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by Lynne
(Ohio)
Hello, I am 51 and broke my right hip in Jan. After surgery that used 3 screws to fix my hip, I was non weight bearing on that leg for eight weeks. My first day of physical therapy when I was allowed to bear weight, I stumbled and broke my right great toe. I was put in a boot cast and told to bear weight on it as tolerated. The boot did not seem to help much as I still had toe pain, so for four more weeks I continued to use my walker while not bearing weight except when going out in public when I would use the boot and a cane. Finally with the go ahead to bear full weight on both feet, I resumed walking. My feet are very flat and pronate greatly following many years of standing in my jobs. When I got back in my regular shoes with my custom made orthotics, I found them to be very irritating to wear. The bottoms of my feet hurt from them, but I continued wearing them as I thought I just needed to get use to them again. They support my feet and help with foot fatigue, but now I frequently feel vibrations in the bottom of both feet. They vibrate for two seconds, feel fine for two seconds, then vibrate, feel fine, etc. I have read others to describe it as feeling like there is a cell phone vibrating in your foot. Rest alleviates the vibrations eventually, but they start up again when I get up. Going without the orthotics have not helped with the vibrations. I told my orthopedic surgeon about it. He feels it is a nerve irritation or compression. He gave me a prescription for new orthotics. I hate to spend money on them if I don't need to as I already have so many medical bills. What would be your opinion on what to do next? Thank you very much!
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