Bone spur

[cmasse]

I have a bone spur on the top of my right foot. Does this go away on its own or do I need to get it surgically removed? I had it for more than six months.

Cassie

[Heidi]

Bone spurs don't usually go away on their own. However they are also often asymptomatic, especially in non-weight bearing areas and so do not cause a problem.
Is it causing you pain?

[cmasse]

Thank you for replying. The bone spur on the top of my right foot is causing pain. It hurts when it is touched by something or when there is pressure on it. Do I have to get this surgically removed?
Cassie

[Heidi]

Have you been to see anyone about it? I wouldn't be able to say for definate.

[cmasse]

Thank you for replying. I have seen my ankle surgeon. I had ankle surgery over a year ago and my ankle started to bother me so I got an appointment a couple weeks ago with my ankle surgeon. When he looked on the x-rays, he saw the bone spur on top of my foot. I don't go back and see him until October and he will do a CT scan as well. He said it may resolve with some ankle exercises or it may not. The bone spur is painful and if it is still painful when my appointment comes in October, then I don't know what he is going to do. The bone spur has been in my foot for more than six months.

Cassie

[andrew_19000]

Bone spurs, an overgrowth of bone at or near joints (usually those of the big toe), don't cause pain; shoe pressure on the spurs does. Try wearing roomier shoes, stretch shoes, or extra depth orthopedic shoes. Putting pads inside your regular shoes may help, so long as the pads don't put more pressure on the spurs. Aspirin or ibuprofen may relieve the pain temporarily, but that's not a long-term solution. Sometimes an injection of a long acting corticosteroid can provide relief for months.
If those simple measures aren't sufficient, surgery to file down the protuberances may indeed be your best bet. Recovery from surgery rarely takes eight weeks, however. Most people can resume sedentary activities, such as desk work, within a few days and light walking without crutches or a cane in three or four weeks. So far, laser treatment for bone spurs seems to offer no advantage over traditional surgery. And good luck.

[shane]

Bone spurs may be associated with pain, numbness and sensitivity if it irritates the surrounding tissues such as skin, fat pads, nerves or tendons.

[alexander3321]

hello. well I hope that I get useful information about this problem. It also happens to me sometime and hopefully I will get rid of it by someone's useful tips or information. thanks

[Sole Man]

[QUOTE=andrew_19000;3806]Putting pads inside your regular shoes may help, so long as the pads don't put more pressure on the spurs.[/QUOTE]
Pads would surely cause more pressure just by being there, I think, and roomier shoes will just jostle the foot around more, fewer contacts but more painful when they hit. You're as well off to look at all the options, but I'd be very dubious about an "ankle surgeon" who thinks that exercises will make a bone spur go away.

[1ASportsman]

Be confident, man! I heard that such spurs remove by themselves. Don't touch your spur. Let it be quiet. Just keep your bones green. "A sound mind in a sound body". I hope, you'll get rid of it soon