Tell me about your sesamoiditis

I hadn’t heard of this annoying infliction until I diagnosed myself with it last week.

Probably caused by running, or bending my foot funny at home.

Specifically interested in hearing how yours cleared up quickly and didn’t come back.

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Nobody?

This place usually comes up trumps for niche medical conditions so I’m surprised.

Sesamoiditis – a self diagnosed pain in the big toe joint?

Why are you sure it’s not gout? Maybe see a doctor to get a definitive opinion.

Potentially a symptom of Hemochromatosis – arthritis of some of the extremetity joints – usually knuckles of the fingers or big toes.
Worth a quick check of iron (SeFn) levels regardless, as it’s one of those conditions that is trivially easy to treat if found early but very damaging / fatal if found late i.e. once major symptoms present.
https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/haemachromatosis/

Why are you sure it’s not gout? Maybe see a doctor to get a definitive opinion.

Because I’ve had gout and it’s not that. Symptoms are exactly as described for sesamoiditis.

And I don’t go and see the GP with every minor sports injury. Do you? Seems a bit wasteful.

Take it seriously is what I say – go see a specialist and get an X-ray to make sure it’s not fractured. If you can wear an airboot for a couple of weeks then do so.

I didn’t after my feet swelled in an ultra distance cycling race – putting pressure on the ball of my foot.  I carried on riding and when I got home largely ignored it – I ended up with a necrose  sesamoid which causes me lots of **** pain and headache in the long run. If I had rested in the months after the original injury I would have probably been fine.

I’m avoiding surgery to have it removed for now as I fight the arthritis train in the rest of my body.

Take is as a lesson that you are doing something wrong to your feet – look at the shape of your shoes and your feet in general. Altra shoes are your friend – start looking at how much control you have of your big toe…  go see a special podiatrist who believes in barefoot techniques and making your feet strong.

Potentially a symptom of Hemochromatosis

Reading up cheers.