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jennifer70624
jennifer70624

I have posted this problem before I with concern of this new burning feeling in my foot. This is my 4week,( no weightberring total of 8 wks) and I am still having this burning fire feeling in my foot. It's not just a little burning. Which I do have sometimes, but at most times it's really bad. It's become every night. It literally feels like It's on fire and not getting any better. I called the Dr. and they said it's normal, but I find this hard to believe since most post that I read people seem to be getting better. I wanna know if anyone ever been told they have nerve damage so I can look at these real warning signs. Or if anyone else in their late recovery still having this fire feeling in their foot. I'm just concerned and looking for some relief.

Also, anyone in a waking boot and taking it off. I'm wondering if I may be doing damage taking it off. I have to sometimes because the burning feeling is so bad I need to ice the bottom of my feet.

Thank you

Jen

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  • renee35170
    renee35170 jennifer70624

    Posted

    Hi Jennifer, I've had the same problems that you experienced and I would like to know how things are a year later?  Is there any advice you can provide?

  • lbolitho
    lbolitho jennifer70624

    Posted

    Yes. I know how depressed you are feeling. I had a bunionectomy and repair of the next toe. I have extreme pain and numbness every night. I have also been going to physical therapy and I don't frel I am getting any better. I had my sugery over 5 months ago and thought i should be rid of this pain by now. If I knew it would hurt this long and give me worse problems, I wouldn't have done it. Take care but you are not alone.

    • lynn81234
      lynn81234 lbolitho

      Posted

      Hi - how are you today? Do you still have burning? Is it in your incision? It sounds like nerve damage. Nerve damage is usually burning, tingling and or numbness. I hope yours has gotten better. Have you see. Any new doctors after this happened? I'm depressed too and dealing with burning pain in my incision and obviously nerves were cut. Depending on how they were cut some heal and some don't. It's super scary. I also have pain from the injections. Did you have a ankle block? I was supposed to have a ankle block but instead the nurse did the block I found out and it was done as a metatarsal block not a common area at all. Nerve injury from that too! It's ridiculous. My surgeon should have done my injections. Feeling hopeless

  • Ginagirl
    Ginagirl jennifer70624

    Posted

    I suffer with this exact problem to my feet which is as a result of Nerve damage to my S1 nerves.. caused from heavy lifting. From the age of 19.. as a Nurse.
    • Ginagirl
      Ginagirl

      Posted

      I use cold iced water foot baths, which takes away a bit of heat.. I also use Voltarol Pain-ease  topically, which helps the pain temporally, Systemically Co-codamol, Naproxen, amitriptyline Nocte.

      When this occurs I can't weightbear at all, need a wheelchair to get around.. Stand only on one leg to transfer, this is due to compression in my lower back from S1 entrapment over 33 years as a Nurse, this happens 3/4 times a year randomly..it affects my life a lot, can't PLAN anything much, when it is less painful in the feet I still can't walk very far on about 50 meters.

      hope this helps for anyone suffering with a similar condition.. mine is Pernanent damage. Usually nerves will repair after an operation over a couple of years max. It's the nerves renewing. Sometimes the don't like in my case..

  • lynn81234
    lynn81234 jennifer70624

    Posted

    Hi everyone- I just had a bunionette surgery(tailor's bunion surgery 2.5 weeks ago and have burning nerve pain on the side of my foot/where the injections were. I knew there was a chance to get numbness at my pinky toe and or incision site, but didn't expect it anywhere else. I ended up having burning pain where he did the injections/ side of foot down from incision. When I went to see the surgeon 2 days ago I showed him where it was burning and he said that's your sural nerve and then he said it's retracted during surgery., and gets irritated and that goes away in time. ( is irritated code word for injured or damaged. Did the nerve get injured during the blind shots or when the nerve was retracted back . Was it nicked? Very scared. Does this get better without medicine?

  • Pollyerrington
    Pollyerrington jennifer70624

    Posted

    Hi, please look into CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome) it sounds very much like what you are experiencing. If the burning has continued for more than 3 months and the area that feels the burning is very sensitive to touch, I suggest you get a referral to the pain team, and mention CRPS concerns to them asap.
    • eliciaB
      eliciaB Pollyerrington

      Posted

      That is EXACTLY what I said. Mydoctor diagnosed me two weeks after surgery and took me upstairs to the pain management doc for injection. That was Feb 8th today is May 31st and I have had 12 spinal injections and am on meds. I have a great chance for remission because my doctors knew about CRPS. After three months, things get more dicey. Ice is terrible for CRPS and makes it worse. Any other surgery should only be performed if it is life or death
  • annette_59628
    annette_59628 jennifer70624

    Posted

    Hi Jennifer, 

    I see your post was from 2 years ago... my daughter is experiencing this exact same feeling. She had ankle surgery 6 weeks ago and the feeling is unbearable. She cries so much and there is nothing I can do. What did the Dr do to help you?

