my aching feet

I have been having the weird sensation of having a rock or marble at the bottom of my foot for a few months. This has been coupled with soreness and a "twang" feeling whenever I lift off from my foot.

I kind of self-diagnosed it has a nerve condition called Morton's Neuroma, and when I went to my doctor today she confirmed it. It's basically a nerve problem. I've only been able to wear my Birkenstocks and my Dansko shoes (goes to show that decent shores are worth the money, esp if you have foot issues) which makes getting dressed for work a challenge.

I asked if she could give me a cortisone injection since it has been proven to alleviate the pain and reduce the swelling of the nerve. She injected my foot (on the top) with a local pain reliever and then followed that with the cortisone shot. It is one of those shots that the doctor puts in very slowly and then withdraws it very slowly. Very weird feeling.

I happily had a numb lower foot for most of the afternoon and was still able to go to my aerobics class. So far, my foot is just sore from the shot and the neuroma hasn't seemed to flare up.

I am also being referred to an orthopedic surgeon to (hopefully) have surgery on my baby toes to straighten them out. They have been curved since I was a child and they have caused me more and more problems as I get older....painful calluses on the outside edge of my foot, nail issues, and my feet have gotten wider. I'm hopeful something can be done -- possible releasing the tendon that causes them to curl/rotate the way they do.

But for now, I've got my feet up.