Anyone ever have a toe removed?

[shelly_belly]

When I run out of diclofenac I take Aleve. I'd say Aleve is around 60-70% as effective, for me.

 

[benco]

Have you decided on what your going to do? I think you will regret having the toe removed. It would have to be a last resort.

 

[passedpawn]

Have you decided on what your going to do? I think you will regret having the toe removed. It would have to be a last resort.

I have another appt this week to have some sort of custom orthotic made. Doesn't fix the problem though. Only real solution involves surgery, either fusing bones with screws or amputation. The latter sounds simpler, but I'm going to get the straight dope from the doc at the appt.

 

[Airplanedoc]

I have another appt this week to have some sort of custom orthotic made. Doesn't fix the problem though. Only real solution involves surgery, either fusing bones with screws or amputation. The latter sounds simpler, but I'm going to get the straight dope from the doc at the appt.

FWIW

My mom has had both her big toes fixed. I had forgot about it until she mentioned it to someone yesterday. Each of them has been taken apart and screwed back together in the proper alignment. She had quite a bit of discomfort before, and her big toes were at a much worse angle than yours. She has no issues or pain at all with either of them now, and it has been 5-10 years since she had them corrected.

 

[passedpawn]

FWIW

My mom has had both her big toes fixed. I had forgot about it until she mentioned it to someone yesterday. Each of them has been taken apart and screwed back together in the proper alignment. She had quite a bit of discomfort before, and her big toes were at a much worse angle than yours. She has no issues or pain at all with either of them now, and it has been 5-10 years since she had them corrected.

How'd her toe problems occur? From trauma or normal wear/tear?

 

[Airplanedoc]

How'd her toe problems occur? From trauma or normal wear/tear?

The root cause would be women's shoes. Her shoes caused the toe to turn in much as yours, and wore the joint angle causing all the same problems you have.

 

[Roadie]

Interesting! Any idea how it compares to Aleve (naproxen)?

Be careful with NSAIDs as OD'ing on them can lead to Chronic Kidney Disease (don't ask me how I know) which is no joke!

 

[cannman]

Be careful with NSAIDs as OD'ing on them can lead to Chronic Kidney Disease (don't ask me how I know) which is no joke!

My understanding is that that if you are a moderate drinker.... (and um, this is HBT) you should probably choose ibuprofen (a lot of it) as your drug of choice.

I had a tooth knocked out back in the day and IBU took care of the pain until I could get a bridge.

 

[Roadie]

My understanding is that that if you are a moderate drinker.... (and um, this is HBT) you should probably choose ibuprofen (a lot of it) as your drug of choice.

I had a tooth knocked out back in the day and IBU took care of the pain until I could get a bridge.

Ibuprofen was my go to until I OD'd on it over a 4 month period. Blew both my kidneys out. YMMV.

 

[Mongrel]

You'd probably get much better toe removal advice on one of those amputation fetish sites.

 

[Quadrupled]

I have another appt this week to have some sort of custom orthotic made. Doesn't fix the problem though. Only real solution involves surgery, either fusing bones with screws or amputation. The latter sounds simpler, but I'm going to get the straight dope from the doc at the appt.

Not the same situation but relatable. My grandfather tore his knee up in WWII and as a kid one thing that was regularly reinforced was that I had to be VERY careful around his knee due to unrelenting pain. After multiple knee surgeries over several years he finally said eff-it and fused his leg (cut out the knee and fused what was left). Although I never learned the specifics of the fusion surgery, I do know he was much much happier and pain free with what would sound rather extreme to most people.

 

[cannman]

Is this thread the most subscribed thread on HBT yet?! Damn, your toe is a superstar, PassedPawn :fro:

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

I just can't imagine life without all of em ya know. I've grown attached to the little suckers over the years.

Really? Mine have been attached since birth.

 

[LAHammer]

From the webz:

The great toe is considered the most important of the toes in functional terms. Nevertheless, great toe amputation can be performed with little resulting functional deficit.[3, 4][/I]

Why would they call it great if it's not so great?

