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Swollen foot with extreme pain

Discussion in 'Ask your questions here' started by kaosxlit, Apr 1, 2009.

  1. Unregistered

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    I am 26 and I first started getting pain in my right foot approximately 8-6 months ago. I'm on my fourth flare up and each time it keeps lasting longer. It is always in my right foot, the pain varies from my toes to the top/center of my foot and it is pretty swollen. I walk around constantly for my job & the pain is getting unbareable. I do drink a lot of diet pop, so i'm going to try to slow down this week to see if it helps.
     
  2. Unregistered

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    I've had this problem, well, the random foot pain for sometimes a week or two, several times over the past ten years or so... The first time I was sure I had broken my foot, so I went to the doctor and was told that it was plantar fasciitis, an inflammation of the tendons and tissues on the bottom of the foot. When if flares up, I tend to get a lot of pain on the top of my foot and a really tight Achilles tendon and it makes me walk on the outside of my foot if I can walk at all. The most effective, although painful, treatment I've found is to roll my foot on a tennis ball with as much pressure as I can bare. It stretches the tendons out and eventually your foot/ankle will be back to normal.
     
  3. Unregistered

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    I have a couple of bulging discs (internally) and just had carpel tunnel surgery on both my wrists. The same day as the surgery my right foot at the base of my big toe flared up. This also happened a few weeks ago and I had some blood tests done (no elevated uric acid). As it turns out, my GP is a chronic pain specialist and as soon as I mentioned it he came straight back with an infection. Even though my main issues are my back and wrists, when the body gets stressed it becomes vulnerable and if there is anything wrong with your feet he reckons it's the first place it will show up, being so iscolated it will be localised. It probably isn't the be all and end all to everyones issues but it explained mine. I live in Australia on the Gold Coast and even the Hospitals Neurosurgeon that did my Carpel Tunnel went straight to Gought because 90% of cases are (and most people here drink a shed load of beer), but for a non drinker who doesn't eat offal or basically anything else on the list, it didn't make sense. On top of that I am a massive fan of Celery and yadda yadda. It just didn't sit right. So when I just went to my mate, the GP, he came straight back with infection, nothing on a X-Ray, or a CT-Scan but there were hairline fractures (or green twig if you prefer) that came through on an MRI and apparently that would be enough to trigger an infection that would manifest itself in this way. This has just transpired so I start anti-biotics tonight and will let you know.
     
  4. immitoemn

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  5. JayB

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    I can relate to this. It's been 3 weeks since my foot swelled up like a balloon. I've been going out in slippers since my left foot can't be stuffed into a shoe. I try to avoid drugs like Advil due to the side effect concerns such as kidney problems I can finally touch my big toe on the left foot without it causing excruciating pain, but the foot swelling remains bad & hurts. I've been using the soaking in Epsom salt & baking soda remedy, but that has not made any noticeable change. There is diabetes on one side of the family, so it may be a contributing factor, along with high blood pressure. If I briefly put on a sock & ram the foot into a shoe (briefly), there is indentation like a crease where the elastic was for a few minutes, so it's believable there is some circulation problem as suggested in an earlier thread. It would be nice if there was something over the counter that would relieve the swelling. Oh yeah, the big toe leans on an angle facing toward the little toes, instead of upward and outward in the right direct, but I think that's hereditary.
     
  6. Unregistered

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    I'm on vacation in Europe and experiencing one foot exremely swollen and with pain. A pharmacy gave me dandelion extract for the swelling as its a diuretic and venoruton gel which contains oxerutina for strengthening the blood vessels.....between the two and elevating my foot...its 90% better but not completely gone.
     
  7. robertharris750

    robertharris750 New Member

    To lower the pain it is always recommended to use non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) medicines. You can contact a podiatrist to find out the cause. Wear comfy shoes so that it does not rub the foot. Wear Support socks, such as elastic stockings and elevate your foot.
     
  8. Unregistered

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    I have the same thing. But it's the top of my foot around the 4 smaller toes and under my foot around the 2 smaller toes. A huge bump first appears then pain on the bottom radiating to the top and putting me in hospital for the pain to get pain killers. The foot never heals. Walking is very very hard. walk on my heel.... no doctor knows what to tell me. help.........
     
  9. Unregistered

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    I am experiencing excruciating passion and swelling in my left foot. Came on with no warning, no injuries. Perhaps this will help: I was finally diagnosed last year with Seronegative Spandyloarthropathy...say that one 3 times fast...it's similar to rheumatoid arthritis, however it's asymmetrical. Basically you have a hand, foot, digit that sells and causes severe pain. It can be extremely debilitating. It took several months for this diagnosis, but seems to be able to keep in check...unless I overdo it, which can be to much walking, cold rainy weather...you have to take medication to keep in remission, even then can flare up with no notice...like now. Can't sleep just want to cry. Good luck and if you have this, terry to eat healthy and don't overdo the walking.
     
  10. robertharris750

    robertharris750 New Member

    Take ibuprofen for pain relief. Do icing and regular massage for your foot. Also do not put lot of stress and also wear comfortable shoes. Take help of a foot specialist / podiatrist for better diagnosis of problem
     
  11. logicliker

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    I started getting this 2 years ago (at age 27), and have now endured 4-5 miserable episodes since.

    Basically, it materializes in stages:

    Stage 1: Awkward, unexplainable, dull pain that is hard to pinpoint.
    Stage 2: Pain gets worse--and instead of soreness being dull and in just on part of the foot, the entire foot gets extremely painful
    Stage 3: Chronic, throbbing pain, that becomes highly sensitive to position of foot. Pain goes in and out, less and more severe, can get worse while elevating it, etc.
    Stage 4: Impossible to put any weight on foot -- you have to hop around on the leg that is fine (I'd imagine this is what it feels to have a broken foot).
    Stage 5: Pain begins to subside, but still sore when trying to walk on it. Takes another few days to use foot/recover 100%.

