Podiatrist procedure made it worse?
Hey guys, I’ve got neuropathy in my feet, completely numb but very painful.
I noticed a couple of wounds on my feet, went to podiatrist, and he cut off the tops of the blisters/contusions because he said they were soon to be infected.
He also cut/pulled off a toenail that was black. All the wounds have healed nicely and are now gone.
None of this hurt as he was doing it, but the next day, and for the last three weeks, the pain has stepped up in both feet, all over, two or three points (out of ten).
Has anyone else had a trauma like this that made the overall pain worse?
I don’t blame the doc, the wounds were pretty nasty, but I’m now wishing for the pain level I had before this… and wondering if it will it go away. Neither my neurologist nor my podiatrist have said they’ve heard of/experienced this.
Thanks,
Steve
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@stevebern—I hope you can revise your bucket list, and look at several of the travel sites for those of us with disabilities. Travel is still possible, even with pain, and a diminished mobility. If a wheelchair will make it possible, roll on! Just a thought that I am working on for me and my husband for the future.
Hi MannyK
Looks like you do many things. Are they actually helpful? What is you didn't do one or none of them? Would you see a difference? It's great your able to work out an hour a day. There is so much suffering with u senior citizens. We have to have hope.
I had one toenail edge removed because of pain. It took time but did heal.