by cheryl
(Hot Springs, AR USA)
I have a history of foot problems since day 1. I was born with an extra toe that was removed at 6 months. At age ten the bone of the little toe on the left foot was removed. At age 20 an arthroplasty was done on the little toe on the right foot. At 29, I was treated for a neuroma between the 2nd and 3rd toe on the right foot. At 45 I severed the tendon behind the big toe on the right foot and had surgery to reattach it. A month later I had surgery to remove a cyst on top of the scar from that operation. A couple of years later I Had a bone spur on the heel of the right foot then several months later had a bone spur on the left foot. This problem was resolved (it went away on its own). Several years ago I had plantar faciatis(I can't remember how to spell it) and resolved that in a couple of months. Things went along fairly well until about 5 months ago when I got another bone spur on the right foot and then plantar faiatis on the left foot. I got the boot thing to wear at night and went to a foot guy (store) and got inserts for my shoes. It helped but now I have pain on the top of my feet (both of them now). If I get up from sitting, they cramp (more like the neuroma feeling)and feel stiff from the front of the ankle area all the way down to the toes. Sometimes it feels like the toes are drawing down and I have to pull them back. Once I have been walking for a while they get better but they still hurt. I am a 53 year old female in excellent health except that I have no thyroid and have to take synthroid and cytomel. I take nothing else and am active (as I can be with this foot problem). I eat well and have no other major complaints. I'm just trying to figure out what this is so I can take care of it and get back to doing things that I like to do.
Hi Cheryl,
This is probably not the answer you were hoping for, but instead of getting your advice from a "foot guy" at the shoe store, go see a podiatrist.
Even though you have had a multitude of foot problems there may be one common denominator and that is: the way your foot functions when you walk. A podiatrist should be able to give you some advice on the types of shoes you should be wearing and perhaps a real orthotic that will better balance your feet.
Marc Mitnick DPM
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