as I have lost too much tissue from under the foot, and that has been classed as inoperable. CEM makes me Metatarsal Bar's for both daily walking and skiing. His work impressed my Orthopaedic Consultant.

You need a clinical diagnosis. Any foot specialist will quickly identify the problem and give you a choice of solutions.

Edited 1 time. Last update at 20-Oct-2009

Tino_11
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posted Oct-2009

No agenda here, but have you considered changing discipline? Snowboarding offers soft boots and now you can buy bindings that can be individually set to cater to the tilt and cant of an individual foot. I am no expert in this, but have been paying attention to Trenchers astute advice. It may be worth looking into?
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Scarlet Fez
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posted Oct-2009

tino_11 thanks for the interest but alas at 50 I am a little to mature to change.It is weird that I have no problem with the FOOT in any other activity at all. I am not saying it is MN but I will consider seeing a specialist to clarify it. I would never consider surgery as for my one/two weeks of 'Agonising' pleasure a year it would not be worth it.
Hopefully there is something that can be suggested. Perhaps its just about pain tolerance but it seems to get more managable the longer the ski week goes on.

Tino_11
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posted Oct-2009

It was a way out west type of suggestion based on my little knowledge, but as someone with an unaturally high arch to both feet I have no trouble snowboarding. Also your point about no other activities causing this discomfort makes me think that it's not so far fetched. Also 50 is not too late to change anything, I am trying to talk my 67 year old father into hiking up Kilimanjaro next year, he is concerned about altitude. He's fitter than me and has learnt to dive since 10 years with around 600 - 700 dives. Not bad for someone who had not done anything physical for a couple of decades and suffered serious hypotension etc. Think he'd achieve it easier than me!

Good luck with whatever you decide :)
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Topic last updated on 15-February-2010 at 21:33