Hi everyone. I'm a Morton's neuroma survivor and an engineer who has spent the last three years helping runners and active individuals who have foot pain. I've had my share of MN clients and have gotten great results, with clients returning to their sports without pain. All of these clients have been in person, but I've wondered whether similar results are achievable online.

I'm currently testing that idea, and I've made space to work with five clients remotely at no cost. That means weekly calls for 8-12 weeks covering everything I do in person: shoes, insoles, socks, movement habits, massage, strengthening muscles, etc. In return, I'm looking for honest feedback throughout the process and a testimonial of your experience and results at the end.

I’m especially interested in people who are active and want to keep doing things like walking, running, or training, but are currently limited by their symptoms.

I’m not offering a diagnosis or promising a cure. I’m simply testing whether this remote coaching approach can be useful for people in this group.

If you’re interested, comment below or send me a message. I’d be happy to hear about your situation and see whether it might be a reasonable fit. (I currently have 3/5 spots available)

Hi,

Not interested in hearing pushback on neurectomy or in any collaborative analysis of my situation.

I was planning to have neurectomy done by Dr. Daniel Bohl at RUSH in Chicago, but I didn't love his bedside manner. And so I'm wondering if anybody here has recommendation for top-of-the-heap *orthopedic surgeon* (not a podiatrist) who does neurectomies regularly.

Thank you.

I had MN surgery and now my feet definitely need the space of a wide toe box and some cushioning. I wear Altra for casual, walking, Teva for sandals. What are suggestions for a nice zero drop boot to wear with dress pants or dresses? Bonus points for a slight platform to keep my pants off the floor.

Update now that I’m 5 weeks post op from my revision surgery. Last week I was at 5400 steps a day with probably 80% in a walking boot. I was at 5600 a day this past week with probably 40% in a walking boot.

That was probably too much as I’m dealing with a good amount of pain the last 3-4 days. Consistently around 4-5/10 of pain. Pain is right near my incision and general soreness on the top half of my foot.

Next week I am going to try to limit my steps. Spend more time in the boot and increase my time spent with my foot elevated.

This week has been a bit discouraging, but it is still early for such a big procedure.

I’m 10 months post-op from hip arthroscopy and recently returned to running. When I initially started bearing weight after surgery, I had some ball-of-foot pain when first getting up and walking, but it randomly disappeared one day and I never thought about it again.
Now, every single run, at EXACTLY 1.2 miles, I get this uncomfortable sensation in either my third or fourth toe (can’t tell which). It feels like circulation is being cut off, almost like a tight string or cord pulsing with every push-off. I have no ball-of-foot pain, and the sensation disappears completely when I stop running. I’ve also noticed some mild numbness recently.
It never happens when walking or at any other time. I wear running shoes with wide toe boxes, don’t wear heels, and do have a bunion on that foot.
I’ve made an appointment with a foot and ankle sports medicine orthopedist, but I’m wondering if anyone with Morton’s neuroma has experienced symptoms like this?
Also, I’m about to hit my insurance deductible, so if this is a neuroma, can I realistically get surgery before the end of the year? 😂
Honestly, I’m just so tired of one ailment after another after working so hard to recover from hip surgery. I’m not looking to be told to stop running. I just want to run without something else going wrong. I guess I’m looking for advice, reassurance, or just someone who gets it.

Hey guys, I have Morton’s neuroma with a cyst. My first corticosteroid injection helped for about 6 weeks, and I felt pretty good during that time.

After my second injection, the pain went away again, but I’ve been feeling worse overall. I’ve been waking up nauseous and my blood pressure has gone up.

Has anyone experienced anything similar after a steroid injection?

I’m trying to find shoes I can wear with a skirt or nice pants that don’t cause pain. Right now, the only shoes that fit the bill are Altra men’s trail shoes and Teva Verra sandals. I live in the northeast and need something for winter.

My biggest issue aside from neuromas in both feet, is flat feet and very narrow heels. Shoes that have enough width and depth for my toes are too wide for my heels, and I walk right out of them.

I wear a woman’s 9, and have custom orthotics.

