Best thing I ever invested in and yes I have a needle phobia!
3 years ago I was booked to go in for a Mortons Neuroma open surgery operation with a local private clinic in Leicestershire. I chickened out last minute when I heard that recovery time was off your feet (no driving) for 3 months. I worked full time, had to commute every day plus I was getting married in 3 months so couldn't be incapacitated for that long. And there were no guarantees it would work and also the probability of developing a stump neuroma which basically put me off getting it done completely.
So over time I researched other options and came across Cryosurgery - a new non-invasive treatment at London Podiatry Centre. It was a procedure much revered by sports professionals - so I thought it must be good if it had that backing.
To be totally transparent, I have a HUGE needle phobia and really wasn't invested in this procedure at all having had a cortisone injection as an interim option 3 years earlier. However Cryosurgery had no down time - it was non-invasive, had a good success rate, no general anesthetic and I could walk out of the procedure straight after so what did I really have to loose?
The clinic staff were fantastic - talked me through the costs - a lot more affordable than open surgery and gave me heaps of information and just took me through everything with great patience.
I can't lie, I still hated the idea of a needle - the initial anesthetic needle flipped me out and then 20 minutes later my foot went numb and the rest was a walk in the park excuse the pun. I was also being treated for two neuroma's on one foot which doubled my anxiety, but Ron McCulloch (the Podiatrist) who performed the procedure was very understanding and I walked out of the clinic an hour later feeling relieved it wasn't anywhere as bad as I had envisioned it to be. Minimal pain, more discomfort - it was all phobia stress for me.
In the days following there was initial swelling - to be expected, but minimal pain - in fact it was more discomfort than pain. I was driving by the end of the week and after I got fitted for orthotics I was able to scramble around cobbled historic streets on a holiday that I really thought I'd never be able to do. 3 months later I got the all clear that things were settling down well and no further treatment required. The pain I had experienced for all those years previously that stopped me from working out, walking places and enjoying life had gone.
I'm no fan of needles at all - a complete wuss to be fair, but I'd get this done again in a heartbeat if I needed to.
Honestly cant recommend this procedure enough - best thing I've had done and the team were extremely professional and helpful through the whole journey. THANK YOU !!!!








