Foot Pain

Hi All,

A year ago, I had really bad pain on the soles of my feet when walking, back pain, strong fatigue, chest pains, and paresthesia in my legs. I've been treating since March - first Doxycycline/Cefuroxime/Mepron/Tinidazole, then Rifampin/Cefuroxime/Mepron/Tinidazole, and now Clarithromycin/Cephalexin/Mepron/Tinidazole. The Mepron/Tinidazole are both pulsed.

I feel like I've progressed some - fatigue is lower, back pain isn't as bad/constant, chest pains are less frequent, and even the paresthesia has gone down. But my feet - while they've gotten a tad better - are still killing me. And the veins on my ankles/feet look much larger.

My questions are this - is the foot pain from muscle-wasting or from blood vessels being damaged? And is it common for this symptom to take the longest to get better?

saraeli said...
Can you describe the pain a little more? Is it like nerve pain, plantar fasciitis-type pain, joint pain, pins and needles, burning, bruise-like, muscle pain? Does it hurt when you are not using your feet, or when your feet are touched, or when you put weight on them, or when you are walking? Any swelling in your legs? Any pain that's similar elsewhere? Does it hurt worse in the morning?

Thank you for the reply! There isn't any pain when I'm sitting down or when they are touched - no swelling that I've noticed, but the veins on the insides of my feet and both inner ankles seem larger than they did a year ago. It feels like I'm walking on concrete even when I'm not...or another way I could describe it is like I'm walking directly on my bones. It is a tad worse in the morning.

Girlie said...
One of my Bartonella symptoms is sore feet when I walk on them - worse when I get up in the morning.
If I walk awhile, the pain dissipates.

That symptom resolved after several months of bart treatment - but lately it has come back - not as bad tho.

I’m on less abx now -on maintenance - will be taking them again in a few weeks - after a few months off.

Interesting...so it goes away as the day goes on? Was it ever constant?

I would suggest houttuynia for the foot pain. Bartonella affects the vascular system. Red root or danshen may help with the blood vessels if lymphatic issues are at play. Red root is a coagulant, so it’s contraindicated if you’re on blood thinner or have clotting issues.