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Any advice before I surgically remove my own metatarsals?

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LeGreg - 36% vaseline, 64% sawdust May 2011 2:27pm, 3 May 2011 8,744 posts	Quote Pin LeGreg - 36% vaseline, 64% sawdust Hello you lovely even vaguely medically-related people. I have a pain on top of the foot. It feels like it is in the space between the 1st and 2nd metatarsal. There is no pain by pressing hard on the bones. It is quite sharp if I poke it, but quite dull otherwise. It is very noticeable on cold muscles - I had to alter my gait when I woke up - but is barely there when warm. I am 2 weeks away from a target 10K race and I don't want to jeopardise this by running on it if it is likely to make it worse, but I don't want to stop running if I don't need to and can deal with it with a dose of ibu and some HTFU. Any thoughts?
ChrisHB May 2011 2:34pm, 3 May 2011 5,579 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB Use a general anaesthetic before attempting self-surgery.
Frobester May 2011 2:34pm, 3 May 2011 13,670 posts	Quote Pin Frobester Or heaps of booze and a well-cauterised knife.
Dave A May 2011 2:35pm, 3 May 2011 18,723 posts	Quote Pin Dave A Try loosening off the lacing on ALL your shoes/trainers. I use fieggen.com for lacing. Withbthis method, you can iss out eyeholes on the trainers that are level with the pain.
HellsBells May 2011 2:36pm, 3 May 2011 7,463 posts	Quote Pin HellsBells first piece of advice - don't is the pain limited to one spot? is it in the cleft between the toes, or further back on the foot?
LeGreg - 36% vaseline, 64% sawdust May 2011 2:44pm, 3 May 2011 8,746 posts	Quote Pin LeGreg - 36% vaseline, 64% sawdust HB. Yes, one spot only. On top of the foot, in the middle-ish lengthways.
Hoaxster May 2011 2:46pm, 3 May 2011 21,149 posts	Quote Pin Hoaxster A stiff belt of rum and a chainsaw.
Dave A May 2011 2:52pm, 3 May 2011 18,724 posts	Quote Pin Dave A I also find that sitting on your hand for 5 minutes before makes it feel like someone else is doing it........
HellsBells May 2011 3:00pm, 3 May 2011 7,464 posts	Quote Pin HellsBells Stress fracture is still a possiblity, though less likely if the bone itself isn't tender I think you'd be unlikely to do any harm running on it, but would suggest an fmail to Cabletow as he is wiser than me in these things Wrong place for a Mortons
LeGreg - 36% vaseline, 64% sawdust May 2011 4:07pm, 3 May 2011 8,747 posts	Quote Pin LeGreg - 36% vaseline, 64% sawdust Thanks, I'll ping CT