Post Trauma & Surgery Pain Gilbert AZ
Trauma to the foot and surgery on the foot can cause unforeseen pain later on down the road that can be debilitating. If you've had a major foot injury or surgery that has caused complications, read on for more information on what to do about your situation.
I had some briusing later that day , not on my toe but on top of my foot. that was 3 months ago and I still have pain on top of my foot on the bones above my big toe ;localized right at and/or slightly below
the cuniforms bones . It is a constant dull pain when I am active and a sharp pain when I apply pressure there. could I have injured the actual bones in my foot? Or is that a ligament injury? It seems odd that trauma to my toe could cause so much pain in the top of my foot-especially 3 months after the fact.
>The hydrocortisol may be playing a role but the only way you are going to know for sure about your toe is to have it re-examined and x-rayed, otherwise all you are doing is guessing and since I cannot physically examine your toe, all I am doing is guessing as well.
My question is should I go back to the same podiatrist or get a second opinion from another podiatrist or orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the foot and ankle? The first person you should consult with is your original surgeon, give he or she an opportunity to explain why there is still a problem and offer a solution. The reason I say this is because this surgeon is most familiar with the way your foot looked prior to the first surgery.
I had surgery to internally fixate it with a plate and 5 screws on August 26th 2009. A DBX bone matrix was used to assist with healing. I returned for follow-up 6 weeks post surgery, and the x-ray revealed that there was still a large gap where the bone had not filled in.
I began having pain in my foot a little over a year ago. I went to a few specialists and none had any answers. I believed my pain was caused from recently taking up tennis. But when walking became extremely painful, I was concerned and more proactive with finding out the cause.
Osteoarthritis which is the most common cause of arthritis does not "spread" like a virus or infection, just like getting a flat in one of your tires does not spread to the other tires to cause a flat.
I had to borrow crutches from a friend and am not able to put any pressure on the ball of my foot at all. I still have a lot of swelling. The incisions were made in the top of the foot. The bottom of the foot, specifically the ball of the foot, is very... well, the only way I can think of to describe it, is soft, almost as if it is filled with liquid.. gushy, as if it were a giant blister.
I had some briusing later that day , not on my toe but on top of my foot. that was 3 months ago and I still have pain on top of my foot on the bones above my big toe ;localized right at and/or slightly below
the cuniforms bones . It is a constant dull pain when I am active and a sharp pain when I apply pressure there. could I have injured the actual bones in my foot? Or is that a ligament injury? It seems odd that trauma to my toe could cause so much pain in the top of my foot-especially 3 months after the fact.
I had bunion surgery in June and still having problems walking on my foot.The ball of my foot and pain between the big toe and second toe is really bad...extreme at night time.. and the longer im on it..the worse it gets.The only shoe I can wear is flip-flps and thats not really conducive to Boston winters..I've tried a foot insert from my Pod., and every kind of athletic shoe with no results.
I'll try to make this understandable. In Jan/09 I had a fracture in my foot. At the same time I had a herniated disk and had to have diskectomy and lamonectomy done. After 4 days of hospitalization I came home with severe numbness in buttocks outer leg and foot. I also have constant swelling in the same foot and a lot pain, not just where the fracture is, but near ankle and heal. It's now been 6 months.
I had surgery to internally fixate it with a plate and 5 screws on August 26th 2009. A DBX bone matrix was used to assist with healing. I returned for follow-up 6 weeks post surgery, and the x-ray revealed that there was still a large gap where the bone had not filled in.
Dear Dr,this question refers to some suggested treatments of CRPS or RSD.Considering temporary sympathetic blocks, I understand are designed to temporarily suppress the activity of the sympathetic nervous system, and since the effect only lasts for short periods of time, why then are further blocks given as a course of treatment?
Generally the type of shoe that was dispensed to you is designed to take pressure off of your forefoot. It appears however, that it is causing you pain elsewhere. Speak to your surgeon about your problem, you should be able to arrive at some happy compromise.
I had a bunion surgery 23 weeks ago. it was a lapadas procedure. I was smoking about 5 cigs a day since the operation. I quit on week 2. The fusion joint is only 25% healed at 16 weeks per radiologist. I received a second opinion and that Dr. said that most likely there will have to be a second surgery to correct mal-union.
If that is not an option then you may want to experiment with different medications other than Gabapentin. As is the case with most medical conditions there is no single drug that works for everybody. (thats why there are dozens of anti-inflammatory medications, anti-hypertensive medications, etc.)
I began having pain in my foot a little over a year ago. I went to a few specialists and none had any answers. I believed my pain was caused from recently taking up tennis. But when walking became extremely painful, I was concerned and more proactive with finding out the cause.
I have been having persistant pain in the ball of foot for well over a year when I had surgery on April 4, 2008. I had an Austin/Akin procedure with a shortening of the 2nd metatarsal. When the podiatrist went in to do the surgery he shaved the bunion and there was a cystic area not found on the x-ray.
