Sharp shooting toe pain

Delta · May 9, 2017

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Marie said: ↑

I FEEL YOUR PAIN! WHAT is it!!?

This bizarre and horrible SCREAMING TOE pain has happened to me -> two nights in a row....and again this afternoon. Like somebody has visciously driven an ice pick into my toes, as I lay in bed reading (socks on). Only lasted a few seconds, went away, then back for a few seconds....gone and forgotten. But Gee Whiz! Talk about shooting pain!!! OUCH!! I was squirming in my bed and gasping. It's a scary pain...and my toes look fine.

Now it just happened as I was sitting at my desk. Not as bad though. Wearing snug sneakers.

I take no drugs. I'm in my early 40's. I don't smoke or drink. I am average height and good health. I golf twice a week. I rarely ever wear high heels, but I did wear a pair of boots for a short bit of walking the first night I felt this pain.

Marie
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Msg · May 19, 2017 at 3:20 PM

MrsG said: ↑

So the toe thing.
The sharp needle pain has been going on for 4 going on 5 years. I have been seen by 2 primary doctors and 4 specialists. MRI , X-ray, labs. The podiatrist I'm seeing now decided on the removal of my toe nail, I was told that it was a (glomus tumor) and without any further discussion I simply said whatever it takes make the pain go away. I am now 12 days post op after 6 days everything is the same or maybe worse. I will have my stitches removed tomorrow and will discuss with my podiatrist that it was not a tumor. WHAT IS IT????
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Msg · May 19, 2017 at 3:24 PM

I am totally cured from pain. Yup no more pain. It was a tumor. Even tho the results showed nothing pathology came back Tumor.

Helpmeplease · May 19, 2017 at 3:34 PM

Msg said: ↑

I am totally cured from pain. Yup no more pain. It was a tumor. Even tho the results showed nothing pathology came back Tumor.
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Cancer??

Kym · May 22, 2017 at 2:07 AM

lowiness said: ↑

Two nights ago I woke up screaming because it felt like someone was trying to saw off my toes. The pain disappeared within a few seconds so I thought it had been a dream.

Later that day the same thing happened. Sudden sharp HORRID pain in the first three toes on my right foot (mainly the tips). It came on so fast and hurt so bad I literally screamed and fell over. Again the pain went away within a few seconds. It felt like knives and electric shocks. Obviously this wasn't caused by a dream.

I've been googling my symptoms and not having any luck finding anything that matches this. I've come up with gout, Raynaud's, Morton's Neuroma, stroke, peripheral neuropathy, etc. But none of those fit. The pain is sudden, but disappears very quickly. My toes aren't warm, or cold, to the touch. I haven't lost use of them. They aren't changing colors. There are no bumps anywhere. It's the first three toes, not the last two. Etc.

Today it's been happening a LOT more often. I called my insurance nurses line and they said it sounds like a nerve issue and that going to the ER or urgent care would be pointless since there's nothing that can be done without a nerve conduction study. In the meantime I'm in tears because I never know when it's going to happen. I'm on propranalol so I'm not supposed to take ibuprofen, and I can't take tylenol. I have no idea what to do to make this stop. I keep waking up my baby because I scream when it hits.

Does this sound familiar to anyone? Any suggestions on how to get through until I can see my primary doctor (Tuesday at the earliest)? I feel so lost.
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Kym · May 22, 2017 at 2:16 AM

Ok first thank you for your post. I'm dying here. No new shoes, so we can start there. About 6 months ago my left two little toes felt like someone was stabbing them with ice picks. The pain came from out of nowhere. I couldn't rub the pain away, and the more I walked the worse it got.
Barefooted or in flip flops, shoes and socks nothing will stop it. And it comes from nowhere. I can go for months and nothing. But when it flares up I'm at a stand still dying. I started working on my feet again and no sooner do I get to work that I want to break down and cry. I'm miserable.
No bumbs, no redness, and they aren't jammed into shoes. It comes out of nowhere. I would love to find out what causes this. It's so painful.

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