I have chronic foot pain that so far has not responded to any treatment. I am on my feet a lot at work. They have provided padded floor mats for standing but I sill so a lot of walking on hard floors. I’ve had steroid injections and pills, physical therapy, massage therapy and even worn an air cast and been on crutches. I wear orthotics and buy custom fitted shoes. Recently my podiatrist ordered an MRI and EMG nerve conductivity test and both were normal. I can’t even walk by the end of the day. I am beginning to wonder if this pain is related to my fibromyalgia. Any thoughts on this?
Hi Darcy,
I'm not a Doctor, but arthritis would have shown up on the x-rays, UNLESS it is in the beginning stages, before it is detectable. I spent my working life on my feet on concrete floors, so I understand exactly what you are talking about.
Fibro is very real, but will not show up on x-rays, so I have to ask about vitamins? It's just a shot in the dark idea, another one is a Chiropractor?
What ever the reason, I hope you can soon identify it and correct it as much as possible! My heart goes out to you!
Wishing you well,
SK
Thanks SK. I do take vitamin supplements and have tried glucosamine chondroitin. I haven’t been to a chiropractor for my foot yet. I was seeing a chiropractor For back pain. I had to stop
though because the treatments were too painful and not helping. Maybe I should try a different chiropractor. Thanks,
Darcy
The last couple of years I worked I wore diabetic socks at the suggestion of my doctor and they seemed to help maybe you could ask your doctor about this the next time you go.
I see the doctor tomorrow and I will ask him about diabetic socks.
Thanks!
Darcy
Hi Darcy, I have Psoractic arthritis as well as RA and restless leg syndrome, along with Fibromyalgia I seem to be flared with all of them right now and it is killing me, My feet are always an issue, the back of my legs are horrible and my knees can't even touch one another while sleeping on my side or I get major nerve pain and my knees lock, I have to use my hands to move them as it feels like a knife going through them if I try to move them without my hands helping. I had an ankle fusion in March, hospitalized with numerous blood clots in my lungs including a saddle clot that was clogging most of my left lung, in ICU and almost didn't' pull through. I had no weight bearing for 4 mths and then PT. I seemed to be doing ok then my foot started really hurting everywhere, I do have plates/scres/wedges in my foot not to repair the damage arthritis has caused but it's not stopping, and I' have numerous Fibro reactions happening everywhere, including a hot rash around my nose mouth and chin/jaw, sob with activity, horrible feeling in my legs that pull and tug and cause me not to be able to sleep, trigger points that are killing me, a jumpy heart. So I'm wondering too about the feet, I can hardly walk due to the muscle and pain in my legs and my foot always throbbing. I feel it's prob a little of all of this for me, but am reading more and more about the feet being involved to with Fibro, how horrible. I don't last these past few months more than 1/2 hour on my feet. Esp this past 7 days I have been absolutely miserable totally exhausted and hurting everywhere. I see a chiropractor doc tomorrow who wants to see if he can help me, he knows my situation from a friend and has agreed to take me on and see if what he suggest diet wise and whatever else if it works for me. (Lucky me) I can't wait to get help as this is the pits! I can't live like this. as I'm sure most who suffer like this feel the same. I just sob.
Leesa, so sorry for all you are dealing with! I go back to my foot doctor tomorrow. Can't wait to hear what he wants to try next. (sarcasm) I have been off work for almost a month and my foot is no better. Thanks for the feedback, After reading about everyone else's leg and foot problems I am beginning to think the foot and fibro are definitely linked.
Hugs,
Darcy
HI Darcy just curious as to what your doc has said 'this time lol hope your feeling better!
Hi Leesa,
This time he gave me two injections in my foot. One was a nerve block right below my ankle bone. He said the nerve is compressed because of inflammation. He said the nerve block contains a steroid that will reduce the inflammation so it can heal. The other injection was in my heel. I have to wear an air cast and use walker/crutches and go back again next week on Monday. I asked if this could be caused by fibromyalgia and he does not think so, although the foot pain and walking on crutches could be contributing to the fibro flare.
Hugs,
Darcy
that's interesting, as I have used crutches for months and also dealing with foot pain constantly from an ankle fusion I had back in March, and complications came 3 weeks later in April (5 blood clots in my leg) that branched off into my lungs, both sides numerous clots and a saddle. The saddle almost took my life. Ieft lung was almost all the way blocked. Doc's say I'm a miracle two of them said they have never known a person to survive a saddle. So I am happy to be here today, just wish it was with less pain and horrible symptoms. I wonder if my surgery, long term recovery (no weight bearing for 4 months) and the trauma I went through with my foot is causing this fibro flare too, My ankle is STILL swollen and i can't stay on the foot more than 1/2 hour-45 min at a time with out serious tightening starting in the opposite leg, and a lot of pain in my left foot top and bottom. I think it's a botched surgery as I'm having so many problems since this procedure. Top of foot hurts so bad it's like it is pushing against the wedge/plate and then throbs. So mad I even did this surgery even though the ankle feels better now everything else went haywire. Did your doc say why using crutches would cause a fibro flare?
He didn’t really say but from my Fibro group therapy I learned that anything that causes added stress on the muscles and tendons can trigger a flare. For me it’s physically challenging to walk with crutches so it makes sense that it would trigger a flare. I actually do better with a walker. How did your chiropractor visit go?