Injuries to the lower back can cause numbness in certain areas of the foot as that is where the nerves originate from.
Had triple arthrodesis on 10/31/08. Problem was moderate arthritis, and severe club foot deformity. I truly believe i needed the surgery, am just not too happy with the way i am feeling. I was doing pretty well up till about a month ago, but now i have almost disabling pain in my shin, swelling in foot, ankle and shin.
>The hydrocortisol may be playing a role but the only way you are going to know for sure about your toe is to have it re-examined and x-rayed, otherwise all you are doing is guessing and since I cannot physically examine your toe, all I am doing is guessing as well.
There is a great deal of discomfort on the fatty pad that is just between the heel and arch (which seems like the area that took the direct hit). It throbs in the night & hurts most when I've been off of it, then stand upright. Once I begin walking, I can put weight on it and walk but a tolerable pain remains. Should I re-visit the doctor for another look?
Pain that has been persistent for this long a period of time needs to examined by a doctor. An x-ray should be taken and if that is negative for fracture then you may also require an MRI.
Just remember, further surgery does not always remedy problems created from the first surgery. This is important to bear in mind.
Hi, Doctor! I had 2 McBride Bunionectomies- January 2005 for the right foot, and June 2005 for the left foot. In addition, I had three screws put in each foot to help the bone heal properly. My doctor never prescribed physical therapy although both feet had been in casts for 2 months each. I would have never imagined how painful it would be to learn to re-walk.Get some expert advice on how to deal with similar situations as this.
You first went to the doctor with arch pain as your main complaint and ended up having a bunionectomy with an osteotomy along with neuroma surgery to alleviate the arch pain. And more problem comes afterwards, read on to find out why.
Without actually examining you I cannot tell you if you are behind the curve in terms of healing. However, physical therapy hopefully will go a long way in getting you up to speed. A tri-malleolar fracture is a nasty fracture and it is going to take time to heal.
As far as the bunion goes, since you were nonweight bearing for six weeks you have stiffness in the joint which is substantiated by the fact that you cannot bend the toe upwards. If the extensor tendon was removed, that is not by design but rather a mistake; we never purposely cut the tendon that brings the big toe upwards.
Every surgeon has their own way of doing things. I personally allow my patients to walk from day one, even with pins in their toes. The best advice I can give you is to speak with your surgeon, allow he or she to make sure there is no problem, per se, going on in the heel and arch.
It sounds like you have what is known as a fibrous union which is not a complete bone to bone healing of the osteotomy site. It is called a false joint for that reason, meaning there will be some motion in that area (which should have no motion).
Several months ago, I had foot surgery to repair a chronic fracture of third metatarsal (have been on prednisone for 8 years). Doc harvested bone from tibia, screwed into the area where they had cut away the damaged bone.
Remember, your surgeon is responsible to you even after the surgery. If you do not think you are progressing in the manner expected then you need to bring it up to he or she.
My question is should I go back to the same podiatrist or get a second opinion from another podiatrist or orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the foot and ankle? The first person you should consult with is your original surgeon, give he or she an opportunity to explain why there is still a problem and offer a solution. The reason I say this is because this surgeon is most familiar with the way your foot looked prior to the first surgery.
Rule number one, never use a doctor who will not talk to you and answer your questions. There probably is a solution to your problem. I am in a difficult position because I cannot examine you, but in general terms you should certainly consider physical therapy as a means to reduce the inflammation and perhaps improve motion.
I was wondering if you could help me.. my husband has had four different ankle surgeries over the past 18 months on his right ankle after he broke it at work. It started out that they put a plate and pins in to correct the break, then took one pin out so he coule start PT, then in 10/07 he had a reaction to the remaining pins and plate so they removed those.
Foot surgery although rare can be painful six months down the road, BUT, the intensity of the pain should be lessening on lets say a week to week basis. It sounds like you are not experiencing this lessening of pain.
I had surgery on my ankle over a year ago and it still bothers me. Something is also clicking in my foot. It hurts at times and is stiff at times. What's wrong with me? Read on to see if there is any advice provided by the expert.
Broke the sesamoid bone in right foot on Sept 7, 2007. Family doctor took xrays and advised it was just a bad sprain. Did fall Harvesting w/husband. Still hurt in January of 2008. Went back to family doctor and he thought I had gout! Wrong! Eventually sent me to foot doctor and she advised to go to foot specialist/surgeon. She took one look at xrays, did her own, and told us the sesamoid bone broke (this is where we found out that my sesamoid bone was broken and not a sprain) and had to be removed before further damage was done.
Before having surgery, I would try conservative treatment, primarily denatured alcohol injections. See my section on Mortons neuroma . The reason I mention this is that this type of injection would only improve nerve pain, so if it helped you would know that it is actually the nerve involved.
You could go to an allergist to see if you are allergic to nickel, but perhaps the bigger issue is that after all these weeks you seem to be getting worse.
