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Re: [RC] Morton's Neuroma? - Tina Rushing

Carla wrote:  "... my left foot was just excruciatingly painful...  friend who does have this... and has been through about a year of intense pain, surgery, and even worse, and is still riding.  Up to this point, I really didn't realize that what I've been feeling is what she's been dealing with..." 
 
You have my sympathy.  I had surgery on my left foot with good results.  Like you, I didn't realize that I had a neurologic problem.  I tried many saddles and stirrups and boots with no improvement.  I thought it was a circulatory problem until the pain became unbearable, "like a toothache" (duh, nerve pain!).  I still have a neuroma on the right foot, but it is not as problematic as the left was.  Neuroma is the result of poor foot conformation and the failure to wear well-fitted footwear.  When the arch falls the metatarsal bones squish and annoy nerves that pass through the complicated foot joint structures.  Besides surgery the use of selective footwear, a plenty-wide toe box and substantial arch support, has helped me the most.  I wish you success whatever course you choose. 
 
Tina Rushing
El Granada, CA