# \#Foot and toe problems **URL:** https://community.patient.info/tag/foot-and-toe-problems/429.md [Latest](https://community.patient.info/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.patient.info/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.patient.info/tags.md) --- ## [I am writing behalf of my 7 year old son,his name is X, he have small red colour bilster in his big toe and having pain](https://community.patient.info/t/i-am-writing-behalf-of-my-7-year-old-son-his-name-is-x-he-have-small-red-colour-bilster-in-his-big-toe-and-having-pain/848229)
**Author:** [@Jibin](https://community.patient.info/u/Jibin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [10 December 2025 22:55 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/i-am-writing-behalf-of-my-7-year-old-son-his-name-is-x-he-have-small-red-colour-bilster-in-his-big-toe-and-having-pain/848229 "2025-12-10T22:55:19Z")
My son Johan having red blister under his big toe and having pain since yesterday.please can you gave me advice. --- ## [Swollen foot after surgery](https://community.patient.info/t/swollen-foot-after-surgery/838036)
**Author:** [@Snoopy88](https://community.patient.info/u/Snoopy88)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [12 November 2025 20:04 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/swollen-foot-after-surgery/838036 "2025-11-12T20:04:19Z")
I had vein ablation surgery o weeks ago and am healing with some problem’s. My left foot is incredibly swollen and very painful. It hurts to move my toes and put pressure on that foot. I wear compression socks to work w… --- ## [Bursectomy in ball of foot under big toe](https://community.patient.info/t/bursectomy-in-ball-of-foot-under-big-toe/822010)
**Author:** [@Tflmltj](https://community.patient.info/u/Tflmltj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2025 13:11 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/bursectomy-in-ball-of-foot-under-big-toe/822010 "2025-10-17T13:11:06Z")
I have done a bursectomy, removal of bursa, in ball of foot just under big toe. Anyone had the same? What was recovery like? I’m in day 7 post-op and toe still feels very stiff and numb. When where you able to put on a n… --- ## [Athletes foot how long for cream to work?](https://community.patient.info/t/athletes-foot-how-long-for-cream-to-work/810336)
**Author:** [@Nesty](https://community.patient.info/u/Nesty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [6 July 2025 18:24 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/athletes-foot-how-long-for-cream-to-work/810336 "2025-07-06T18:24:10Z")
Hi All I’ve had this for about 2 1/2 weeks now, been using Canesten Athletes Foot cream, but it’s not going away, it like starts healing in one place, then re-emerges in another. Any suggestions, I don’t want to go to … --- ## [Toenail Surgery healing issues](https://community.patient.info/t/toenail-surgery-healing-issues/807957)
**Author:** [@poeticsoprano7](https://community.patient.info/u/poeticsoprano7)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 July 2025 10:36 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/toenail-surgery-healing-issues/807957 "2025-07-03T10:36:55Z")
I’ve had toenail surgery in the last 3 weeks but according to the leaflets that was given, it’s supposed to stop bleeding in the first week. But it continued every time I bathed it in salt water for 2-3 minutes, and I’ve… --- ## [Charcot syndrome](https://community.patient.info/t/charcot-syndrome/807568)
**Author:** [@tony\_major](https://community.patient.info/u/tony_major)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [2 July 2025 18:13 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/charcot-syndrome/807568 "2025-07-02T18:13:26Z")
Does anyone have personal experience of this. Ive been advised it may be what i have in my right foot. Been waiting almost 2 months from having scan to see osteopaths next week. --- ## [Plantar Plate Repair with Osteotomy - Recovery](https://community.patient.info/t/plantar-plate-repair-with-osteotomy-recovery/636466)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1147942](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1147942)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [22 February 2024 14:33 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/plantar-plate-repair-with-osteotomy-recovery/636466 "2024-02-22T14:33:30Z")
I'm three weeks out from plantar plate repair with 2nd toe osteotomy. I'm not taking any pain medication at this point, but I'm concerned because I still get throbbing pains in my second toe and pulling, tingling sensati… --- ## [Infection around Lateral Malleollus](https://community.patient.info/t/infection-around-lateral-malleollus/806826)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1481903](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1481903)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [20 February 2024 18:01 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/infection-around-lateral-malleollus/806826 "2024-02-20T18:01:53Z")
