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Posted 3/25/2012 1:43 AM (GMT 0)
I know when we get a new pain we blame it on fibro.  And we really have a hard time deciding if it really is "something" else.  So I need a little help here, deciding.

about 2 months ago, my foot started to hurt.  HMMM, ok, fibro.  about the time I was ready to call podiatrist, it quit hurting.  Yep, I was right.

It has come back, same place, same type pain, same nothing makes it better.  At times it feels like a bone spur, other times like I've dropped a brick on it.  Still other times it hurts on the bottom.

I've tried Lidoderm patches, BioFreeze, Vicoden, Flexeril.

Is it time to scrape up the co-pay and see the foot doc?  Or is this fibros funky games again?

Posted 3/25/2012 5:47 AM (GMT 0)
I hear your cries! I know how you feel, trying to decided if you should go to the doc. I sometimes wait and go at the last minute, then my Dr. Just looks at me when I decribe all these crazy symptoms. I wish I had an answer for you. Are you on calcium?
Posted 3/25/2012 3:59 PM (GMT 0)
I noticed that you listed arthritis in your signature....hands and feet are usually the first things to be affected. You may want to have x-rays done of your feet. I had mine done, years ago and it showed the beginning of osteoarthritis....since then I've also found to have RA.

Good luck to you!

Hugs, Robin
Posted 3/26/2012 2:05 AM (GMT 0)
So far nobody has said arthritis in hands or feet.  I need to have both knees replaced, I have it in my shoulders, one elbow.  So that is entirely possible its in my foot too.  Do you get it in just one toe, or is the whole foot affected?  This is a weird pain, but then so is fibro.

No, I don't do many supplements, just the Vit D.  That has been a huge help with the general fibro pain.  I'm thinking about starting ALA-R for help with the neuropathy.

Posted 3/26/2012 4:26 AM (GMT 0)
Osteoarthritis is basically wear and tear of joints...so it is possible to have just have a single joint of the foot giving you problems...gout is another possibility...it commonly affects the big toe.

RA is usually bilateral, and the damage is caused within the joints from inflammation...it is an autoimmune arthritis. My hands are the worst.

Fibro can cause pain allover but will not damage joints or cause inflammation.

Discs that are out of alignment and impinging on nerves can cause strange pains in the extremities too.

Sometimes specialists are needed to determine the cause. Hope you are able to get relief.

Hugs, Robin
Posted 3/27/2012 1:34 AM (GMT 0)
I feel so bad for you! I hope you feel better soon. I understand what it's like to have pain every day and even new pains. I feel bad that you have to worry about scraping up the money to see a doctor. I am in Canada so I don't have that issue as our healthcare is covered by income taxes. I can't imagine how stressful it would be to deal with FMS and coping with medical bills at the same time.

You have my wishes for relief from your symptoms. I sure wish it was more than just wishes!

Gentle hugs!
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