Okay well for the last I dunno4 days or so, my little toe on my left fot has been completely numb, and when I walk on it, I get a shot of pain that goes up my leg, I've managed to get around without stepping on it, for the most part, but if I decide to go for a walk or something it's gonna be hard to do that
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Dont walk on it then. Or you could strap the toe to the next one thats meana help.
If its bad you should go to the doctors or get some pain killers or somthing.
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It's probably best you see a doctor about it, especially as it's been going on for a few days, usually if it was just bruising or something it would been subsiding by now. Have you tripped over and bashed your foot or landed strangely on it? Or had something dropped on your foot? Is your foot/toe discolored/swollen/your toe joints pointing in a strange direction?
none of that, it looks normal it might be because I stand all day, so for you know about 8 hours I'm on my toe, I mmight have pinched a nerve or something, I've not kicked anythign or anything like that, haven't dropped anything on it, it just does that, I wish I could see a doctor, but I don't have the money in case I need it
Take me away, I just want out from this self-imprisoned self-made Hell. Don't be surprsed, this is your mind coming to life by self-sacrifice. This tragedy of death will walk hand in hand with every thought of regret. Blame yourself for what you've become. The mind is a powerful thing set to self-destruct.
~I, Dementia - Whitechapel~
Try and find a community clinic in your area. Do a google search for your area and find a clinic with the word "community" in the title. Almost always these clinics are for people who are low income or don't have insurance. They work on a sliding fee scale, which means the amount you pay the clinic depends on how much you make. They are also often open to setting up a payment plan, where you pay a certain amount a month towards your bill.
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is it the actually toe that hurts or the joint on the ball of your foot that hurts when you walk on it?
sharp shooting pains suggests nerve impact, are you getting any tingling in the toe like pins and needles??
if possible try to walk as normally as possible-if you try and walk differently you will get problems elsewhere cos your muscles will have to re adjust to how your walking and you can then get pains elsewhere.
you could either try strapping the toe to other toe or if you can get some chiropody felt/ semi compressed felt (not sure what it'll be called in the US) cut like an oval shape to pad the ball of your foot and then cut a "U" in the pad where the 5th bone on the ball of your foot is (metatarsal head).
if it is a nerve problem its unlikely to originate from the little toe, probably further up near the ankle but when you are putting your foot down its stretching the area and causing discomfort-there is a nerve route that runs from around ankle area down to the 5th toe
can ttry RICE- rest, ice, compression, elevation of the area
and also stretching exercises can be beneficial- rotate the foot-clockwise and anticlockwise, toe curls(pull your toes towards you and hold for 15secs).
but if you can like aidey says try find a community centre, or if you can get to a podiatrist-they can do a biomechanical assessment to see exactly whats going on :)
this pic is so i can always remember jen who was my l'il sock monkey friend who has left ryl and i miss her!!!
alright, well as far as the pain goes it's just a general pain up the entire left side of my foot up to, sometimes, my calf muscle. I'll see if I do, but I live out in the middle of the country, meaning that I'd probably have to drive to fort worth or dallas for anything like that.
Take me away, I just want out from this self-imprisoned self-made Hell. Don't be surprsed, this is your mind coming to life by self-sacrifice. This tragedy of death will walk hand in hand with every thought of regret. Blame yourself for what you've become. The mind is a powerful thing set to self-destruct.
~I, Dementia - Whitechapel~
this pic is so i can always remember jen who was my l'il sock monkey friend who has left ryl and i miss her!!! 