It started with swelling, my skin began to rub against edge of my shoe, small area of my skin came off so i used plaster to cover it & changed it every afternoon, it now has been infected & aches, i will attach a photo … --- ## [Weil's Osteotomy of 2nd Metatarsal](https://community.patient.info/t/weils-osteotomy-of-2nd-metatarsal/554891)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1004899](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1004899)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [19 February 2024 01:11 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/weils-osteotomy-of-2nd-metatarsal/554891 "2024-02-19T01:11:23Z")
Hello! I had a Weil's Osteotomy of 2nd metatarsal together with a repair to torn plantar plate and ligament. This was 3 weeks ago. I am non-weightbearing for at least 3 more weeks until I return to doctor. Have been … --- ## [Plantar Plate Tear Suggestions](https://community.patient.info/t/plantar-plate-tear-suggestions/767639)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1389879](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1389879)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [19 February 2024 00:12 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/plantar-plate-tear-suggestions/767639 "2024-02-19T00:12:25Z")
Hi. I am going into my fifth month of a confirmed (MRI) plantar plate partial thickness tear. If it is healing, it is going at a VERY slow pace. Some people are telling me to avoid surgery at all costs. Some surgeons ar… --- ## [Cartiva - Has anyone had it?](https://community.patient.info/t/cartiva-has-anyone-had-it/552799)
**Author:** [@anon53727290](https://community.patient.info/u/anon53727290)\ **Replies:** 836\ **Last updated:** [31 January 2024 20:39 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/cartiva-has-anyone-had-it/552799 "2024-01-31T20:39:35Z")
I'm looking looking at looking at getting looking at getting this. Anyone with experience here? --- ## [You have a Neuroma](https://community.patient.info/t/mot-tens-neuroma/806439)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1480693](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1480693)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [31 January 2024 20:28 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/mot-tens-neuroma/806439 "2024-01-31T20:28:30Z")
I was diagnosed with Morton's Neuroma in three toes on each foot two years ago. Steroid injections worked on two toes but, sadly, not on the others. Eventually, I opted for surgery after the 'pebbles in my shoe' feeling persisted... --- ## [Is this morton's neuroma?](https://community.patient.info/t/is-this-mortons-neuroma/297087)
**Author:** [@anon53727290](https://community.patient.info/u/anon53727290)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [9 December 2023 18:48 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/is-this-mortons-neuroma/297087 "2023-12-09T18:48:28Z")
I first noticed a numbness on the bottom of 2 of my toes (3rd and 4th) about 8 months ago. I then soon noticed a burning sensation.....like walking on a pebble, on the ball of my foot......and both of these conditions h… --- ## [Cheilectomy problem](https://community.patient.info/t/cheilectomy-problem/507288)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_934482](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_934482)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [24 November 2023 08:38 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/cheilectomy-problem/507288 "2023-11-24T08:38:02Z")
I had a cheilectomy and bone spurs removed on my big toe 2 years ago. My toe will not totally straighten out and will not touch the ground. This has effected my walking. I am now getting painful corns on the bottom of bo… --- ## [Hallux Rigidus Surgery](https://community.patient.info/t/hallux-rigidus-surgery/401053)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_655421](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_655421)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [24 November 2023 08:25 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/hallux-rigidus-surgery/401053 "2023-11-24T08:25:40Z")
Anyone here had surgery for HR. I had surgery the middle of last year for suspected HR. Decompression osteotomy with Cheilectomy had a few problems with the recovery and had to have revision surgery which included furt… --- ## [My foot is red, dry, scaly and hard](https://community.patient.info/t/my-foot-is-red-dry-scaly-and-hard/805164)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1476496](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1476496)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 November 2023 22:09 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/my-foot-is-red-dry-scaly-and-hard/805164 "2023-11-14T22:09:57Z")
