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I've complained endlessly on this board about my swollen feet and my concerns that I was failing enbrel.

Dotty I had that kind of neuroma - and suffered quite awhile before I got referred to a podiatrist.  He injected it a few times, gave me a pad that was placed in my shoe to lift up my foot in such a way that the nerve was less compressed when I walked, and I eventually had custom orthotics made.  Those things helped somewhat, but I ended up having the surgery to remove the neuroma.  That was the cure for me.  I still have a neuroma in the other foot but am dealing with it for now by wearing only low heeled, wide-toed shoes, and using inserts in my shoes. I hope you get some relief soon - it really is miserable to walk with pain.

Mary-Pat
Dotty I was dx with Neuroma's yrs ago. I had tried everything even alcohol injections..nothing helped.. then I was Dx with Ra, Dr took one look at my feet and said not Neuroma,but Ra.. He was right the pain in my feet is soo much better... do you have pain in the ball of your foot??? I guess with the ultrasound they can tell it is really a neuroma? Just wanted to share my experience.with you. also not to scare you but when I had cortizone injections it was the worse pain I've ever experienced  but id did help..  hope you find relief soon.Dotty, My RD gave me bylateral injections in my big toes. The joint where the toe attaches to the foot. I have to go and google this Mortons thing as I do not know what you are talking about. The foot doctor was pretty useless to me. I never thought to ask the RD for injections in my toes. When he offered I was so thrilled. Anyway it made the tendons stop cramping up in my feet and got rid of alot of swelling. milly2010-02-11 17:40:17Feet problem are no fun, I also had to google Neuroma, it sounds painful, nerve pain is so ugh...painful. Thanks so much for your replies.  Actually the podiatrist told me the injection wouldn't be in my toes, it would be in the top of my foot, near the affected toes. I had neuromas in my feet as well and the insurance company insisted I have the cortisone injections. They did nothing for me. Had to have two in each foot before they would allow surgery. Had both removed about 18 years ago. So far they have not come back. Best thing I ever did. One was the size of a golf ball.[QUOTE=hessalina]I had neuromas in my feet as well and the insurance company insisted I have the cortisone injections. They did nothing for me. Had to have two in each foot before they would allow surgery. Had both removed about 18 years ago. So far they have not come back. Best thing I ever did. One was the size of a golf ball.[/QUOTE] The insurance companies are probably worse now. I had a questionable mole at my last dermatology appt. Normally they biopsy them then and there but my insurance mpany's new rule is that it can't be done in the same appt. WTF? Are they actually going to REVIEW the case in the interim? Cause I have all the time in the world to visit doctor's all day long! I personally think it's the insurance company's way to scare people out of health care reform. No need to do that anymore!I actually had a Morton's Neuroma when all this RA stuff started.  I was told it would not go away unless I was off my feet for some time (not possible--I have a job and a life).  So I believed the doctor (not a wise thing to do!) and did try a cortisone shot--it hurt like crazy and only helped for about 2 hours until the nova cane wore off.  I then foolishly had  bunion surgery and told him to remove the neuroma.  Now I have an area on my foot that is numb--the surgery was over 10 years ago so the feeling will not come back.  The other foot had the same deal but I didn't have surgery on the other side.  Funny, the one with no surgery went away (healed) on its own.  I think if you get some orthotics (I like Birkenstock) I think it will solve much of your misery.  Catnip, I have tried to wear Birkenstock shoes, I just can't seem to adjust to them. I bought some really cute ones but they sit on my shoe rack in the closet. Not the Birkinstock shoe-they make several orthotics to go in your shoes.  I put them in a Clark's clog--the orthotic is like the heal and arch.  Nothing for the toe area.  I can only wear the Birkenstock's that have the soft foot and then it is like a cloud.  I have had two sets of rx orthotics and have thrown both away--what a waste.  One was hard and caused absolute pain and calouses (sp?), the next pair was softer and fit the entire foot but when I wore them, it felt like my foot was on fire--they were hot.  Then when I was not wearing then--say the next day I was in absolute agony.  The Birkenstock orthotics are the only thing that helped me.   I guess we just have to find what works for each of us.  I actually had the shot for the tendonitis, not the neuroma.  I was thinking the shot might have a systemic affect and ease my toes.  The podiatrist didn't think so and he was right. Hi Dotty, I think this may be what I have.  I had injections that went through the top of my foot (actually had both feet done on the same day) in mid Dec.  I had developed a shocking sensation that went from the ball of my foot up to the fourth toe.  I have long had nodules in my feet and the injections always helped reduce them in the past.  The nerve issue is new and a sonogram shows the nerve shooting up between the third and fourth toe.  The injections did reduce the size of the nodules, but really did nothing for the nerve.  PD wants to use some kind of probe ( To the top
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