 Poster: A snowHead
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i have today been diagnosed with mortons neuroma, which is a nerve problem effecting the toes and balls of your foot, and very painful, so one of the worst things i could do is to go skiing in a couple of weeks time with new ski boots. as my boots are new they are still very very snug around the front of my foot, and the specialist told me not to wear any restrictive footwear as my toes need to spread out, and also have a gel or some padded footbed. so my choices are to ignore the advice and hope my boots padd out a bit, or get them stretched and risk them eventually being to big. i think i should just live for today and get them stretched.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@compostcorner, go and see a bootfitter and get a metatarsal bar fitted on your footbed to take the pressure off.
Or get the neuroma injected now and it will have settled hopefully before your holiday.
Use the search function on here as there have been a few very useful threads on Mortons before.
Good luck 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I had MN which, oddly enough, never bothered me at all in ski boots - which I always wear all day, never unclipping them. In (very well fitting) walking boots or normal shoes it would start hurting a lot after about 2 hours on my feet. I had two injections (steroid IIRC) between the relevant toes (whilst being scanned so he could see where the problem was). Helped quite a lot though didn't get rid of it entirely. Has that been suggested to you?
What happens if you just wear your ski boots round the house for an hour?
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a steroid injection is my next treatment, and i have been wearing them around the house and also an hour on a dry ski slope, and the toes feel fine, but the balls of my feet still hurt. and by the way i am a postman and i walk 13 miles a day, so my feet get no rest.
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Mon 19-02-18 23:41; edited 1 time in total
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@compostcorner, get the injections. I suffered with this for ages before it was diagnosed. I was in agony in ski boots and tried everything known to bootfitters to try to solve it. It was only when I took up running and got the same terrible burning ball pain that we all twigged and I got referred to a foot and ankle consultant and had the injections.
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Mine improved after the injections, but was still troublesome after walking for a couple of hours. I went back to the same specialist who repeated the scan and said he couldn't see anything - he was comparing it with the first scan. He repeated the injections anyway but then told be firmly that he couldn't do any more for me! If your ski holiday is coming up soon and your boots are really painful then I'd have them stretched - as you suggest. No good enduring an uncomfortable holiday just for some possible future benefit! Can you wear thinner socks, perhaps, rather than stretch the boot?
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on the dry ski slope i went from normal ski socks, then tried my everyday cotton socks, and finished up in bare feet, and the boots did feel a bit better.
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Thin silk socks might be good. I once skied in Val Thorens in bare feet (because I forgot to take socks - drove over for the day) but it wasn't great!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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worth a go for a fiver i suppose, so item ordered
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Had the injections which worked for 3 seasons, had the injection about 2 weeks before I went, first two worked but then by the third it was not effective. Have since had the nerve removed, it definately works on me, no more pain issues in the toes. Had it done on the NHS by the way, was referred by the doctor and approx 4 months later done . Off work for 2 weeks with my feet up.... 
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You know it makes sense.
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I have a small MN in the front middle of my left foot. Can sometimes be painful when I am climbing if I stand right on it on a small foothold (sort of sends an "electric shock" up my leg) and can be irritating and a little painful in my ski boots but I can manage so never done much about it.
There is a clinic in Sheffield which does cryogenic keyhole surgery on them - not gone down that route as yet.
No idea how much it costs or the efficacy. I was told by the NHS that it works , but they can grow back.
Only guaranteed way is to have them surgically removed but that then runs the risk of permanent loss of feeling in toes if the nerves get damaged during the op. Plus you have to wear a stupid boot for several weeks afterwards
http://www.thebarnclinic.co.uk/mortons-neuroma-cryosurgery/
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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does Morton's neuroma go away on its own?
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Snowwer, I don't beleive they do ever go away, once they are agitated, then thats it, you're stuck with them. You either live with them, or have them removed.
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