Question
Good evening!

I had neuroma surgery on my left foot in 15 months ago.  After I healed, I was able to run, hike, walk, etc without pain.  I tripped and split my toes (at the neuroma site) 3 months ago.  Since then, I've been in a lot of pain at the surgery site.  It feels just as if it used to when I had the neuroma, except it doesn't take a lot of activity on my foot before I get to the worst pain.

What could this be?  Is it possible to get a new neuroma at the site?  Could it be a stump neuroma?  What are the treatments?

Also, my doctor thinks there is a small chance it is post-operative pain and has given me medicine to see if it doesn't hurt anymore from taking it. Is this possible/likely?

Thanks!
Andrea

Answer
HI Andrea,

Since you had your foot neuroma removed 15 months ago, it would be highly unlikely that your pain is post-operative pain.  You are likely healing from the new injury.  However, there is a strong possibilty that you have developed a stump neuroma at the site.  This is a fairly common problem.  You may have damaged the nerve ending from your injury or it may just be coincidence that these occured around the same time.  

My personal preference for treatment is a procedure called cryosurgery or CryoMax.  That is my first choice for a neuroma or stump neuroma.  I would try to avoid further open surgery in the same area.  CryoMax is a minimally invasive procedure that freezes the nerve and causes nerve death and pain relief.  See my site for more details.

www.tampacryosurgery.com


Sincerely,

Marc Katz, DPM
Tampa, FL
Advanced Podiatry
www.thetampapodiatrist.com
www.tampacryosurgery.com

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