hi everyone my foot has been like this for a few years now and i can say i have been neglecting it and help would be appreciated thankyou :slight\_smile: --- ## [Help- Need good Walking Shoe- need wide toe box and arch support](https://community.patient.info/t/help-need-good-walking-shoe-need-wide-toe-box-and-arch-support/804918)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1475724](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1475724)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [31 October 2023 23:59 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/help-need-good-walking-shoe-need-wide-toe-box-and-arch-support/804918 "2023-10-31T23:59:16Z")
I have a Morton’s Neuroma in one foot. I do pretty good in a shoe with a wide toe box, and good arch support. I usually do well in a few Danskos, the SAS Pampa Sandal and Birkenstock sandals. My tennis shoe is a Broo… --- ## [Suffering with Foot Drop](https://community.patient.info/t/suffering-with-foot-drop/804099)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_6236](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_6236)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [8 September 2023 05:21 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/suffering-with-foot-drop/804099 "2023-09-08T05:21:41Z")
Hi all, seems like the last time I was here was about 9 years ago .. wow! Was only 70 then and now nearly 80, where does the time go. I was looking for information about “Foot Drop” which I’ve suddenly got. When I wa… --- ## [Big toe pain following sports](https://community.patient.info/t/big-toe-pain-following-sports/803944)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1472524](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1472524)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 August 2023 02:21 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/big-toe-pain-following-sports/803944 "2023-08-30T02:21:49Z")
for probably 8 years now i have pretty severe big toe pain on both feet following playing sports where there is a lot of stop and go and cutting (ultimate frisbee, football, basketball, etc). For about 24hrs afterward ea… --- ## [Corn vs Callus vs Wart?](https://community.patient.info/t/corn-vs-callus-vs-wart/803888)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1472343](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1472343)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 August 2023 15:15 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/corn-vs-callus-vs-wart/803888 "2023-08-26T15:15:08Z")
I’ve had these on my feet for years and they are really embarrassing and starting to get to me. They had a lot of hard skin on which I’ve just shaved off to gain a better look at them. Can anyone tell me what they are a… --- ## [Taping and Toe Spacers - Hallux Rigidus](https://community.patient.info/t/taping-and-toe-spacers-hallux-rigidus/803865)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1472321](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1472321)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 August 2023 00:42 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/taping-and-toe-spacers-hallux-rigidus/803865 "2023-08-26T00:42:23Z")
I’m new to having HR and I want to know more about any non surgical apparatus I can use to aid my everyday life. I already have carbon inserts which is good and very stiff and I want to use other great products aside fr… --- ## [Black dots on big toe](https://community.patient.info/t/black-dots-on-big-toe/803530)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1451627](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1451627)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 August 2023 06:38 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/black-dots-on-big-toe/803530 "2023-08-17T06:38:05Z")
so i suffer with eczema on my right foot and recently noticed my big toenail my have fungus underneath it or its just been affected by the eczema. i have just noticed some black dots on my toe and my toe slightly hurts t… --- ## [Midfoot fusion, after three months](https://community.patient.info/t/midfoot-fusion-after-three-months/799554)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1462420](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1462420)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [13 June 2023 21:47 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/midfoot-fusion-after-three-months/799554 "2023-06-13T21:47:02Z")
Hi, first post I had a midfoot fusion just over three months ago. Six weeks in a cast and six weeks in a boot. Xrays show everything as expected. I started walking this week in my own shoes. The pain i’m experiencing at… --- ## [TEDIOUS RECOVERY from FOOT FUSION SURGERY](https://community.patient.info/t/tedious-recovery-from-foot-fusion-surgery/593599)
