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You mentioned that you had a Morton's Neuroma in your last post

and after reading your post it led me to be curious about

something. How long have you had this neuroma? Also, when was

the last time you saw a podiatrist to have it evaluated further?

The reason I ask is because I have also found that with some of

my issues as far as nerve damage that when I get infections the

pain will radiate down the femoral nerve (one of the nerves that

goes down my leg-I need to make sure I tell my podiatrist about

this in 2 1/2 weeks). One of the other things that happened is

that when this pubic bone pain (which is nerve related as I will

explain a bit more in a minute) started in Nov of 2006 (as far

as staying permanently) is that when the pain would occur it

would move along one of the nerves (part of the genitofemoral

nerve) thru the pubic area and over to my left leg and then down

my leg and all the way out my foot. Also, sometimes when this

pain would occur I would get numbness for a few minutes which

would scare me but at least clear up. When it went out my foot

it was like as if nothing ever happened.

Also, with the infections not only would the pain radiate down

the femoral nerve I would also feel it in to my foot and as soon

as I took antibiotics it would clear up.

What I'm learning is that sometimes problems in other areas as

far as nerves can play in to the issues with our vulvar area

just like with the bladder and bowel or spasming of the pelvic

floor due to other causes (which I found out can be connected to

scoliosis for some).

We'll see what the podiatrist has in store for me in 2 1/2 weeks

but he's going to try and balance me out.

Kristy

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Kristy, You bring up very good points, that I have considered before. I know my foot nerve problem is from my previous foot injury, because it is literally in the EXACT same place. However, I don't know if it is related to my other nerve problem. My foot nerve problem started about 2-3 months before my pudendal nerve pain started (but my previous injury happened about 7 months before that). I don't feel it in any other areas between my foot and pelvis though so I don't really think they are related. I haven't seen a podiatrist to get it evaluated, but I had our sports medicine doctor here at my university look at it and he's the one who diagnosed me with it. A morton's neuroma is basically a big ball of nerves that sometimes cortisone can get rid of, but sometimes they have to do surgery to get rid of it. It's actually a really common foot injury and the exact place that I have

it is where it's typically located. I know I need to get something done about it, but it's one of those things that I keep putting off because I can deal with it, unlike my pudendal nerve pain. My foot pain happens when I put my weight on that exact spot and the pain feels like something is snapping in between my toes and the ball of my foot and sends a funny shock pain in through the two toes that are right next to it. There is never any pain that goes the other way (up the rest of my foot or through my leg), nor is there ever any radiating pain down my leg into my foot if I have the clitoral pain. I'm not really sure that it would cause my pudendal nerve pain, but I'm also not really sure how to be sure....I have an appointment with my pain management doctor tomorrow so I will talk to him about it, but further than that, I don't really know how I would look into this further. I'm pretty

sure that if I went to a podiatrist and asked if it could be related to my clitoral pain they would kick me out the door....? Kristy Sokoloski wrote: ,You mentioned that you had a Morton's Neuroma in your last postand after reading your post it led me to be curious aboutsomething. How long have you had this neuroma? Also, when wasthe last time you saw a podiatrist to have it evaluated further?The reason I ask is because I have also found that with some

ofmy issues as far as nerve damage that when I get infections thepain will radiate down the femoral nerve (one of the nerves thatgoes down my leg-I need to make sure I tell my podiatrist aboutthis in 2 1/2 weeks). One of the other things that happened isthat when this pubic bone pain (which is nerve related as I willexplain a bit more in a minute) started in Nov of 2006 (as faras staying permanently) is that when the pain would occur itwould move along one of the nerves (part of the genitofemoralnerve) thru the pubic area and over to my left leg and then downmy leg and all the way out my foot. Also, sometimes when thispain would occur I would get numbness for a few minutes whichwould scare me but at least clear up. When it went out my footit was like as if nothing ever happened.Also, with the infections not only would the pain radiate downthe femoral nerve I would also feel it in to my foot and as soonas I

took antibiotics it would clear up.What I'm learning is that sometimes problems in other areas asfar as nerves can play in to the issues with our vulvar areajust like with the bladder and bowel or spasming of the pelvicfloor due to other causes (which I found out can be connected toscoliosis for some).We'll see what the podiatrist has in store for me in 2 1/2 weeksbut he's going to try and balance me out.Kristy __________________________________________________________Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping

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After something I read the other day in relation to the issue of

short leg syndrome I'm beginning to think that my podiatrist may

just very well be right in what he said that because of my right

leg being short eventually causing me pain (I told him I had no

pain from this short leg and he said at some point I will). The

article I read gave an example of a woman who had a lot of

pelvic pain. Well, she did consult a gyn at the time but they

couldn't find much of anything so she then went to another

doctor and that doctor (a chiropractor I think) found that one

leg was shorter than the other. As soon as they worked on her

leg (don't remember what they did for it now) that some of her

pain eased up and then when she went back to gyn (a different

gyn) they found something. Once that issue was dealt with her

pain eased up.

