Hello everyone,
Im new to the group and was wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction.i have been to the doctors so many times and had no results and because i also have anxiety disorder i think they just think oh her comes crazy.
I have had a pain from as long as i can remember, it wasnt constant it usually flaired at night. It felt like it was in my foot, and it was an agonizing ache deep into my foot. I used to try and massage to get to the pain but never found it. I could almost follow it up through my calf and thigh and bum but not locate the source. My instinct was to warm my feet, the pain was a bit like the initial pain of putting your foot in freezing cold water. (Pain only in one foot at a time but got it in both)
So last year i was 24 and just woke up with sciatica, went to docs got something to ease the pain and 3 weeks it was gone. But i have been left with this near constant pain that feels like a dulled down version of the pain i get intermittently going from my right top buttock down into my foot. Both feet do still get the intermittent agonizing pain but now the right is worse. So im guessing its somehow nerve related.
If anyone has experienced something similar please let me know or any theories on what it could be. Thankyou in advance for any replies
*few notes
I always wear supportive shoes and i dont have a dropped arch
I do however have an extra bone in my foot an accessory nevicular (i dunno if theres one in both) doctor reckons though this isnt related to the pain.
Tried to draw a red line where the pain is
Thanks
Pudding
Sounds like sciatica. This can cause numbness in your legs and feet. The pain maybe comes from the sciatic nerve. The doctor should be able to tell. My daughter had a extra bone in her ankle when she was young and we found out when she always seemed to sprain her ankle. She outgrew it eventually and didn't have any problem as she grew older. It probably doesn't have anything to do with the pain. We are not doctors and these are only suggestions and no one can tell for sure unless you have a good examination and possible tests. Wish I could help more. I hope you will soon find peace with the problem.
Thank you, i have just had no luck with the doctors, thats good to know about your daughter, i must admit i used to always go over on my ankle so hopefully i have grown out of any problems caused by the bone. I will persist with the doctor. Thank you for your advice.
Sounds very sciatica like to me. If it’s chronic, as you describe, then they should be referring you for an MRI to try and find the cause. Sciatica isn’t a condition in itself - there is always an underlying cause such as a herniated disc, an inflammatory arthritis (which can affect people of any age at all) or several other possible sources of sacral nerve compression. If it’s just a temporary thing then that’s another matter - but yours is persistent and so I think you need to be persistent with your doctor too!
Thank you that is really helpful, im not really at the doctors much but i feel that because of my anxiety and depression disorder they dont take any other health concerns seriously (i am currently managing my anxiety very well too). Your reply has just given me the motivation to keep trying. I didnt say before but i can get it in my hands too rarwly as bad as my feet and legs which is the only thing that makes me think not sciatica. Thank you so much for replying.
I get horrible pain in my hands too so have the same thoughts re not all being sciatica. But I don’t have anxiety or depression so I wouldn’t think the two are obviously related.
Yes doctors are often apt to dismiss us, particularly if we inwardly dismiss ourselves. Have faith in yourself. You can have anxiety, depression and have sciatica or rheumatic disease or any other thing wrong after all. And don’t forget that chronic pain will make us anxious and depressed. X
Thank you, this reply gave me a little boost 😁😁