    Did Physical Therapy help?

  • Leah61
    Leah61 jennifer70624

    Posted

    I have had this issue for six years. I've been told by a back doctor that I have lumbar spinal stenosis and need back surgery consisting of a medal rod and two screws . I will not have this done. Mine is in both legs from the knee down sometimes upto my butt. I started going to a spine chiropractor and he has done decompression on me which has help my back but I still have the leg issue. I'm going to make an appointment with a nerve specialist so I would try that and see what happenes. It's not normal and don't let any doctor tell you it is. Good luck

  • J._Paul
    J._Paul jennifer70624

    Posted

    In 2006 I took a job where I was walking a lot a few months in the pain was crazy bad. So I saw the doctor he told me to quit today. He said he thought in a few months it would heal and it did but thing changed I had to moved to be closer to my sister. I started working again but I wasnt on my feet so much and people there sold pain pills all the time but doctors where not helping me. This went on until late 2009 I was finally told I had Neuropathy 6 Doctor told me I was only going to get worse and Oh man it got worse April 7th 2011 was the last day I worked toke 5 years to get disability I finally found a Nurse Practitioner ( NP ) who is now trying to help me.  The damage is bad so listen to me DON'T LET ANY DOCTOR STAND IN YOUR WAY the Insurance Companies are starting to realize Expensive Surgeries might be cheaper in the long run.  Stick to your guns get the help you need bring a spouse, a parent, or a friend just get your story straight.  

    Good luck !!,

                J. Paul

  • christine74051
    christine74051 jennifer70624

    Posted

    I read your post and the many responses with interest .  

    I had surgery on both feet for hallux valgus plus several osteotomies to shorten and lift the second and third metatarsal heads about 5 years ago to treat severe metatarsalgia.  

    I had agonising pain and great difficulty walking for at least a year afterwards and have had somewhat less pain ever since.   I have, however, been left with paraesthesiae and numbness in the whole forefoot, right and left.   I assumed, probably correctly, that it was surgical trauma and incorrectly that it would improve gradually.  

    The altered sensation has persisted and actually recently got much worse.   I also have developed absolute exhaustion.  

    As a doctor I suspected Vitamin B12 deficiency, which I now discover has affected four generations of my family.  My B12 level has come back at 300, which is at the lower part of the range of 200-900.

    Nerve damage can and does occur with B 12levels up to 450, with no red cell changes or Anaemia.  

    I would recommend anyone with similar symptoms to get their B12 level checked.  It is a simple blood test and treatment is cheap and safe as excess B12 is excreted in the urine.

    The nerve damage in your feet may be permanent, but proper initial and subsequent  lifelong treatment may help repair it, in part or whole.  B12 treatment should prevent deterioration and the development of other even more serious and disabling problems.

    Sadly it is a diagnosis that most doctors are slow to recognise.  Don't be put off by this because your future health and wellbeIng may depend on correct diagnosis and treatment.

  • judith75147
    judith75147 jennifer70624

    Posted

    I had a bunion removed and a toe (the one next to the big toe) amputated over three years ago. Since then I have had neuropathy in  both feet. This normally is only caused by three things: diabetes, chemotherapy, and drug interactions.  Since i am being treated for heart failure, COPD and arthritis, I would bet on the third.  But I have also had a problem with burning feet as a side effect of the antidepressant, venlofaxine (Effexor).  Clonazepam (4mg at bedtime, eventually reduced to 3) fixed that, along with the problem of restless legs.  Recently, my doctor reduced my clonazepam to 2 1/2mg, and the burning feet are back. 

    The neuropathy, for which there seems to be no solution, makes me feel as though I had frozen peas in the front of my shoes.  Most unpleasant.

    Anyone have any suggestions?

  • christine74051
    christine74051 jennifer70624

    Posted

    I would definitely get my B12 level checked.   If it's below 400 (normal range 200-900) you should start high dose B12, preferably by intra muscular injection, every other day until the symptoms improve and then every 1-3 months for life.

    Your symptoms could all be due to B12 deficiency even if the level is a bit above the lower level of normal

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