 

[passedpawn]

Why would they call it great if it's not so great?

Grate. Grate toe.

As in, "The big toe bone is grating on the other toe bone, and I want to cut it off with loppers".

 

[brew_ny]

I want to cut it off with loppers.

bolt cutters may work better

 

[VegasJ]

The ultimate solution is to fuse the bones together (screws). Doc wants to fit me for a custom orthotic insert for my running shoes. Of course, that doesn't make this problem go away, so I'm not sure what that is meant to accomplish. In fact, I am usually in sandals or barefoot most days since I work at home.

Hope you aren't talking flip-flops or those sandals have a heel strap...

 

[passedpawn]

Hope you aren't talking flip-flops or those sandals have a heel strap...

Haha, I hate flip-flops (they've always reminded me of the shower shoes in the marine corps). I do the full jesus sandals. No thongs.

In truth, I hardly ever wear footwear at all. I don't leave my house much, work from home, and in FL there's just no reason to put on shoes. I haven't worn shoes/sandals of any kind since this wkend when I brewed.

 

[boydster]

You need to ask yourself: WHMLGTDFML? (For those not in the know, What has my left great (or grate) toe done for me lately?) I'd be willing to bet it's a nagging, lazy, good-for-nothing mooch. A parasite on your existence, leaching vital nutrients and only offering you pain and suffering in return for your sustenance. Cut the bastard off. That'll teach it. You'll naturally have to preserve it in formaldehyde, in order to deter the rest of your toes from going rogue. Fear is a powerful motivator.

I'll offer that I've had some rum this evening and perhaps may be a bit rash. But I'm thinking about cutting off my left great toe now. That lazy little effer.

 

[negativereaction]

Since we've had brewmaster beard-yeast beers and whatnot before, is there a chance of passedpawn toe beer? No? Are you sure? Hey, don't ban me, it was just a joke! nooooooo

 

[benco]

How is the Big toe doing! Just checking on you?

 

[passedpawn]

How is the Big toe doing! Just checking on you?

Thanks for checking on me! It's been really good lately. Hasn't bothered me much at all.

I was trimming trees and such this weekend and felt the toe "click". Instantly hurt. I limped for a while, but it got better and the next day it was fine. I thought I was in for a bad day, but no.

After dishing out over $600 cash (!), I'm getting a custom orthotic gizmo. I'll insert it in my running shoes (I run on Hoka One Ones) and give it a try. IMO, giant waste of money, but we'll see. In$ert for my shoes arrives in a week.

I'm suppressing my disappointment (ok, anger) here. Doc really doesn't want to take this to the next level. I feel like I'm the only one who knows what needs to be done here. He say's a lot can go wrong with the surgery, which I believe.

I keep the loppers sharp on the grinder. They'll lop off a 1# limb like a knife through butter. I know I sound like a crazy guy when I say I'll cut the toe off, and it sounds crazy to me at this moment, but when the sucker is throbbing all night, the crazy idea sounds pretty sane to me. I really won't do that of course (?), but if I start running and the sucker pains me as it has, I'll be getting something done to it, and soon.

 

[cannman]

Mexico is pretty nice this time of year

 

[aboantopick]

Damn dude!
I hope you don't get a migraine!

 

[Homercidal]

I don't know. Seems like they could fuse the joint or put in an insert or something.

 

[passedpawn]

I don't know. Seems like they could fuse the joint or put in an insert or something.

Fusing is what the doc says is the next step.

 

[hunter_le five]

You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me.... Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

The root cause would be women's shoes. Her shoes caused the toe to turn in much as yours, and wore the joint angle causing all the same problems you have.

We told him several times that 6 inch heels just weren't right for him, no matter how tight he said his calves were.

 

[Homercidal]

You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me.... Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon... with nail polish.

I REALLY need to watch this movie some day.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

I REALLY need to watch this movie some day.

wait... what? it's classic.