The more I understand about all this the more sense it makes

that even issues with our feet could play in to what goes on

with our vulva too in that the pain from the issues in our feet

could cause the pain to radiate to the vulva if bad enough.

As for a podiatrist throwing you out for asking about if the

foot issue could be related to the clitoral issue I don't think

so because you are trying to figure out what is going on with

your pain.

My problem with my vulvar area and ending up with the nerve

damage didn't become an issue until 10 months after I had the

surgery to my labia minora. And then when things started to

happen with the infections that I started feeling things in to

my leg and foot although it was just a vulvar issue I began to

wonder.

It would be interesting to see if this thing on your foot could

be connected to the pudenal nerve pain toward your clitoris by

causing the pain to refer to the area though because of how the

nerves intertwine with all their different branches.

Keep me posted on how the visit with Dr. Quesada goes.

Kristy

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Dear Kristy,

If you still have it and/or if it was digital, I'd be curious to read the article about short leg syndrome you were referring to?

One of my legs is shorter than the other, but my podiatrist says the difference is not significant enough to cause serious damage, a limp, or pain. Mine is corrected by adding extra height to one of my orthodics and not the other.

But reading this, I wonder if it isn't a large enough difference to cause problems walking (which would concern him) but maybe it is large enough to contribute to my pelvic pain? This is honestly something I had never thought about as being connected before, so I'd really love to see the article.

Thanks,

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,After something I read the other day in relation to the issue ofshort leg syndrome I'm beginning to think that my podiatrist mayjust very well be right in what he said that because of my rightleg being short eventually causing me pain (I told him I had nopain from this short leg and he said at some point I will). Thearticle I read gave an example of a woman who had a lot ofpelvic pain. Well, she did consult a gyn at the time but theycouldn't find much of anything so she then went to anotherdoctor and that doctor (a chiropractor I think) found that oneleg was shorter than the other. As soon as they worked on herleg (don't remember what they did for it now) that some of herpain eased up and then when she went back to gyn (a differentgyn) they found something. Once that issue was dealt with herpain eased up.The more I understand about all this the more sense it makesthat even issues with our feet could play in to what goes onwith our vulva too in that the pain from the issues in our feetcould cause the pain to radiate to the vulva if bad enough.As for a podiatrist throwing you out for asking about if thefoot issue could be related to the clitoral issue I don't thinkso because you are trying to figure out what is going on withyour pain.My problem with my vulvar area and ending up with the nervedamage didn't become an issue until 10 months after I had thesurgery to my labia minora. And then when things started tohappen with the infections that I started feeling things in tomy leg and foot although it was just a vulvar issue I began towonder.It would be interesting to see if this thing on your foot couldbe connected to the pudenal nerve pain toward your clitoris bycausing the pain to refer to the area though because of how thenerves intertwine with all their different branches.Keep me posted on how the visit with Dr. Quesada goes.Kristy __________________________________________________________Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

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Kristy,

Do you have any suggestions as to how I could look

into this more? I will mention it to Dr. Quesada

tomorrow when I get more nerve blocks. Maybe there is

a neurologist or podiatrist that he could talk to in

the hospital that he works in and discuss this with

them. That would be awesome because the hospital his

pain management center is in deals very much with

pudendal neuralgia and they often do lectures to other

doctors in the hospital, so i'm sure they'd be at

least a little more familiar with pudendal pain than

some other random doctor.

I also wouldn't mind seeing a chiropractor, but the

same thing- i wouldn't want to walk in and have them

ask why i'm there and me tell them " well i have

clitoral pain " ...haha that's almost funny to even

think about actually doing. I guess maybe I could say

that sometimes I get back pain on one side (true, but

i think more of it is from the bad posture that this

condition has given me)....

I'm hesitant to go through with the surgery to get rid

of my foot pain because I feel like that would cause

me to have to sit more, which wouldn't be good for my

pudendal pain.

