Pain and spasms in feet

[salamander160]

Hi, I have recently had surgery to remove my toes (metatarsals), I burnt my foot over 3 years ago and it wasn't healing. I kept getting infections, and eventually they had to amputate. The opperation was in February,the wound is healing nicely but i am getting a lot of nerve pain, spasms on the sole of my foot, I get it on my other foot too, it can be very painful and nothing seems to control it. I am taking 125 mg pregaboline twice a day, 30 mg of codeine as often as i need it, oramorph too, When I was in hospital recently the consultant gave me a tablet which helped with the spasms, what could this have been, is there anythin else that would help? i know I am going to get phantum pain for probably the rest of my life but the spasms really hurt. I was getting them occasionally before my surgery but all the time now. I use a wheelchair and my legs are very stiff, again this may be part of the problem, lack of mobility.

[Madlegs1]

I wonder would some kind of massager help. To help with the circulation?

[salamander160 in reply to Madlegs1]

Hi, it probably would help but i have a full bandage toe or stunp to knee so massage would nt help right now. something for the future.

[Bevvy]

Can you contact consultants secretary and ask to be provided with information re mediation that helped? They should be able to check info from doctor and write to you with medication details.

[salamander160 in reply to Bevvy]

yes ok, I will do that, I know what ward i was on at the time, but cannot remember what the medication was, my gp needs to prescribe something.

[Batty1]

Have your Magnesium, calcium and Vitamin B tested.

[salamander160 in reply to Batty1]

how would that help, can you please explain? would multi vitamins help?

[Batty1 in reply to salamander160]

Having these items tested and seeing if your deficient and if you are deficient supplementing might help with your muscle spasms.

healthline.com/nutrition/vi...

healthline.com/nutrition/vi...

verywellhealth.com/magnesiu...

Links for each of the items I mentioned and Im not saying you are deficient but it could be worth having these tested.

[LythamJohn]

It’s likely you were given Diazepam! It’s the common medication given for spasm and it’s effective for pain relief, however it is highly addictive and as a result Drs don’t like prescribing it for long periods. Mirror box therapy is meant to be very effective for phantom pain.

[salamander160 in reply to LythamJohn]

I can't remember what the drug was called, although Diazepam was mentioned but a different name, what is mirror box therapy?

[air4ce]

A drug called gabapentin normally helps with nerve pain. Check with the doctor.

[salamander160 in reply to air4ce]

I am on pregabalin, similar to gabapentin. The gp wants me to come off it but not with nerve pain.

[LythamJohn]

it’s there mirrors are used to trick you brain into thinking your amputation is still present. The ghost pains relate to the fact your brain can’t understand the loss of a limb, but using mirrors and then doing exercises tricks the brain which reduces/alleviates the pain.

If you google it there’s loads of very famous medical documentaries about its success

[salamander160 in reply to LythamJohn]

Hi, ok no good to me as I am visually impaired also, the pain can be hard to deal with so having my books and music to keep my mind off it helps. but mirrors would be no use to me.