RE: I am desperate for any help I can get...

August 30, 2011

My friend recently did something similar to her foot. She wore an

orthopedic boot to protect it for a few weeks and was able to get around at

home at least while it healed. Without the boot she couldn't get around at

all. It did take weeks for her to get better. What sort of infection do

they think you have? If you have been running a temp from before you hurt

your foot, do they know the cause? Your deep bruising of your foot will

take time.....The best thing you can do it is o keep it elevated as much as

possible and maybe use ice as a pain reliever.

I also have multiple body parts and FMS that causes me constant pain......I

ve been having doctor appointments every week all summer and I am no where

near done yet. I have to take a ferry and travel to the mainland for tests

and specialists so it takes all day for a 15 minute appointment which makes

my body hurt worse for days. It all seems counter productive since

everything they have found wrong with me so far as no treatment or cure...

plus they don't even want to give you pain medicine.

-- I am desperate for any help I can get...

I have Fibro, Arthritis, and Osteoporosis in one hip. My latest

reason for needing help is that a shelf fell and some dishes hit my

feet, they didn't seem to bother me much at first except for some

bruising. I finished doing some housework and then we had company for

about 4 days which I know I overdid BUT...On a Tuesday ( August 9th)

when everyone left, about 5 days after the dish dropping, I sat down

to rest cause I hurt so bad, especially my feet, after a couple of

hours my feet were really cramping, especially my right one, I could

not put any weight at all on it and when I tried to get up, I

couldn't! My left one hurt but I could stand on it. On the next

Saturday my left foot was also cramping and would not hold my weight

at all. My husband got me a porta pot to put next to my bed and we

were using an office chair to try to wheel me around when I could get

into it, I finally got a wheel chair but trying to get to and from

it made me scream in pain. I did go and get X-rays, nothing is broken

or cracked, just showed some " erosion " from the arthritis. I finally

had to go to the hospital, was there for several days and was sent

home with more pain pills, which I really need now, and instructions

on exercise and an antibiotic. They said there might be some

infection in my feet. My feet are still swollen most of the time and

really hurt, I still can't walk at all, I can barely transfer to and

from my bed. I have been standing, stretching, and massaging when I

can , I have some cream that is supposed to ease the pain when rubbed

on but it doesn't seem to help.

Of course the rest of me hurts even worse because I have to move

myself around without using my feet. I do keep running low grade

fevers but I have done that for a long time. I am so discouraged and

depressed with all of this, all I want to do is lay and cry! I can

only stand for a couple of minutes at a time and that takes a lot out

of me. PLEASE is there any one out there that can tell me what I can

do to get back on my feet??????? ANY ideas or suggestions at all????

PLEASE!!!!!!!

(\O/) Rickman aka Amethyst Angel

/_\ <mailto:linda.rickman@... & gt;linda.rickman@...

Kansas City, KS

August 30, 2011

What does the pain feel like? I know we painers HATE that question, but I

have a thought and don't want to influence you until I know what the pain

feels like.. dull, sharp, burning, aching, etc

Marta

From: Hugs-N-Pain [mailto:Hugs-N-Pain ] On

Behalf Of Amethyst Angel

Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 8:30 PM

To: Hugs-N-Pain

Subject: I am desperate for any help I can get...