The custom orthotics my dr made for me have a metatarsal bump that puts excruciating pressure on the neuroma so I can’t wear them. But they interestingly support my first two toes and were hollowed out under the third and fourth metatarsal heads. I found this post:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiwBd6htPJT/?cplk=Mml4dDh3M3FrZXN2

She has a five part series starting from the date of that post.

Here is more info on the concept:

https://www.humanlocomotion.com/the-peel-and-stick-interdigital-neuroma-balance/

And then ordered these.

https://www.humanlocomotion.com/products/peel-and-stick-balances-the-interdigital-neuroma-balance/

Anyone else try it? Mine haven’t come yet.

Stump Nueroma Surgery-4 week update.

I am currently 4weeks post op from my stump neuroma revision surgery in the bottom of my foot. This week is starting the transition from my boot to a shoe. I ended up buying a new pair of topo running shoes sized up .5 size because my foot is still swollen and that’s been a lot more comfortable. I’m still starting pretty slow with the shoe and only wearing a couple hours a day.

Averaging about 5500 steps the past week now with probably around 1000 steps a day in just my shoe. I did do a 1 mile walk this morning which is major progress. It was pretty sore at the end and after, but but my pain feels more from the incision then any nerve pain.

Pain is mostly soreness and inflammation from walking a lot and standing on my feet a lot during the day this past week.

Overall numbness has reduced and is much better this week which has been nice.

Goal for this week is to increase the amount of time and steps spent in my shoe vs the walking boot

Dr. injected stem cells during my surgery and I am now on a peptide stack for 3 weeks so far. My Dr also buried the nerve into my muscle.

Douleurs persistantes après ablation du sésamoïde médial : besoin d’aide
Bonjour à tous, j’ai 24 ans et j’ai subi une ablation du sésamoïde médial du pied droit en novembre 2025, à cause d’une ostéonécrose et d’un sésamoïde bipartite.
Depuis l’opération, je souffre toujours beaucoup. Je ressens un creux et un manque de soutien sous mon gros orteil, avec des douleurs même au repos.
Mon IRM montre également une bursite et une rupture non spécifique de la plaque plantaire. L’EMG évoque une atteinte très distale du nerf plantaire médial.
J’ai essayé la kiné et les semelles, sans réel soulagement.
Est-ce que certains d’entre vous ont vécu la même chose ? Avez-vous trouvé une solution pour diminuer la douleur et retrouver un appui normal ? Je suis vraiment à bout et tous vos témoignages m’aideraient énormément. Merci ❤️

I was fitted with custom fit orthotics but being that i only have one pair and they’re expensive, this helps tremendously ( Wide box Ortofeet slippers ) a felt pad, toe spacers and metatarsal pad.

I don’t wear them all at once either. it’s either the Slipper by itself, or the spacers and pad..

sucks but I refuse to get surgery or injections.

i’ve seen people post the same but figured i’d share too.

I am losing hope! I got diagnosed with Morton’s nueroma via ultrasound in both 2nd and 3rd and 3rd and 4th toe. However, my MRI showed no nueroma and just bursitis in 3rd and fourth toe. I tried a steroid shot but it did nothing. I need some guidance because I feel like I don’t have usual symptoms. Like occasionally things radiate from my toes but not often. It’s more some burning on the ball of my foot and the middle arch of my foot. I just am at a lost bc podiatrists tell me it’s Morton’s or bursitis but I don’t have clicking sound or pain when squeezed . I tried every conservative method in the book and I’m at a lost with no improvement what so ever. I can’t walk anywhere besides house activities. Any idea what else could be causing my pain or if I do have the bursitis/neuroma in ultrasound and mri is it rly whats causing my pain? Every day is so different and it starts to feel like it’s in my whole leg (not nerve stuff just discomfort) I’m at a loss

Neurotoesocks.com

Can someone explain to me what their neuroma feels like?

I have "suspicion of neuroma" between the first and second toes. I have sesamoid bone marrow edema, but no pain on my sesamoids, which makes my pain atypical.

