Hi I am a diabetic and for several years the ball of my foot tends to get heavily calussed and cracks open. Yesterday my podiatrist said that removing the sesamoid bone may make things better. Does anyone out there have any input on this? He wasn't pushy or anything but from what he was explaining to me it sounded like I may be able to wear shoes that I haven't been able to wear and maybe the ball of my foot wouldn't crack open or at least not as often. That would make my day! I am scheduled for surgery on 9/23/09.