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Severe foot and ankle pain when walking
Neuropathy | Last Active: Sep 8 4:59am | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
If you just had a laminectomy, you will need to do the exercises the doctor orders and give your body time to heal. And use your walker so you don't have an accident. You can tell if you have gout if the toe is swollen and warm to the touch. But it doesn't sound like. Please tell us how far out from surgery you are? You might be getting a little ahead of your skis. It takes a few months for the post op swelling to go away. Walk when you can as much as you can as per doctors orders. Please call your triage team (all surgeons have them) and stay in touch with them to get the best advice.
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Good morning, I am almost 14 weeks post op and have been doing some of the exercises as many require laying on flat hard surface and that is the floor which I cannot get down on it. The nurse practitioner said that I'm pretty much where I'll be at from now on but I know strengthening my back will help and I'm going to see if I can get ahold of the physical therapist I had awhile back to ask about exercises. I agree it's not gout as I've had issues in the past with that but it seemed to calm down after 2 years of meds. Maybe I am expecting too much, I have to move in next few weeks and trying to stand to do anything is so difficult and I'm so frustrated because I have no help right now. Thank you so much and it is probably still swelling issues, I am walking as much as I can bear and still taking lyrica once a day and muscle relaxer in evenings and not taking it all day