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QUESTION: Hi,
My wife has neuroma for both feet between 2 and 3 toes.  I saw your video and articles.  Excellent work!.
The problem here is, my wife had 2 alcohol injections and third coming up soon.  I would like her to have cyrosurgery.  I read that if person had the alcohol injection, it would be difficult to treat with cryosurgery.
Is there any chance that my wife could be pain-free after cryosurgery?
My wife had ultrasound test shows 10X7 for right and 5X6 for Left.  MRI shows 3X5 for both feet.
Please let me know if she could be still candidate for cryosurger.  Thank you.

Regard
Sung

ANSWER: Hi Sung,

Cryosurgery can be performed on a person that has had alcohol injections, however, the success rate is usually less.  There is no difficulty doing the treatment, it may just require additional treatments.  So your wife can be a candidate and she can get good results.  It is possible to become pain-free but that does not occur in all patients.  However, the success rate is high and this is an excellent alternative to regular surgery.

Marc Katz, DPM

Tampa, FL
Advanced Podiatry
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This information is offered as free advice and as general information. It may not be applicable to the specific questioner and his/her problem.  It is not based on actual knowledge of the questioner or his/her medical history and it cannot and should not be relied upon as definitive medical opinion or advice.  Reliable medical opinion and advice can only be obtained through hands-on physical contact and exam of the patient to establish an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.  No doctor/patient relationship is created or established here and may not be inferred through answers on this site.  The questioner and other readers must consult his/her own doctor before proceeding or implementing any suggestions contained within this document and answers on this site.  The questioner is only to act upon his/her own doctor抯 orders and recommendations. By reading this posting which follows, the reader fully understands and confirms that he/she holds harmless this writer. If this is not fully agreeable to you, the reader, and/or you have not attained the age of 18 years, you hereby are advised to read no further.

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QUESTION: Thank you for your answer.
We wish we could fly over to see you.
My biggest regrets are let my wife have a cortisone injection and a couple of alcohol injection.
Well, I would like to try Cryosurgery.
Do you have any recommend doctor in Virginia or Pennsylvania?
I know the website that shows the doctor.
I would like to perform the surgery who has many experiences.
Thank you.

Regard
Sung

Answer
You will need to check that list.  I do not personally know anyone in those states.

Marc Katz, DPM

Tampa, FL
Advanced Podiatry
http://www.thetampapodiatrist.com
http://www.tampacryosurgery.com
http://katzpodiatristtampa.blogspot.com
http://painfoot.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/TampaPodiatrist
http://www.notoenailfungus.com
http://www.vibranttampatoenails.com
Dr. Katz's Facebook Page
http://goo.gl/LMxn

DISCLAIMER:
This information is offered as free advice and as general information. It may not be applicable to the specific questioner and his/her problem.  It is not based on actual knowledge of the questioner or his/her medical history and it cannot and should not be relied upon as definitive medical opinion or advice.  Reliable medical opinion and advice can only be obtained through hands-on physical contact and exam of the patient to establish an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.  No doctor/patient relationship is created or established here and may not be inferred through answers on this site.  The questioner and other readers must consult his/her own doctor before proceeding or implementing any suggestions contained within this document and answers on this site.  The questioner is only to act upon his/her own doctor抯 orders and recommendations. By reading this posting which follows, the reader fully understands and confirms that he/she holds harmless this writer. If this is not fully agreeable to you, the reader, and/or you have not attained the age of 18 years, you hereby are advised to read no further.