Do thyroid problems affect tendons and ligaments?

[beaton]

G.P. wasn't me to have steroid injections in my feet for morton's neuroma. I've been told they can cause the tendon and ligaments to collapse.(Especially if you have several injections.) This can cause flat feet,yet another problem. Anyone know anything about this please ??

[Heloise]

My friend in the U.S. tried many treatments and had two or three injections, than still needed the surgery. I'm trying to recall whether she had the incision in the top part of the foot. I know after a year or two of dealing with it, she has lost some muscle up near her calf. Personally I would try physical therapy on the feet. Foot muscles go up above the ankle and as in other foot problems like plantar fasciitis, the ligaments and muscles start to tighten so stretches and massage may help. She wore shoes that had an inset heel which took some of the weight off the part of that foot area after the surgery.

[beaton in reply to Heloise]

Thanks Helosie, The injection failure and time is what I fear most. It's taken fifteen years,with insoles etc.to get a diagnosis,so I don't want to waste more time if possible. It's good to hear other people's stories,it helps put my case together.xx

[beaton]

Thanks Reallyfedup, I think some of my ligaments and tendons have suffered over the years. My shoe size has gone up. Just trying to get rid of some pain might help. After all these years of pain the thought of injections depresses me. One step forward two back you might say.x

[beaton]

It might be my only choice. :/

[Marz]

Flat feet are connected to undertreated thyroid or undiagnosed. Muscles are weakened which does not support the feet anatomy well. Have you consulted Dr Google ?

[beaton in reply to Marz]

Never thought of that. :/

[Marz in reply to beaton]

[Marz in reply to beaton]

goodreads.com/book/show/141...

This is a book I once owned - it seems to have disappeared from the bookcase - probably still in the warehouse in Exeter after our move to Crete !!

[flatfeet1 in reply to Marz]

[Marz in reply to flatfeet1]

Hubby too

[shaws Administrator]

I think your GP should prescribe T3 for you on a trial basis. You may not be on optimum thyroid meds as carpal tunnel is also a clinical symptom as well as foot problems.

medhelp.org/posts/Thyroid-D...

The only time I ever had muscle/joint pain everywere was when I was put on levo. I could barely move my legs. Needless to say I am no longer on levo and am well. No pains/aches.

[beaton in reply to shaws]

Hi Shaws, I've been on T3 for over a year now,first with T4 then T3 only since January. I made the decision to drop levo and have yet to tell the endo. :0. I have had problems with my feet for years. Perhaps I should up my dose. My G.P. is good regarding this and dare I say it hand T3 out like smarties. I just wish he would put me forward for the Mortons op.Oh and do my bunions at the same time.

[shaws Administrator in reply to beaton]

I am sorry you have problems with your feet. You get fed up with constant pain, if not in one place you get it in another.

Maybe upping your dose of T3 may help your feet as it does help and sometimes relieves carpal tunnel.

[beaton in reply to shaws]

good idea. xx

[marmaris in reply to beaton]

what is the Mortons Op please?

[crimple]

I have 2 Morton's neuroma's in my left foot (diagnosed myself) but confirmed by Podiatrist after 4 month wait after referral by GP. I now wear good walking shoes, Salomon and fitflop sandals. The podiatrist prescribed an insole, which you can buy on line (£15). I have always had flat feet. The podiatrist said that wearing shoes that are too tight and high heels exacerbate the problem, so I only rarely now wear fashionable shoes and then not for long! The podiatrist agreed with me that best not to go down the route of steroid or alcohol injections. I have only had one painful incident in the last 4 months-wore high heels-well high for me!! I also have a problem with my back, squashed discs, and I think as a hypothyroid I am more prone to musculo-skeletal problems. Hope things improve for you.

[beaton in reply to crimple]

Hi Crimple,Thanks for the reply. It's taken me fifteen years to get a diagnosis for Mortons. My rheumatologist sent me to the podiatrist for insoles,which hurt more than the pain. I've never worn high heels as I always worked in a kitchen good shoes were necessary. The only shoes I can wear are hotter. I do have arthritis,my si joint gives me pain and I have had injections in that before but I believe this is all down to the way I walk and stand. Thank you for relating your experience,it's all ammunition. xx

[marmaris in reply to beaton]

Hello beaton I am the same as you. I have already had a cortizone injection in my left foot (big toe) last November but the pain soon came back. Been to see podiatrist physio and she has sent me for an x ray, I am awaiting results. Agony with left foot, and bunion as well. Had root nerve procedure in my neck also in January and pain has come back, in the neck and down my left arm. Told I have cervical Spondylosis. Endo reduced last week Levo from 100mcgs to 50mcgs and upped T3 to 30mcgs. Early days but still hoping for better things. Now just received a letter yesterday saying that I need the injection in my neck doing again, they are not sure which vertebrae to go into. It is the cartilage in between that is eroding and pressing on a nerve that is causing pain. However worst pain in my food. I have been Hypo for 20 years and up to the age of about 52 I was fit and healthy. Now 57 feel as if I am 100 some days, not like me at all hobbling around. Hope you get some comfort, believe me we need it. Carpal Tunnel is also something I am thinking about. Keep in touch will let you know the results of my x ray. Have you had one done?

[marmaris in reply to marmaris]

Sorry wording should be foot not food.

[Marz in reply to marmaris]

goodreads.com/book/show/141...

This book which I once owned ! - explained that bunions can be caused by the second toe being longer. This bangs against the top of the shoe rather than the big toe. This weakens the muscles on the outer part of the Big Toe which causes it to weaken and move out of line causing the bunion. My second toe is longer so remembered this little gem. Means leadership or something...

[beaton in reply to Marz]

I do believe all these things are related. I saw or read about someone who had both the bunion and neuroma done. The surgeon said the pressure of the bunion would cause pain to the other toes making the neuroma pop up. :/

[beaton in reply to marmaris]

Oh I have cervical spondylosis too. I was diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis in 2009 and everything else has fallen off since then. The more I read the more I am convinced that these thing are related. ( endo.said that it all went back to 1979 when I had "flu".)

I had x rays 5 years ago and 2 years ago and then in May. It was only because I got stroppy that I managed to get the ultrasound,which proved I had been right all along. xx

[beaton]

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