Foot Pain Blog

Having pain in your foot, ankle or lower leg? Evidently you are either trying to find out what you have and what to do about it, or you have been to a doctor and are trying to reinforce what he told you. Either way you have come to the right place. I discuss various types of lower extremity problems in an easy to understand manner; (You do not have to be a doctor in order to understand the doctor). This site is constantly being updated as I continue to discuss different subject matter and add to the existing subjects already present on my site. Since I am constantly reviewing various medical sites I also include items of interest that may not be related to the lower extremity but are important enough that I would like to share with my readers.

Nov 2, 2009, I have a break in the cubiod, in a fiberglass cast.

The sweeling in the bottem of my foot is making my foot numb.Motrin is not touching it. I have Allopurinol for gout. Can I take it to help with this?

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Nov 2, 2009, heel pain

when i walk on my heel in hurts very badly and this started just a couple of weeks ago. When i am laying down for awhile and get up i can hardly walk

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Nov 2, 2009, Pain or numbness in 4th,3rd, toes and pain on ball of left foot

When either walking or standing and putting pressure on the ball of my left foot I have pain in the ball and numbness in the 4th and 3rd toes of my

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Nov 2, 2009, pain in left foot

pain under arch of foot and just above it now swelling above arch of foot and up to the ankle, cannot put any weight on the foot. Hi Patricia, Go

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Nov 2, 2009, my big toe joint always swell up, why?

my big toe joint always swell up, why? Hi, The most common cause would be from an arthritic joint, but there can be other reasons. You should have

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Nov 2, 2009, failed fusion of 1st metatarsal big toe

I had surgery a year ago to fuse the joint. Two screws were use. I developed a surgical infection and septacaemia!! One year later the toe is not

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Nov 2, 2009, big toe pain persisting months after jamming it

i jammed my big toe very badly about 3-4 months ago, it was swollen & bruised a few inches passed my toe even (just to explain how hard i hit it) i'm

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Nov 2, 2009, Bump from the screw protruding on my foot after bubionectomy

I had a bunionectomy about 6 weeks ago . I had a screw fixation and I notice a bump an my foot where the screw is . I asked the Doctor and he said it

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Nov 2, 2009, heel

I had surgery on lower my back in 2007 (Nov.) for a herniated disc impinging on a nerve root. I re-herniated the same disc (L4-L5) after a car

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Nov 2, 2009, second toe pain when i walk and extreme leg pain too

I HAVE PAIN IN MY SECOND TOE WHEN I WALK. MY SECOND TOE IS LONGER THAN MY BIG TOE. IF I TRY TO WALK ANY DISTANCE DURING THE DAY THEN AT NIGHT WHEN

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Nov 2, 2009, left foot pain and swelling near the first 3 toes on top of the foot

I stepped down hard on my foot and felt pain right after i did it now have swelling on top of my foot 3 toes over and back on my foot hurts to move my

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Nov 2, 2009, swelling post ankle ligament repair

I injured my lt ankle on 4/25/09. An MRI showed ATF complete tear and a partial tear of the calcaneofibular ligament. I had an ATF ligament repair

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Nov 2, 2009, Needle embedded in toe joint

Podiatrist says that the needle has been in foot for soemtime. Located between second and third toe and seems to be going through toe joint. No

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Nov 2, 2009, After Bunion Surgery I ached in every Joint in my body

Hi Dr., 6 yrs ago I had Bunion Surgery. 3 months after the surgery I called my Dr to complain about pain in all the joints in my whole body. I asked

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Nov 2, 2009, painful lumps on the bottom of both feet

I've got lumps all over the bottoms of my feet and it hurts to walk. Hi Susan, I cannot make a diagnosis without actually examining you but the

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