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Vice grip on both legs with both feet feeling stiff on bottoms.
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Jul 16, 2023 | Replies (45)Comment receiving replies
I can definitely relate I've been to multiple PCP, Foot and ankle specialists, and Neurologists trying to find out what's causing my feet conditions every doctor wants to diagnose me with neuropathy in my feet because it's the easiest and it doesn't take much time to diganose but when I read the discription of neuropathy it don't fit to me at all... It doesn't sound like I feel at all... they keep just pushing all these different medications on me that don't hit the underlining issue and I still continue to be in agonizing pain some days worse then others. All depends on how active I am that day..The number one feeling I have and they all seem to dismiss it is the compression I feel, the tight grip squeezing feeling I get around my feet as if there in a vise they keep saying I just need to get better fitting shoes... You shouldn't feel like something is squeezing your feet when you've sat with your feet up all day not wearing any shoes all day... Then I get burning, achiness pain, with like an electrical shock wave just shooting up and down my leg into my feet and toes my arch the outside of my foot with numbness.. I even had a doctor tell me it's in my head.. it's not in my head I've given them 2 ideas of what I thought it might be because of my medical schooling researching and diganoseing from symptoms and facts only given by the way I use to get straight A's in my classes all my diagnosis were dead on, but since I'm not a license professional they were dismissed before they even looked them up and was told to stay off of Google... so I totally get your frustrations it's been 10 years now for me in agonizing pain... Hope you get someone to listen to you...
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This is exactly the compression and squeezing of my muscles in both feet that I haven’t been able to get a diagnosis for in over 2 years. Thankfully I don’t have the pains you feel, just the constant feeling that my feet are in a vise, and it’s getting progressively tighter. I have gotten bigger shoes and the suggested orthotics, which change nothing. I very seldom wear shoes, but the feeling never changes. I don’t think it’s neuropathy either, though 2 doctors diagnosed that, and I’ve tried the supposed supplements for it with no effect. A chiropractor said it might be an “entrapped nerve,” but adjustments brought no improvement. A functional doctor from a blood test thinks it is folate drficiency, and I’m taking that, but it’s not helping either. I don’t know where to try next.
What did you think it might be? I basically woke up a few years ago with haglunds deformity on the heels of both feet (large ugly bump/calcium build up) and have had the vice grip sensation ever since which makes it painful to walk and exercise. I've tried everything from chiropractic lasers, plantar fasciitis treatments and exercises, special braces for sleeping, reflexology, acupuncture and medication. Nothing helps. A surgeon I saw told me to come back when I couldn't walk at all. It's been tough living with the pain although exercise helps a bit, it is hard. My symptoms also get worse at night. If anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them. Sounds like we are all in a similar boat so there must be something causing it.
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Hi @peakbutterfly and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You may be interested in also following the Neuropathy group here: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/neuropathy/
And then there's new discussion
- If the shoe fits, wear it! https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/if-the-shoe-fits-wear-it/
Have you considered getting a third opinion from a physician who will welcome your research and your participation as a partner in your care?