painful feet

[cosycat]

Hi at present after seeing Dr P. I am taking nax and NT. I have very bad hair loss. And also I have had painful feet for the last past year at present they are very painful when I walk for any distant and it seems their not getting any better, does anyone else have this symtom, I'll would be grateful for any feedback kind regards June

[helvella Administrator]

What sort of painful feet are you talking about?

One of the reasons I first asked for a thyroid test was plantar fasciitis.

I have also noticed a distinct improvement in the pads of my feet since starting treatment just a few months ago. That has made standing and walking more comfortable.

All the best

Rod

[cosycat in reply to helvella]

Hi Rod

Thank you for your message, my feet hurt on the pads and also my ankles, walking is painful and at present keeping diary with Dr. P., up to my 5th week and taking nax, NT, vitC. and q10.

But I also had a full blood test again at the NHS hosp. and my results are back today, they are TSH 4.71, T3 5.2, T4 13.7, normal B12 & folate and iron. So came back again subclinical hypothyroidism.

But my vit.D is defecient and hosp. are asking me to go to my doc. for him to prescribe Colecalciferol 20 000 Units per fornight for deficiency. also hosp. mention to my GP it may be worth doing a 24-hour urine collection for cortisol, if my GP arranged this should I still keep taking Dr.P medication.

Many thanks June

[Annamaria]

i also suffered from pain in my right foot, this has eased a lot since going on medication

[cosycat in reply to Annamaria]

Hi Annamaria Thank you for your message june

[donna]

hi june ,l have just blogged about my increased pain in my hands and feet..

both of my feet hurt all of the time ..but worse when l am in bed with no preasure on them and relaxed..it makes you more aware of pain when you are not doing anything else..the pain is more than an ache..a throb ,preasure..my hands are the same..my dr believes l have Lupus and l have blood tests which l await the results..the symptoms cross over with hypo thyroid ( l also have hashimotos..so lupus is another autoimune desease..so will let you know what happens ..

bestwishes donna

[Angel54]

Hi June,

Yes thats one of my symptoms too, i get joint pain and muscle pain all over but its awful in my feet and strange feelings in my legs, very unpleasant. levothyroxine ive had my medication upped recently so will let you know if this improves. Are you on levothyroxine? as well as nutri thyroid and nutri adrenal xtra. I had a lot of hair loss. Ive seen Dr Peatfield 3 times. Hope you improve soon. Keep in touch.

Best wishes

Angie

[cosycat in reply to Angel54]

Hi Angie

Thank you for your message, yes I too have joint and muscle pain all over and many other symtoms. I am on my 5th week of keeping diary with Dr. P. and I am only on his medications, but with his instructions I hope to try something stronger.

My results of latest blood test came back this week from NHS hosp. borderline again, but my vit D. came back very low and they want to give me Colecalcoferol 20 000 units per fortnight, I have'nt been back to my gP yet, I go this Thursday. I have always thought I had a good diet?

No matter how much I beg my GP won't give me a trial period of Thyroxine, this I don't understand allthough he knows full well I have all the symptoms.

I do hope you improve and I will let you know how I get on. Best wishes June

[Hidden]

One of my original symptoms when I was first diagnosed was a painfully swollen right foot which was very hot and caused me to limp when I walked. Although this symptom did ease after starting thyroxine I still get very painful and hot feet. I have extremely hard skin on my heel and pads and this is incredibly sore and I get hot stingy sensations in both feet that really makes me jump with the pain. They are worse when I have walked a long distance. I use a lot of moisturing cream on them which calms it down a bit for a while. I really hate this symptom.

[helvella Administrator in reply to Hidden]

Might I recommend some urea-containing foot cream and, if needed, heel balm? I have bought the CCS brand available here:

algeos.com/acatalog/CCS_Foo...

(And when I need more, I shall buy from them again.)

I apply the foot cream every morning just before putting my socks on. The heel balm was very helpful in the early days but doesn't seem to be needed so much now. This I use before going to bed.

My partner and mother also now use these products...

All the best

Rod

(No connection with Algeos except as a satisfied customer.)

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for the tip. I have just finished a tube of the new one recently out called 'compeed' and have also used the scholl foot preperations as well. Sometimes when I've run out I just grab any old cream. I use gallons of it.

[dimpledea]

hi i get very painful feet and they get very hot as well the only thing that helps me is when my eldest daughter massages them for me it does not get all the pain away but makes it bareable hope this might help a bit.

[Irene]

Hi June - I also had very painful feet and was being treated by a podiatrist and given exercises to combat plantar fasciitis. This helped a bit. I even got the orth inserts for shoes. These just caused pains in my knees! However after I was diagnosed with low B12 and Vit d and had injections for these the foot pain vanished. My daughter also had vit d deficiency and very painful joints, including ankles and feet. She is overdue a vit d injection and has noticed the pain has returned. I'd sort your vitamin deficiency out and hopefully this will resolve the pain for you.

Irene

[cosycat in reply to Irene]

Hi Irene Thank you for your message, where I am at now is loads of underactive thyroid symtoms, joint ache, lethargy, terrible hair loss at present and now pain in feet when walking, tingling burning sensations.

I am classed as borderline and my local hospital said when I ask for a trial period of thyroxine that I am barking up the wrong tree and just have blood test every 6 months. my gp will not go against the hosp., so I asked him for a second opinion at another hosp. In the meantime I booked appointment with Dr. Peatfield and I am following his advice, but my feet seem to be getting worse although I feel better in other ways, I seem to have a bit more energy. The 2nd. hosp. have come back with my blood results TSH 4.71, T3 5.2 T4.13.7 which is still classed as subclinical hypothyroidism, but my vit d is 33, and said to be low, so hosp. as asked my GP to prescribe Colecaiciferol 20 000 units per fortnight for vit D deficiency, this he has given me in capsule form and I go back in January to the hosp. So at the moment I am in pain and seem to be going around in circles and getting nowhere fast. When I read your message it gave me some hope, do you know if it could cause all these symtoms that I am getting and how long did it take before you felt any difference, could lacking vit d cause the thyroid to misfunction? I took my first capsule on Sat. but have not felt any different yet, I would like your thoughts, sorry this is long message and I thank everyone else for answering and their thoughts. Best wishes June

[nanniejan in reply to Irene]

I am on meds for hypo ,but I have the problem with my hands and feet ,feels like they are tingling all the time like when they have ben cold and coming back to life ,they drive me nuts so I'm now thinking that I need vit D ,do you feel any inprovement yet ??Jan

[PaulB in reply to nanniejan]

Me too

[sickofthyroid]

i also have had this terrible foot pain. i used to get it every now and then and didnt know what it was. thought maybe it was due to high heels.it wasnt till i was diagnosed years later that i looked it up.i usually have it for a few weeks or months. but the last time was a full year. burning hot right foot(not so much the left one) tingling pain like pins and needles, and an occasional very sharp stabbing pain.used to wake up like i had just ran a marathon.hurt to walk across any floor, felt like i had been on my feet all day.i was always looking for a cold spot to put my foot on to ease the heat of the pain. jackie