**Author:** [@anon53727290](https://community.patient.info/u/anon53727290)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [27 May 2023 17:39 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/tedious-recovery-from-foot-fusion-surgery/593599 "2023-05-27T17:39:06Z")
Hi. I'm Helen and I am in the fifth week of recovery from Fusion Surgery on my lateral and medial cunieforms I didn't realize when I signed up for this surgery about the difficulties I was about to incur from a non weig… --- ## [I’m having a very difficult midfoot fusion recovery. Has anyone else experienced discomfort at 12 we](https://community.patient.info/t/i-m-having-a-very-difficult-midfoot-fusion-recovery-has-anyone-else-experienced-discomfort-at-12-we/789293)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1436934](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1436934)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [15 May 2023 11:07 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/i-m-having-a-very-difficult-midfoot-fusion-recovery-has-anyone-else-experienced-discomfort-at-12-we/789293 "2023-05-15T11:07:30Z")
Hello, I had a midfoot fusion 12 weeks ago and I’m still in a lot of pain walking is hard my foot feels line the muscles and tendons are gnarled up. i am doing my PT exercises, but the pain persists. Is anyone else in … --- ## [Triple fusion on my left foot](https://community.patient.info/t/triple-fusion-on-my-left-foot/797355)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1452349](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1452349)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [15 May 2023 11:01 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/triple-fusion-on-my-left-foot/797355 "2023-05-15T11:01:58Z")
hi..i am really struggling after having a triple fusion op on my left foot..I knew it was going to be hard but I cannot get rid of fatigue and can’t sleep for more than hour half at a time so zero energy and very tearful… --- ## [Hammertoe Surgery - Non fusion of bones - has has this happened to anyone](https://community.patient.info/t/hammertoe-surgery-non-fusion-of-bones-has-has-this-happened-to-anyone/800007)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1403082](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1403082)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [12 May 2023 11:18 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/hammertoe-surgery-non-fusion-of-bones-has-has-this-happened-to-anyone/800007 "2023-05-12T11:18:23Z")
Hello there I am seven half weeks from Hammertoe Surgery. My toe is still painful and very swollen - the surgeon has confirmed that the bones have not fused (yet). I will see him again in about 5 weeks. as this ahppene… --- ## [Multiple issues on left foot](https://community.patient.info/t/multiple-issues-on-left-foot/799541)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1462360](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1462360)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [24 April 2023 21:06 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/multiple-issues-on-left-foot/799541 "2023-04-24T21:06:28Z")
Hi all just looking for a bit of advice/pointers if possible. I have multiple issues with just my left foot. These would include: Nail infection on 3 nails. Dry cracked heels Heat rash I also typically suffer with a… --- ## [Considering Morton’s neuroma surgery. Other options?](https://community.patient.info/t/considering-morton-s-neuroma-surgery-other-options/798867)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1460819](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1460819)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [7 April 2023 01:22 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/considering-morton-s-neuroma-surgery-other-options/798867 "2023-04-07T01:22:05Z")
I’ve had a MN for 1.5 years. Two steroid injections gave no relief. I have numbness, tingling and pain. My symptoms are worst when I first get out if bed. Does anyone else experience this? Has anyone had success wit… --- ## [Morton’s Neuroma - Should you do Decompression surgery?](https://community.patient.info/t/morton-s-neuroma-should-you-do-decompression-surgery/793621)
**Author:** [@nh\_user\_1448383](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1448383)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [5 April 2023 16:45 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/morton-s-neuroma-should-you-do-decompression-surgery/793621 "2023-04-05T16:45:24Z")
Hi - I developed neuroma from a ligament surgery I had a few hears ago. it developed pretty soon after as well. Having a hard time finding much online on any of this. Has anyone heard of decompression surgery here or d… [Next page](https://community.patient.info/tag/foot-and-toe-problems/429.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=Foot+and+toe+problems)