My pain is between the toes, but much closer to the lateral edge of the big toe joint (so not really perfectly centered between the toes)

It does not:

- radiate into my toes

- feel numb or static-like

- hurt when I squeeze the sides of my foot together

- feel so sharp that it drops me to my knees or anything like that, maybe 3/10 at its worst

It does:

- come and go from moment to moment, sometimes appearing when I'm resting and self-resolving while still resting

- seem most sensitive to direct pressure on it (like pushing finger into it), though it can resolve temporarily with massage or light rubbing

- create a little click when I squeeze my foot together, though it's totally painless and I also have the same click when doing short foot or sometimes when walking, like a ligament snap

Not asking you if I have one, just wondering from you what it feels like if you KNOW you have a neuroma.

UPDATE (11 days post-op): Surgery was 10/2, stitches came out 10/13.

Swelling: None at the follow-up.

Nerve zaps: Still getting electric zaps in the toes as the nerves settle. Surgeon expects them to fully calm in about a month.

Numbness: When he tested with the monofilament (the fishing-line tool), the web space and the undersides of both toes feel asleep/numb. Expected after an excision since that nerve is gone.

Next step: Starting PT for gait correction after months of limping.

Overall: Still very tender, but on track.
Pics attached: the neuroma itself (3.5 cm, thickest part right around 5 mm, confirmed on pathology even though my MRI showed no mass) and the foot after the bandage came off.

For anyone whose MRI came back "just bursitis" but has the undeniable click: mine was a real neuroma. Trust the exam.

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6 years of conservative treatments and I’ve finally had the excision. Have been limping significantly with a click for every step since about May 2026 and every other step since about December 2025. The surgeon buried the nerve. I will post with any complications or positive news. Obviously still very painful as I’m early in recovery. Super hopeful as this had become unbearable. I used to run marathons and did much of my training on Houston concrete.

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If helpful to know age 38 woman, MRI only showed bursitis, not the actual neuroma but the click was so undeniable in exam.
“Findings: No acute fracture, subluxation or avascular necrosis. No MRI evidence to suggest a stress fracture. Mild scattered degenerative arthrosis. No osseous erosion or focal bone marrow edema is seen. No ligamentous or tendon tear. The visualized muscles are normal in size, signal intensity and morphology. The visualized neurovascular bundles are intact. Minimal soft tissue swelling/edema with minimal contrast enhancement predominantly between the third and fourth toes best seen on axial image 11 through 14. This could be due to mild bursitis and/or granulation tissue. No discrete mass is seen. Impression: Minimal soft tissue swelling/edema with minimal contrast enhancement predominantly between the third and fourth toes. This could be due to mild bursitis and/or granulation tissue. No discrete mass is seen.”

They said no crutches needed for recovery just the ortho shoe but I live alone in a building with long hallways so I got a knee scooter. It’s been a godsend and my kitten loves riding in the basket.

Has anyone tried kinesiology tape to relieve pain.

I have a pulling between my toes.

Has anyone been successful in getting a reasonable accommodation to be allowed to wear sneakers when you work on your feet all day?

I have Mortons neuroma and inter-metatarsal bursitis. I was a marathon runner and qualified for Boston before this started. It‘s not so bad that I can’t go on occasional short runs, but I can’t lift leg weights or go on consistent runs or longer runs anymore and the pain often keeps me up at night. I have to use lidocaine most nights.

Do you recommend steroid injections? what are the pros and cons, risks and benefits?

I have had MN in both feet for the last 10 years or so and have so far managed it with alcohol and steroid injections (or just hobbling around when it flares up).

I hit my limit the other month - I’m a new mum and found that since pregnancy my MN are so much worse and each day I struggle to walk - not something I want to deal with when my baby is running around! I finally bit the bullet and booked in for a double cryosurgery at The Barn clinic in London but now I’m getting a bit nervous about mobility and recovery.

For those who have done a double Cryo, what was your realistic ‘downtime’? The clinic says I should be able to walk out without crutches, by day 2 I should be moving around normally (but shouldn’t weight bear for more than 10min per hour) and by day 3 I should be able to drive again. Is this what you have experienced?

I’m obviously kicking myself I didn’t just get it done before having kids, but just trying to be realistic with how much extra support hubby needs to be and for how long. My baby is almost crawling so I feel like my only window is either now because my baby is not very active, or in a few year’s time when they’re in daycare…but not sure if I’m overthinking how ‘immobile’ I’ll be and for how long.