bone growth on foot

So, I've always had this little knob where my pinky toe meets the foot. It's on the outside, side of the foot. It's like a bunion(spelling?), but doesn't give me a problems...until now.

Lately, I've noticed that the bump is growing and it seems as if its the bone, rather than just swelling. It is also becoming quite sensitive after workouts.

I haven't gotten new shoes, done anything particularily different, etc,etc. I climb about 2-4/week.

Is this something that will go away, get worse...

Who has had this problem.

bummer, my father has the same thing (it has become quite the bump) and was told surgery was the ticket. he just started having pain with tight shoes because of it. he goes under the knife on the 18th and then has to wear some queer boot for 6 weeks or something...

Hmmm, that doesn't sound to good at all.

I just made an appointment.

Thanks for the info,
Evan

Try to go to a podiatrist if you can...

Evan, I'm dealing with the same thing. Some thorough and exhaustive research (by way of ten minutes on Google) has led me to believe it's a tailor's bunion -- basically the same as a bunion except on the other side.

Mine is definitely caused and aggravated by my plastic boots. If the temps here are in the 30s and I can wear my leathers (Sportiva Trango S EVO), the pain and swelling goes away completely. When it gets cold and I'm forced into the plastics, I'm close to tears after just a few hours.

Several of my friends have had the same issue, and they all say a switch out of the plastics has done the trick. I've got some Baturas on the way, and I'm hoping those will take care of the problem. Not sure if any of this applies to you, but that's the deal here.

I'm a pedorthist (adjunct profession to podiatrist). Sounds like you have a bunionette/tailor's bunion developing (aggravation of the 5th metatarsal-phalangeal joint [5th MPJ]). The major contributing factor is excessive pressure laterally. If you don't relieve the pressure it's likely to get worse. Suggest you find a full service shoe shop/cobbler where you can get them to do a local ring & ball stretch that will relieve pressure locally off your bump without otherwise changing the fit of your shoe-an adjustment I've done many times. See a podiatrist, and keep surgery as your last-ditch option: I've seen way too many feet where the root cause of the problem was not addressed so that post-surgery the problem came back.

i've got bone spurs all over my feet from cramming them into way too tight ski boots for years, i've heard the surgery is more painful than dealing with it. i once had cortisone shots put in my heels which eased the pain and swelling temporarily but i've also heard thats bad for your tendons. i've made sure to get my boots fitted properly with the plastic ground thinner around the problem areas to relieve the pressure which has helped immensely.

I have not had problems with growth on that part of my foot, but I did have really bad ones on my heels. Like was mentioned fixing the original problem, your boot fit has to be done. I had bone spurs removed off each heel, and could not be happier, but mine was to the point where any shoe was painful. I was permanently in flip flops.

As far as getting your boots to fit, you can do stuff to your plastic boots to make then fit your foot, better. For the toe box, normally one would punch out the boot. For the heel, I get out my dremel.

I don't know who in climbing does that kind of work, but you will find that a good ski boot store, will be able to do this kind of work, and I know of some ice hockey shops as well that would be capable of doing this. Don't go too far with this, there is no un-punching your boot or un-grinding it.