Foot buzzing/tingling

I don't mean to add to your list, but a buzzing sensation also could be mold toxicity. :-/ My LLMD would say bartonella or mold, but what I seem to be learning with this stuff is that it could be any of the above. Any chance it's something external, like wearing tight shoes during the day? Does an Epsom salt foot bath or foot massage before bed make any difference in the sensation? Congratulations on your overall progress!

Its probably lyme. I had tingling in a lot of parts of my body and it went away with doxy. I still have the vibrations but its a lot less. When you say buzz I'm pretty sure you're referring to those internal vibrations a lot of people with lyme get. I don't think it's permanent nerve damage and it will probably go away with treatment.

I had this. As you might have guessed.....there is a name for that:Tarsal tunnel syndrome.

Any inflamed (infection) or tight muscle from overuse, injury or general inflammation (infection?)can impinge on any nerve in the body causing pain or buzzing at the end of the nerve.

Tarsal tunnel is like carpel tunnel (hand buzzing) but for your feet. Carpel tunnel can also occur at night laying down. Sometimes it causes foot cramps vs buzzing.

The main foot nerve is the posterior tibial nerve. You can you tube tibial nerve massage or tibial nerve glides. If its felt along your whole leg length then the nerve issue is higher up in your pelvis area or lower back.

This will sometimes re-occur with me and I just do my version of Grasston Technique on the tibial nerve in my lower leg.

Foam fitness body rollers can and lacross balls can help to detect the are causing this.

I had this all over my body before lyme treatment. Sometimes It can take a long time (years) for nerves to heal on their own , but you can speed up the process if need be, which is what I had to do, and it works.

Thank you! You are always so knowledgeable and helpful. I appreciate your input. Can I ask your opinion on antibiotics and when is a good time to go off of them?

I spent 14 months on them, and recently ended with 8 weeks of tindamax pulsing. I have been off for 2 weeks... some slight symptom flares.

Do you believe you should stay on antibiotics until you are almost symptom free? Or do you think your body can continue to heal afterwards on its own? I am very much improved but still experiencing symptoms. What are your thoughts on this? Thank you

This is good info on the sciatic and branched off (behind the knee) tibial nerve., notice the other vids on the sidebar.:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak6ihdijnva

I could go on forever, but I'll just add I am a little more aggressive than these videos show. Kinda need to if going it alone.

Sitting on a soft couch , knee bent, with feet on the floor use the hooked knob of a "thera cane" under my thigh, and slowly bring the lower leg up in line with my thigh and then repeat. Slightly moving the cane knob while raising/extending lower leg will glide or floss the nerve and adjacent muscles. Im starting to put DMSO on it after this when time allows.

Note: the tibial nerve seems to get stuck right behind the knee. This is easy to detect. While sitting with shorts on, place fingers behind the knee and straighten lower leg (extend). Pull or floss your fingers a few inches up your leg while extending leg. You might instantly feel relieve to your foot when you find the right spot. It might be the sciatica along the hamstring muscles to as stated above.

In addition to lyme I have issues with body alignment since I was born with one leg a little shorter and seem to have some semi-permanent mechanical from speed impacts, so I do this a lot and its more effective now than before lyme treatment. [Cart-wheeling through the air for 50 ft (like a rag doll) at 60mph then bouncing off the ground might have something to do with this (with lyme too) ha ha...] My leg was hot to warm down to my foot off and on after certain movements for about two years in the 90's after specific crashes, so its a lot better now. My spine is not straight either, hoping to improve this if possible on my own. The words "adult acquired scoliosis" is just anther buzz word for Drs to not try help it. Tell them you also had lyme and most will show you the door.

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BrookieGirl said...
Thank you! You are always so knowledgeable and helpful. I appreciate your input. Can I ask your opinion on antibiotics and when is a good time to go off of them?

I spent 14 months on them, and recently ended with 8 weeks of tindamax pulsing. I have been off for 2 weeks... some slight symptom flares.

Do you believe you should stay on antibiotics until you are almost symptom free? Or do you think your body can continue to heal afterwards on its own? I am very much improved but still experiencing symptoms. What are your thoughts on this? Thank you

Thats a tough call. Even though I only used ABX for 12 of a 14-15 month span (pulsed a little too), it was five types and heavy dose. My LLMD does believe in letting the body heal after abx lowers the bacterial threshold and really drove into me the importance of gut and immune health to do this. I treated gut yeast a few times during that time too. ABX was hard on me, I herxed hard first five months, so I was in no deep desire to stay on the path either.