Remember that ankle ātwangā I posted aboutā¦..?
Ended up in A&E after physio suspected a stress fracture. Fortunately it isnāt fractured, just a sprain, but (long story short) they were concerned about the residual lump/ strange tingly sensation on my foot left after an injury 2 years ago and further investigation for a Mortonās neuroma now lies ahead. Ho-hum. Thatās the 10k with my sister out the window š. There will be other 10ks.
Plump up the cushions on the Injury Couch Oldfloss š¢. 2 weeks off running for startersā¦ā¦
I look forward to reading about it. I am off out for a short walk with the dog. Itās dreary and wet here. I hope you have brighter weather your side of the Downs. š
Nooooooooo! I had one of those neuroma things on my foot. Had to wear special insoles and still do. Very painful it was too. Canāt believe you are back on IC.. you were doing so well. As you say there will be other 5kā Am on run 2 week 2 tomorrow ā¦ slow progress. Get better soon. Tx
Thank you Timotea. Just going to frustratingly sit on the IC for a couple of weeks and take advice thereafter. Feeling a bit Grrr š”, but it is what it is. Surgery was muted by physio for the neuroma, but weāll see. Early days yet.Well done on your C25K progress. I could be joining you! Xx
Plumped up as we speak...oh my goodness. . That is not good. But you know now, what's going on and it will be dealt with.Luckily we are here with you xx Stay strong !
Thank you Oldfloss. I shall be keeping up with all the comings and goings on here whilst sitting amongst the comfy cushions. Still cheesed off though! xx
What you can do is loads of non weight bearing stuff like sit ups (š±š±) yoga, Pilates and back exercises to keep your muscles and fitness going. You can bicycle with neuroma I believeā¦ a a nice ebike will keep you going.
Thank you Timotea. I am really fortunate in that my Pilates instructor is also my physio, so I have lots of good advice coming my way from her. I am doing Adriene's January MOVE yoga this month as I just couldn't get through it last month. I hadn't thought about bike riding, but that's a good idea.
Ah, what a pity! But you can have your IC projects to keep yourself stretching and strengtheningā¦ and then sink into those cushions to imagine new routes to run when youāre ready.
Iāve got Mortonās neuroma. Thereās a lot of footwear that I canāt wear without extraordinarily intense pain. Thatās basically most normal footwear. Good job Iām not the Imelda Marcos type!! On specialist advice, Iāve had to turn to wide-fit sports shoes (trail boots, running shoes) and have my bespoke orthotics. Two toes now āseparateā in a V as a result of adaptation to the orthotics.
My running has been largely unaffected - wide running shoes give the space in the toe box. Iāve not even used the orthotics in these shoes. Most of the wide-fit runners I tested felt good. I ended up choosing Hokaās Clifton - a low-drop model with ārocker soleā. Iād already discovered that the rocker sole distributes pressures more evenly. Perfect from the get-go. Later, I did try a nice pair of Altra zero-drops but it soon became apparent they were not going to help me one iota (although notionally wider in the toe-box area, they were still too narrow for my feet and pinched as the foot bent). Weāll all be different, of course, and youāll probably need to experiment - but my main message is that once the flare up settles the neuroma can be managed. Iām now at the point where I completely forget I have it. Very best wishes for a speedy recovery, Hidden .
Thanks so much for your reply. Itās helpful and reassuring to hear someone elseās experiences and to know you are still running.
Iāve had the neuroma for two years, resulting from tendonitis. At that stage I stopped running for 6 months but the lump didnāt go away. When I asked the doctor about she said it was calcification and couldnāt do anything, but now my physio disagrees and explained about Mortonās neuroma. Itās on the top of my foot between the big and second toes. Summertime it doesnāt bother me much as sandals help, but I completely understand what you mean - winter shoes are a different matter. I seem to live in my trainers and soft walking shoes - very glam!
Iām planning projects for the IC and have a date with my yoga mat this morning and a gentle walk with the dog when the rain stops.
Sorry to hear this. Mind you looking out at the weather, probably better to be ārestingā now with gloomy February skies and rain about, than when the sun is shining. Having said that hope you recover soon and the problem gets sorted out.
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