Erin Nelson

Did a fantastic job on my foot & ankle. Pain free for the first time in 5 years!

She casted me for a "broken foot" for 4 months, 3 of which were non weight bearing. When I got the cast off, I developed stress fractures due to a 20-30% loss in bone density. She then looked at the stress fracture x-ray and told me I had cysts on my bones (I am a current cancer patient). She said not to worry. We'll just x-ray them every month. Because of our concern with bone cancer, we went to Mayo to see an Orthopedic Oncologist. He said that not only do I have NO cysts on my bones, but it was never broken in the first place! It was just a bad sprain. I spent 9 months in casts and various types of treatments to finally find out it was never broken!

I had bunion surgery over 6 months with Dr. Erin Nelson. I tried to research Dr. Nelson and didn't find a lot, but since she was the chair of the group and was very friendly to work with I decided to go with her. I was a little surprised that she didn't discuss any possible risks associated with the surgery with me. I ended up doing my own research and discussing what I found with her, and she was fairly dismissive of any concerns I had. I am still having discomfort (definitely more than I had before the surgery), swelling, constant pins and needles sensations, and increased discomfort after any activity than walking. By most accounts, I am sad to report that based on my internet research, it IS unusual that my foot is not further along, and I am of course worried that it has been permanently damaged. My foot is also less responsive, i.e. I trip over things much more easily now. My leg also falls asleep very easily, so it often takes me awhile to get up from a chair and get moving.