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Lisa...
Thanks for your reply...figure it is nerves...even if they can't see what is being "pinched' or bothered! My PM dr.s office left a bizzare message yesterday...I called and explained that the PM who was doing those injections...does not do them afterall...they are not approved..and the insurance companies will not pay for them if they are not approved. I called my reg. PM Dr. yesterday and left that message....Well, I got a message from his nurse saying something about HIP RESURFACING...and the injections..and that she had discussed it with Dr. and he basically doesn't have anything else to offer me..(where did my hips comeinto this???? ) That I should call the neuro back or the PM who supposedly did these injections...who by the way is not on my insurance.. The only reason I called my PM in the first place is he wanted to know what the results of my call to the second PM were..and now I get this???? I know they want to be rid of me...but I will not go until I can find someone else. He wants the failure off his record. Now, I have a choice to call either the neuro back...and tell him about all of this...or call the family Dr., who thinks I should stop looking for the cause of my pain, and live with it...med free...yeah. I have a call into the PM's nurse right now..I want to make sure that they don't have anything about hip resurfacing in my file...that is just too bizzare...
Thank you all for all of your replies...the toe burning/pain still comes and goes, but the toes are nurab... They are the least of my problems right now...but still a nusience. (sp. wrong!)...

Have a good day...feel well..

Leslie
 
I hate WC,worse people to deal with,no compassion what so ever.I was suppose to repeat the radio frequency,and got rejected again.so fed up with this system.I'm not better,depressed,don't know where its all going to end.
 
Yes! My back is sooooo tight! :( I'm glad I don't still live up north. It was much worse up there.

Emily :wave:
 
apocal....so sorry that you are having such a hard time...don't know about wc...I fell - all by myself... BUT,, my insurance is the kind you have to get approvals/referrals for specialists...all from your primary Dr....such fun...so I guess I have an idea of what you may be going through... Just keep at them...do you have a "nurse" or someone from wc who is supposed to help you???
I do hope your feel better...please don't just give up...we are all here...to help each other....take care...

Leslie
 
anyone else have this problem??? It is worse on the left foot - which is the "good" side of my body (hurts less than the right side!)... The sucker burn and throb...hurt for no reason.. Especially the big and next toes...and nurab area inbetween... The second toe on the right foot does the same thing...but the ones on the left...wow.
Can this be related to my back?? We all know that I have "mystery pain"...or unnamed problem..which causes major back/right leg pain... and now is "maybe" SI joint problems... Anyone else get this problem with the toes??

Leslie
 
Count me into the "Burning Toes Club". Last three toes on both feet.....either burning, nurab or pins and needles ! Doc said it is the nerve pain.

Deb
 
I get quite an education here! I never knew my "toe thing" was connected to my back stuff. I've gotten foot and toe cramps for years when it's cold at night, so when I started to get a sharp, burning pain in the middle toe, I just gritted my teeth and waited it out and forgot about it. It doesn't happen all the time, and it isn't long lasting. So maybe it's not a nerve thing? This just started last year, or at least, I don't remeraber having it before my last fusion. I'm paying more attention to these burning pains, now that I know it can be because of the back problems. The toe stuff lasts for a few minutes, usually not more. Today, for the first time ever, I've had a kind of stabbing, burning pain just in one spot on the front of one thigh. Weird! I just had a facet injection last week. Didn't seem to do a thing for the first few days, but today I woke up with pain across one hip, just like after the last (but a different type) injection. I wonder if this new pain is from the injection.

Sometimes I feel like a detective, trying to figure out all these pains and their relationships to each other! I'd like to change careers, thank you!

~Emily
 
Yup...I too, have issues with burning, tingling, and nurabness in the toes (particularily the 3rd & 4th toes) of my right foot. I'm not entirely convinced that it's related to my back problems, though. Perhaps some of it is, but I made a recent discovery while out purchasing a new pair of running shoes. I found out that my right foot is actually slightly longer than my left foot. I usually wear a size 10 in women's shoes...but the gal at the running shoe store told me I needed to go up a 1/2 size in running shoes. She said I was wearing the wrong size...that I needed to accomodate my slightly longer right foot. I mentioned to her that sometimes my toes in my right foot go nurab during my runs. She said it was probably due in part to wearing the wrong size shoes...but she also suggested that it could be a neuroma. She gave me some literature on neuromas and after reading through it, I'm beginning to wonder now if my toe nurabness really is being caused by my back problems. I suppose seeing a podiatrist would give me a definitive answer to that question.

