adventures with feet

So, this knot on my toe. They're not going to have to amputate. (Always prepare for the worst....) Turns out it's just swelling, and he'll probably give me some orthotics (a toe spacer? Weird. So much for sexy sanadals.) But while he was examining that, I mentioned that where it hurts is on the ball of my foot, kind of in the center. Oh, he said, squeezing in on the sides of my foot. Does this hurt? Well, YEAH. OW! Now that you mention it. Turns out that I probably have "Morton's neuroma" which sounds scary, but research (and Amy) has (have?) reassured me that it isn't half as bad as it sounds. He ordered an MRI, and noted on the prescription form that it was to "rule out" Morton's neuroma. Huh? Maybe that's what they put so the MRI focuses on the right area or something.

Since I'm not given to wearing high heels with tight toes, I wonder if walking funny to avoid putting pressure on the knot thingy caused the neuroma. Huh.

So I'm taking anti-inflammatory drugs to see if that helps. The web sites on the topic were interesting-- one said conservative treatments works in 80% of cases, and another site said conservative treatment almost never works. Guess which statement was on the surgeon's site. Wrong! It was actually the surgeons that said that conservative treatment usually works. I think I need to go lie down now.