    Sometimes somewhere between stage 4 & stage 5, the pain shifts to the other foot. This most recent episode, I started to get the same symptoms in my left foot, while the right foot was getting better. Then the pain completely left my left foot, and started again on my root foot, but less severe.

    It's totally bizarre.

    I live a very sedentary lifestyle and am 100 lbs overweight. I am sure this part of the problem. But based on many accounts in this thread, people who are 100% healthy/height & weight proportionate, seem to be having the same symptoms.

    BTW: The only thing that helps with the pain is ibuprofen (it helps A LOT), but I'm worried bout taking too much because of the side effects.
     
    Last edited: Apr 3, 2014
  12. MyFootHurts

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    This is an edited version of the post above (board doesn't let me edit post after 10 mins, but needed to make edits for clarity/more detail/ and typos).

    ---edited version of post directly above this one ----

    I started getting this 2 years ago (at age 27), and have now endured 4-5 miserable episodes since.

    Basically, it materializes in stages:

    Stage 1 (Day 1): Awkward, unexplainable dull pain that is hard to pinpoint.
    Stage 2 (Day 2): Pain gets worse--and instead of soreness being dull and in just one part of the foot, the entire foot (or area of foot) gets increasingly more painful.
    Stage 3/Prime symptoms (Day 2-Day 5--sometimes longer than 5 days---): Chronic, throbbing pain. It is different types of pains at different stages (or different types of pains all at the same time). There might be a very sharp pain in one specific area (feels like foot has been nailed to a cross -- sorry it's the best way to describe it), it might change into a sharp-cramping-esque pain (a feeling of wanting to stretch the muscle in your foot, but it's way too painful to try). During this stage, foot swells up, gets warm to the touch, and foot gets edema. Also, during this stage it's almost impossible to move your foot, and depending on location, even move your toes, let alone try to walk on it.
    Stage 4 (Day 6-Day 14) Pain begins to subside, but still sore when trying to walk on it. Takes another few days for foot to fully recover 100&. Then pain/swelling/edema/etc. goes away like nothing ever happened, and your foot is back to 100% (but only until the next inevitable episode occurs).

    Sometimes somewhere between stage 3 & stage 4, the pain/swelling shifts to the other foot. This never happened the first 3 or 4 episodes. This most recent episode, I started to get the same symptoms in my left foot, while the right foot was getting better. Then the pain/swelling completely vanished from my left foot, and started up again in my right (but with less severe symptoms).

    It's totally bizarre.

    I live a very sedentary lifestyle and am 100 lbs overweight. I am sure this is part of the problem. Because the pain does feel like it might be related to circulation or the veins in my feet (you can feel pain while blood is rushing to foot, or elevating foot, etc.). But based on many accounts in this thread, people who are 100% healthy, and in shape, seem to be having the same symptoms.

    BTW: The only thing that helps with the pain is ibuprofen (it helps A LOT), but I'm worried bout taking too much because of the side effects.
     
    Last edited: Apr 3, 2014
  13. gmiller261

    gmiller261 New Member

    logicliker or MyFootHurts

    This is EXACTLY my experience. Mine started 4 years ago. Right foot hurt so badly I went to the emergency room.

    Doctor clueless, kept saying I must have sprained it. I said no way.

    Over the 4 years I had much 3 smaller episodes. Right foot felt a little cramped. Never got bad. 24-36 hour like it never happened.

    Last Sunday started out the same. but in two days was exactly like you described it. like hot nails driven into the top and ankle.

    7 days later a little swollen and sensitive. but last nigh my LEFT foot started feeling a little cramped.

    Please not another 4 sleepless wish I was dead nights !
     
  14. angnbill

    angnbill Guest

    HELLO,

    I feel your pain. this has been going on for 3 weeks now and its actually causing depression because all im doing is crying, crying because of the pain and crying because im scared on what it can be.. started 3 weeks ago when the hospital says i sprained my right foot, okay, i took that, then the left foot started also so i went back and again they said i sprained it,NOT, i did not believe it!! each day it got worst, both feet have pain everywhere, on the bottom and top and ankles, top of the left foot hurts so bad. swelling on both feet and ankles, redness on top and bottom of them and when im on them, they get hot. this is the worst pain i have felt in years, i went back to a different emergency room and they said it could be gout, well the medicine they gave me has not worked but im still taking it. in the mean time ive been to my doctors a number of times and he has no idea why i can hardly walk. so much pressure when i put weight on them and the pain is a 100 not a 10. i have an appointment with a ortho and arthritis doctor, all these doctors are getting expensive, but i have to do something, i cant go on like this. has anyone gotten any answers? theres got to be a reason why we wake up like this and cant even walk. I dread even going to the bathroom or to go to kitchen because i know how hard it is going to be, ive never cried so much in my life...
     
  15. schowkafol

    schowkafol Guest

    Stop hack the program!!!
     
  16. Alex

    Alex Guest

    Hello, i came across this thread as my father has been dealing with exact same issues as you all on and off for the last few yrs. this most recent time the swelling was so bad he couldnt bend his knee at all and after some cold / hot therapies swelling moved toward his foot where it is causing him so much pain he cant even sleep. He mentions it as throbbing dull pain and walking on it is unbearable.
    I just recently found out that he had been dealing with some kind of toe fungus as well and found some info on mycotic arthritis...
    I have a feeling his toe fungus is definitely related as it is affecting the same leg/foot.
    Curious to see if anyone else has noticed this
     
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