Hoofing It

Last week I had my last (hopefully) appointment with the podiatrist regarding the issue I've been having with the second toe on my left foot. As I explained to him, from a pain standpoint it no longer feels as though I am walking on a marble. However, I do still have a burning sensation on the bottom of that foot at times. He performed his normal examination of feeling the toes and pressing on the bottom of my foot right beneath the toes.

orthotics

He is very pleased with the progress that has been made. He said it is nice and tight under the toe now, whereas before it was very loose due to the ligament being stretched out. In terms of the pain, he explained that it was to be expected as the healing continues. He does not want me to wear the toe splint at all, but wants me to continue to use the orthotic that they sold me on my first visit. In fact he said I will always need to wear them because I do not have any padding at all on the bottom of my feet. That is due to age and the bunions I have had forever on both feet. Because of that, I am never to go barefoot.

I actually had purchased a second orthotic from them at my last visit so that I always have a clean pair. I asked if I could trim a little off the front of them so that they would fit in all of my shoes, and he said that was fine.

So, overall very good news. I hope that eventually the burning sensation will disappear, but if not it is not the end of the world. The pain is very tolerable, and the fact that I did not need to have surgery is quite awesome.