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Does anyone find that a type of shoe helps your foot neuropathy?
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Laura, When I think about it, it does not surprise me that a shot right into the toe where you have all this pain, would only exacerbate the pain. Hopefully, it is an immediate reaction, and will settle down. The word excruciating to describe pain is God awful, and unfortunately, I use it a lot. As I write this, I am only hoping that your pain now is low, or at least at a level you can handle. When I got the biopsies for small fiber neuropathy, I remember first asking if he would take skin directly from the foot. He said that is not done. It would cause too much pain!!! God in heaven, what we go through. Many times, I have wanted to go to the emergency room, and like you, realized not much could be done, if anything. Maybe they could give us morphine, or something stronger. Knock us over the head with a hammer. My toes are feeling so twisted, distorted, yanked out...and they do get a bit odd looking, but nothing as bad as what I feel. Anyway, I am glad your B6 is of more normal limits and that you are not diabetic. You are like me. You research like a mad woman. I went to physical therapy yesterday, and he worked me like a dog. Some of the muscles included were ones I never knew I had! I was so fried when I came home, that it was nuts. The only thing good about my foot trouble, is that I never think about the fact I had breast cancer a year ago. Is that nuts, or what? Life can be quite ludicrous. Anyway, one more week for me, and hopefully, the epidural will help at some level. June 12th, you will get answers. Ok, California Laura. Hope this note finds you in way less than excruciating pain. My toes feel like they are all in different directions, but who cares. No pain. That is what is important. We will talk again. God Bless... Lori
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@lorirenee1, Hi Lori - I am wishing you a happy Mother’s Day assuming that you are a Mom! I have two grown sons, age 41 and 35 and I received a couple of sweet gifts from them. We also have an 18 year old daughter from Ethiopia. It’s a long story...It would take a lengthy explanation of how this evolved. Her bio Mom died when she was a year old. At age two she developed a deadly eye cancer and had it removed in an Ethiopian hospital where she received chemo for 18 months. In a third world country it’s very rare with this type of fast spreading cancer that children even have a chance to survive. We have had a probate guardianship of her since she was 13 and now she is getting ready to graduate from HS with honors and received a full scholarship to UVA in Charlottesville, VA. She’s wicked smart and is pursuing a degree in chemical engineering. Oh, the stories I could tell of her life of poverty that she lived. She knows how lucky and fortunate she is to be in this country and has not taken one day for granted. No sense of entitlement in this sweet soul...
This week, Wednesday...I will be thinking of you and hope and pray that this @#$#* foot pain will soon be gone! You have to let me know how it goes...As for me, well, that cortisone shot did something and I have been having intermittent weakness and heaviness in my left leg. I also have noticed the muscle atrophy going on in my feet about a week ago so not too thrilled that none of the specialist have even caught that. Called the Neuro doc and he just said to go see your Primary doctor if symptoms are worse. Not sure Primary can do much but have an appointment in 10 days. I’m hoping things will calm down...I also hope the PT is helping your back and foot pain? Sounds like maybe it is? Stay strong! -Laura