--- Kristy Sokoloski wrote:

> ,

>

> After something I read the other day in relation to

> the issue of

> short leg syndrome I'm beginning to think that my

> podiatrist may

> just very well be right in what he said that because

> of my right

> leg being short eventually causing me pain (I told

> him I had no

> pain from this short leg and he said at some point I

> will). The

> article I read gave an example of a woman who had a

> lot of

> pelvic pain. Well, she did consult a gyn at the

> time but they

> couldn't find much of anything so she then went to

> another

> doctor and that doctor (a chiropractor I think)

> found that one

> leg was shorter than the other. As soon as they

> worked on her

> leg (don't remember what they did for it now) that

> some of her

> pain eased up and then when she went back to gyn (a

> different

> gyn) they found something. Once that issue was

> dealt with her

> pain eased up.

>

> The more I understand about all this the more sense

> it makes

> that even issues with our feet could play in to what

> goes on

> with our vulva too in that the pain from the issues

> in our feet

> could cause the pain to radiate to the vulva if bad

> enough.

>

> As for a podiatrist throwing you out for asking

> about if the

> foot issue could be related to the clitoral issue I

> don't think

> so because you are trying to figure out what is

> going on with

> your pain.

>

> My problem with my vulvar area and ending up with

> the nerve

> damage didn't become an issue until 10 months after

> I had the

> surgery to my labia minora. And then when things

> started to

> happen with the infections that I started feeling

> things in to

> my leg and foot although it was just a vulvar issue

> I began to

> wonder.

>

> It would be interesting to see if this thing on your

> foot could

> be connected to the pudenal nerve pain toward your

> clitoris by

> causing the pain to refer to the area though because

> of how the

> nerves intertwine with all their different branches.

>

> Keep me posted on how the visit with Dr. Quesada

> goes.

>

> Kristy

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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Kristy,

Do you have any suggestions as to how I could look

into this more? I will mention it to Dr. Quesada

tomorrow when I get more nerve blocks. Maybe there is

a neurologist or podiatrist that he could talk to in

the hospital that he works in and discuss this with

them. That would be awesome because the hospital his

pain management center is in deals very much with

pudendal neuralgia and they often do lectures to other

doctors in the hospital, so i'm sure they'd be at

least a little more familiar with pudendal pain than

some other random doctor.

I also wouldn't mind seeing a chiropractor, but the

same thing- i wouldn't want to walk in and have them

ask why i'm there and me tell them " well i have

clitoral pain " ...haha that's almost funny to even

think about actually doing. I guess maybe I could say

that sometimes I get back pain on one side (true, but

i think more of it is from the bad posture that this

condition has given me)....

I'm hesitant to go through with the surgery to get rid

of my foot pain because I feel like that would cause

me to have to sit more, which wouldn't be good for my

pudendal pain.

--- Kristy Sokoloski wrote:

> ,

>

> After something I read the other day in relation to

> the issue of

> short leg syndrome I'm beginning to think that my

> podiatrist may

> just very well be right in what he said that because

> of my right

> leg being short eventually causing me pain (I told

> him I had no

> pain from this short leg and he said at some point I

> will). The

> article I read gave an example of a woman who had a

> lot of

> pelvic pain. Well, she did consult a gyn at the

> time but they

> couldn't find much of anything so she then went to

> another

> doctor and that doctor (a chiropractor I think)

> found that one

> leg was shorter than the other. As soon as they

> worked on her

> leg (don't remember what they did for it now) that

> some of her

> pain eased up and then when she went back to gyn (a

> different

> gyn) they found something. Once that issue was

> dealt with her

> pain eased up.

>

> The more I understand about all this the more sense

> it makes

> that even issues with our feet could play in to what

> goes on

> with our vulva too in that the pain from the issues

> in our feet

> could cause the pain to radiate to the vulva if bad

> enough.

>

> As for a podiatrist throwing you out for asking

> about if the

> foot issue could be related to the clitoral issue I

> don't think

> so because you are trying to figure out what is

> going on with

> your pain.

>

> My problem with my vulvar area and ending up with

> the nerve

> damage didn't become an issue until 10 months after

> I had the

> surgery to my labia minora. And then when things

> started to

> happen with the infections that I started feeling

> things in to

> my leg and foot although it was just a vulvar issue

> I began to

> wonder.

>

> It would be interesting to see if this thing on your

> foot could

> be connected to the pudenal nerve pain toward your

> clitoris by

> causing the pain to refer to the area though because

> of how the

> nerves intertwine with all their different branches.

>

> Keep me posted on how the visit with Dr. Quesada

> goes.

>

> Kristy

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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