left foot heal pain, toes numb and top of foot hurts painful to walk

by joyce
(london.ky)

have had left foot pain over 1 year,with treatment but no better. i felt a painful pop on top of my foot just above big toe then the inside of big toe and toe next to it went numb, feeling still numb,occassional ball of foot pain, and bad pain on top of my foot about the third and fourth toe about half way up foot. it is very painful to walk, it hurts all day and night, i walk with a limp and in pain every day. i have had injections,shoe inserts made and a foot brace which i use both every day or the pain would be much worse.i have had 2 xrays though both have been over 6 months ago. i have been to a foot specialist and neurologist and will be returning soon. can u reccommend any questions that i might ask my doctors that may help with finding and helping my pain?

thank you for your time

jm

Hi Joyce,
The first thing I would recommend would be an MRI and no further injections until an accurate diagnosis has been made.
Based on where you felt the "pop" I am surprised you are having pain in all the places you mention. The pain on the bottom of the foot could be a compensatory type pain due to a change in the way you are now walking.
A pop followed by numbness would be suggestive of nerve damage, but I have never heard of a nerve popping; usually it is a tendon that pops.
Without examining you, this is a tough one to guess. Go have an MRI.

Marc Mitnick DPM