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Loss of Feeling in My Toe
« on: October 14, 2006, 04:03:27 PM »
Ok, now this is about as minor a healthcare issue as possible, but figured I'd post in case anyone has experienced this in the past.

So I got married last Sunday, and spent the whole day traipsing around in uncomfortable, cheap bridal shoes (didn't see the point on wasting money on shoes I'd never wear again, and would not even be visible). Probably didn't help that there was a lot of stepping on each other's toes during our rather unrehearsed first dance.

The next day, I noticed that I had lost feeling in the tip of my second toe (which is actually longer than my big toe--freaky I know). It doesn't hurt, just feels really weird and not right! I thought it would be back to normal by now, but it's not.

Anyone experienced this before? How long before it goes back to feeling like a normal toe again? I've worn pretty uncomfortable shoes in the past, and was a ballet dancer when I was growing up, so it's not like I'm just not used to my feet being abused. 


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Re: Loss of Feeling in My Toe
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2006, 02:22:46 PM »
You might have or are developing a Morton's Neuroma.  It is normally much more common between the third and fourth toe.  Also it is much more common in women because of them wear narrow high-heeled shoes.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mortons-neuroma/DS00468
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Re: Loss of Feeling in My Toe
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2006, 03:20:24 PM »
Kitsonk, thanks for the info!

I try not to wear high heels and uncomfortable shoes if I can avoid it, but sadly I think a lot of damage was done when I was a kid wearing point shoes for ballet class. It also doesn't help that I have trouble finding shoes as my feet are very narrow and long, and I often end up compensating for shoes that are too wide by getting shoes that are probably a little too short. It's just so hard to find narrow shoes that aren't a fortune!

Anyway, it feels a lot better today, so I'm hoping it might just be some temporary nerve damage that will go away.


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Re: Loss of Feeling in My Toe
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2006, 03:38:21 PM »
I'm sure it's temporary.  The same thing happened to me last year -- walked and danced very high, very pointy heels for about 16 hours and three of my toes on my left foot were numb for about a week.   ;)


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Re: Loss of Feeling in My Toe
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2006, 03:50:05 PM »
I have this in my little toe on left foot and my big toe on my right foot and I've had it for several years.  I cannot figure out where it came from unless it was stuffing my feet in stiff figure skating boots for years and I somehow developed a neuropathy in those areas as a result.  Doesn't bother me really, and the tissue around the area still looks healthy.  I just take care to wear good shoes to minimize any more problems!  :)


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