Sorry, you are in so much pain. But I can commiserate on the boot. I'm trying to pack my house up with a broken ankle. We are going out for Thanksgiving.

If the MRI doesnt show anything, it would be a good idea to do an EMG.
I al so sorry you are hurting!!! Hope it heals soon.
Hugs!!!

Thank you both. This is so strange. I can't seem to get any relief and it is so sensitive I can't even ice it.

Do you have lidoderm. Sometimes that can really help, although you can only use it 12 hours a day?

could you use something like IcyHot? or other topical pain reliever?

Thank you. I do have lidoderm and it really didn't do much, actually it didn't help at all. The doc ordered a compound topical pain cream which I have not received yet. I have been using a compound cream that was given to me previously for arthritic pain but that has not helped at all.

That must be really painful if lidoderm doesn't work. I had sciatic pain in my feet, which I compared to knives in my feet, but lidoderm really helped. I hope you can find something that helps.

I'm sorry. I know how bad nerve pain in the feet can hurt. Its almost a blessing when the numbness sets in. Even though numbness means damage at least the pain isn't making you scream.

I've had severe swelling in my lower limbs for almost a year now. The swelling presses on the nerves & causes severe pain especially on the top of the feet. Add in my spine issues and that's affecting my two outer toes. My big toes, Achilles and soles of both feet have tendon inflammation from my psoriatic arthritis. Basically my feet are a hideous mess. I haven't been able to wear real shoes since January.

There's a couple of nerves that my neuro says the pain is coming from. A dermatome map will show you what might be causing it from where in your spine. Two nerves in the lumbar effect the outer toes and the tops of the feet. There's another nerve at the ankle that splits and can affect the top of the foot & half of the big toe.

If the pain is bothering you that much and its from inflammation which I'm assuming since he gave you Motrin for pain then can he give you a cortisone and/or a lidocaine injection to settle things down and get you thru the holidays until the MRI results come back? I wouldn't recommend steroid injections in small tendons because some can rupture but the top of the foot should be fine. Once you get the inflammation settled down that should decrease your pain levels a lot.

There's no reason to leave you suffering when something can be done to help you in the meantime.

Hope you get the pain managed and enjoy your holiday.

Take care,
Emerald

Emerald, I sometimes have pain and numbness full feeling on the top of my food, but no selling. It feels like the top of my foot is swollen, but it is not. It's weird. Could this be the same issue you are referring to? I'm just wondering.

Also, I hope you're feeling better now Jasmine. Can you give is an update on your condition. Hugs!