Re: Re: yet another foot/toe problem--

[Guest guest]

Have either of you looked into the idea of this being a Neuroma? Some of the

symptoms seem to fit.

Amy's Pam

In a message dated 8/22/2003 5:48:18 PM Central Daylight Time,

aldente@... writes:

> I thought I'd check in with a " progress report " on this. My pain has gotten

> progressively worse over the last weeks, despite acupuncture treatments (3)

> which moved it around so it doesn't go to the toe anymore but just stays on

> top of the foot, so I started researching on line. I suspected that it

> could be likened to the pain in Shingles, and I'm right. The descriptions

> I've found for that are exactly what I suffer from except mine is localized

> to the top of my right foot. I have no idea if I have had Shingles, but I

> did just get over an extremely bad cold, the first I've had in years.

>

> Things that are " cooling " seem to provide temporary relief--but I've been

> getting more tired and stressed about it since I don't sleep all that well

> with this pain shooting me in the foot ever few seconds. Traumheel, a

> Homeopathic cream seems to help a bit, and I just got some cucumber cream

> (cool as a cucumber!) that I want to try, too. I found online a little

> one-person study about using peppermint oil as a palliative for the pain.

> The woman applied it every six hours (it alleviated the pain for that long).

> I got some peppermint leaves from my garden and ground them up in the mortar

> and pestle, and applied to my foot this AM and they did help. So I went and

> got peppermint oil, and I haven't had a single " bolt " of pain since.

>

> The posting of this little study did mention that the oil doesn't cure the

> condition, and it also mentions that after a long while (6 weeks I think)

> the foot got a bit red and irritated, so they started cutting it with some

> almond oil.

>

> Anyway, if you find anything that helps, let me know, ok? And I'll keep you

> in tune with my explorations too.

>

> Terry

>

> >

> >Reply-To: graves_support

> >Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:44:57 -0000

> >To: graves_support

> >Subject: Re: yet another foot/toe problem-- Terry

> >

> >Hi Terry,

> >

> >I read your post on your foot problem and knew exactly what you were

> >talking about. I have numbness in the toes, not in the feet but I have

> >a very similar problem with pain. Mine starts in the toe next to the

> >big toe on both feet and runs the length of the top of the foot and

> >sometimes up the outside of the leg. I had my chiro work on it and he

> >says it is a nerve. He has given me a series of exercises to do but

> >they are so painful I give up very easily. I wondered then and still do

> >if it has something to do with GD. Like you I cannot bear to have a

> >shoe touch the top of the toes and I am now reduced to about three

> >pairs of shoes I can wear without extreme pain and this from someone

> >with an extensive shoe collection (middle name should have been Imelda)

> >that now sits forlornly in the closet.This all started about a year ago

> >and is getting progressively worse. My numbers show me to be slightly

> >hyper although I have no hyper symptoms. The need to sleep about ten

> >hours a day is the only external sign I have now and have had for the

> >past six months but having read over the past couple of days about

> >others with foot problems I think I can now add this.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I thought I'd check in with a " progress report " on this. My pain has gotten

progressively worse over the last weeks, despite acupuncture treatments (3)

which moved it around so it doesn't go to the toe anymore but just stays on

top of the foot, so I started researching on line. I suspected that it

could be likened to the pain in Shingles, and I'm right. The descriptions

I've found for that are exactly what I suffer from except mine is localized

to the top of my right foot. I have no idea if I have had Shingles, but I

did just get over an extremely bad cold, the first I've had in years.

Things that are " cooling " seem to provide temporary relief--but I've been

getting more tired and stressed about it since I don't sleep all that well

with this pain shooting me in the foot ever few seconds. Traumheel, a

Homeopathic cream seems to help a bit, and I just got some cucumber cream

(cool as a cucumber!) that I want to try, too. I found online a little

one-person study about using peppermint oil as a palliative for the pain.

The woman applied it every six hours (it alleviated the pain for that long).

I got some peppermint leaves from my garden and ground them up in the mortar

and pestle, and applied to my foot this AM and they did help. So I went and

got peppermint oil, and I haven't had a single " bolt " of pain since.

The posting of this little study did mention that the oil doesn't cure the

condition, and it also mentions that after a long while (6 weeks I think)

the foot got a bit red and irritated, so they started cutting it with some

almond oil.

Anyway, if you find anything that helps, let me know, ok? And I'll keep you

in tune with my explorations too.

Terry

>

> Reply-To: graves_support

> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:44:57 -0000

> To: graves_support

> Subject: Re: yet another foot/toe problem-- Terry

>

> Hi Terry,

>

> I read your post on your foot problem and knew exactly what you were

> talking about. I have numbness in the toes, not in the feet but I have

> a very similar problem with pain. Mine starts in the toe next to the

> big toe on both feet and runs the length of the top of the foot and

> sometimes up the outside of the leg. I had my chiro work on it and he

> says it is a nerve. He has given me a series of exercises to do but

> they are so painful I give up very easily. I wondered then and still do

> if it has something to do with GD. Like you I cannot bear to have a

> shoe touch the top of the toes and I am now reduced to about three

> pairs of shoes I can wear without extreme pain and this from someone

> with an extensive shoe collection (middle name should have been Imelda)

> that now sits forlornly in the closet.This all started about a year ago

> and is getting progressively worse. My numbers show me to be slightly

> hyper although I have no hyper symptoms. The need to sleep about ten

> hours a day is the only external sign I have now and have had for the

> past six months but having read over the past couple of days about

> others with foot problems I think I can now add this.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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