Linda
 
I'm sorry to hear your foot is bothering you. Here are some symple things you can do to find out if it is possibly coming from your back. When you have the pain if you are lieing down, then have someone lift your knees, one then the other than both and see if that changes the pain. If it continues, sit up and twist one way for a couple seconRAB, then twist the other. If it continues lie back down and move your head to the side for a 20 seconRAB, then rotate the other way. Try doing this and see what happens. Pay attention for symptoms and write it in a journal. If you have herniated discs than you need to do excercises to prevent more nerve loss. Consider yoga as it is well known for aiding in back problems.
 
Hi Everyone,
I have permanent nerve damage in my left foot & leg. It is severe, if I didn't take the meRAB I take I would not beable to live with my pain. I will be on these meRAB for life, but thats ok like I said I know how it feels without the meRAB. I was screaming, literally, before the nerve meRAB. Nowit bothers me but it's livable most times. I do know living in cleveland is the worst place with the cold temps, ths cold makes it much worse and nothing helps that. I am permanently disabled from the severity of nerve damage I have. Guess there is a broad spectrum of levels of nerve damage out there.

Should this get intolerable for you there are meRAB that helps tremendously. I was on neurontin but the dosage was 2700mg a day and that was taking it's toll on me so we switched to 450mg lyrica a day and it does help.

I hope you get better from this, I would definatly bring it up to your doc next visit.

God Bless

Carol
 
Yes. My injured level was l4/l5 and I had sometimes still do in a flare, the nerve pain issues with my leg(s) ankles, feet, toes. This was a major problem for me right after surgery (as I did not have problems on my left side until then). But it's lightened up alot and I get little twinges now and again, and when Im in a flare up.
 
hi sage,
I tell ya life stinks.I have absolutely nobody to help,no family that cares,except my hubby,and he not well himself,if I ever decide to go in for surgery still trying to figure out how you wipe yourself,how you will sleep,what to do about going potty,another problem I always pee with an IV in,be up and down thousand times,be more wet floors than the bowl itself.worries
 
Toe cramps!! That's the one I forgot! Thanks Emily! Sometimes all I have is toe pain and then other times it is along with the nerve pain from buttock to toes! Nerves are very complicated. Wish I never knew about it!!
Hey Emily...much too cold today for Richmond, don't you think?

Deb
 
Just a quick reminder that those who are recovering from a fusion and have not fused yet -- twisting your spine is not a good thing since it can disrupt the fusion process or cause you alot of pain.
 
Hi Leslie,

I didn't read all of the responses so I hope this isn't a repeat. I had that off and on for a while and my PM doc said it was the nerves trying to rejuvinate or wake up. While I am still nurab from the knee down, I have watched for those sensations being hopeful. I haven't had them in a while (ouch) and I am still nurab so I don't really know the outcome. I do hope in your case that it will. Any news on the other doc? Did you ever get through to them?

Love,
Lisa
 
Hey, Sage:

Yup, I get that too and especially had what I called "hot spots" on my ankles and feet post-fusion for L5-S1. I still get burning/throbbing pain in feet and toes during flare-ups. Ever try using Lidoderm patches? You can cut one in half and put them on the tops of your feet by your toes. Sometimes I use them at night so my feet don't keep me up!

Schragie-girl
 
wow, a lot of us have toe problems...I thought it was just me...and having strange happenings...don't like the toe burning and nurabness...how can it burn and have no feeling??? I know - the nerves..but it is so strange...and sometimes, it just hurts sooooo much. Guess I should add that onto the list of things I'll ask next time I'm at the Drs.....

Thanks..

Leslie
 
Sage, I am a little slow moving today and in responding to posts but count me in .......I live with it 24/7 on my right foot since last February so I suspect it isn't going anywhere soon.

Hope you feel better soon and this new sensaton is short lived.
 
oh boy,you guys have this after surgery,I got it now.its weird,like they on fire.or sometimes hurts to touch the tops of the feet.or if someone steps on them,oh boy,it hurts then.I use to have mild sensation but after having the Radio Frequency denervation procedure they got worse.Is this what you get after surgery or is it more sciatic,cause I can't stand that feeling
 
I have a " toe thing" too. Every once and awhile I have the middle two toe feel like they are not even connected to the rest of my foot. Sometimes they feel like they are on fire and sometimes they just feel normal. I went to a podiatrist and he said nothing was wrong with my feet it was coming from my back. I guess its just one of those things I have got to live with. I hope your feet feel better soon, sometimes I can get Doug to rub my feet and that helps. Good Luck---Dee
 
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