yep,its been nerve issues for me with the FM i think..they come they go...FM sux!..hugs..

Yes. It makes me wonder if I didn't break my foot 20 years ago. I'm not sure I should bug my doc about it.

I hate fibromyalgia.

i so hate it too unduki..like so friggin much i just wana rip its guts out!...i dont think id stop either!....arghhhhhhhhhh..arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

i'm using voltaren gel on my feet and hands and it does relieve a lot of the nerve pain i've been having. and the arthritis pain in my big toes. throbbing and exceedingly painful. this is prescription cream, my rheum dxs it for me.

hello ,
DO you mean pain in the soft part of your foot/heel?
For sometime now ,i`ve been getting the WORST pain ,it wakes me during the night ,with a stabbing ,seering burning pain ,right in that padded bit of my heel..
I also get the nasty throbbing in my big toes,seriously they could make me cry ,the pains so bad!
yep!Agreed...we ALL HATE FIBRO!!UGH!
(ps..been referred back to the reumy i saw after first being diagnosed with this awful ,debilitating condition....aparently he can give better injections/meds etc ,and order what physio /hydrotherapy will help..
Good luck..hope today`s been a little brighter for you....it`s a lousy thing to live and cope with ,day in ,day out!
take care!hugs! xxxx

OH YA ! I've felt that be4 !

Oh Yes Indeed. Buy some Johnson's Foot Soap, in any grocery store, and soak your feet,.....put them up when you can......you may want to buy a foot brace to wear, when this acts up........and buy Whicking Socks, at most sport or department stores (I don't know why this helps, other than the air circulation, but it does)

And, if you are a praying girl, pray because it will not be gone completely,......it comes and goes of it's own free will.....and all you can do is treat it when it hits

In the ball of your foot, this kind of pain could possibly be Morton's Neuroma. What happens is the long bones in your foot put pressure on the nerve that runs between them, and the nerve becomes irritated and inflamed.

First line of defense - throw out any shoes with high heels. Yeah. All your cute shoes Second, always wear shoes - don't walk around barefoot - the hard floor causes more irritation when you have this.

Last but not least, I got virtually complete relief from one steroid injection - wasn't fun but it completely stopped the pain. It shows up randomly from time to time but after the first injection I only had to go back for one more ever, as I threw out my cute shoes (big sigh) and only wear flats with good padding and arch support.

Google "Morton's Neuroma" for more details to see if it matches your symptoms.

Peace, I'm with you here. It broke my heart to get rid of cute shoes and turn to what I affectionately refer to as old lady shoes. You know how everyone has their "thing"...ya know, the thing you love. For some it's jewelry, others make-up, others clothes; well for me, it was shoes. That is the last "tangible thing" I let fibro take away from me. I fought it with a vengence, but the foot pain got unbearable, and alas I had to give them up. Sigh. It still hurts ;)

Anyway, I know that I got off on a tangent here about shoes. Sorry, I couldn't help myself as it is near and dear to my heart. But foot pain from fibro sucks. It comes at times even when we don't do anything to have caused it. But D is right-on with her suggestions. The only think I would add that also helps me is a foot massage, and of course, wearing good support shoes or New Balance sneakers 620 or higher (the higher the number, the better, as per my podiatrist).

I was thinking Morton's neuroma too. My mom had a hell of a time with that when she was still working in nursing. Finally had to have surgery....got to where she couldn't hardly walk.

My doctor said get rid of the shoes or have surgery - couldn't have but so many injections. I kept trying to wear them "just for a little while" and I would be in such horrible pain - the things we do to look cute LOL

But...I had to give them up and the only way to do that was to physically get rid of them, as I was going to continue to do that "just for a little while" thing as long as they were in my closet.

I wear mostly Merrell clogs and I've compensated by having a whole bunch of them in different colors and styles. I also have a really cute pair of Crocs (yeah that sounds like an oxymoron LOL) in a bronze color - cute flat sandals for summer - that are REALLY comfortable and actually cute!

I get pain in my feet and toes too. I wish I had tiny heating pads that could go around each toe.