I have pain in my feet but mine is in the top of my foot. It feels like I strained my foot or something but have not done so. Its been like that for days now. No swelling though. Just dealing with it, don't know what else to do.

I have a whole string of "remedies" for foot pain. #1 is do no wear shoes that hurt your feet -- find a pair that fits and doesn't hurt and buy another pair of them being you'll find that the right shoes are hard to find.
#2: I use Arnica Montana spray made by Hyland's. It comes in a 4 oz. bottle and you spray it on your feet/legs and rub it in. It seems to help.
#3: I found another one called "Feet Relief". It had a pair of green colored feet on the bottle. It warms your feet up and makes them feel good.
#4: I find keeping my feet warm helps and that the cold makes them hurt more, so keep your feet warm.
#5: If spasms hit bad, I put a 5 mg. Valium under my tongue. That way it travels into the blood stream much quicker and will give some relief if you are experiencing spasms.
#6: Find a pain medication that works for you. You might have to try a few different ones. I take Tylenol #4 and 30 mg. of morphine at bedtime normally.
Best of luck and I hope you find some relief for you aching feet!

Right before being diagnosed with MS, a year ago to the day, I noticed that my legs and feet were in horrible, agonizing pain. I've known pain every day since 2008 when diagnosed with TM and then SM...but this was a different type of pain. Am in pain management, again, and what I am taking now seems to be working (Opana ER, and Opana IR). I feel high as a kite most days, but the pain has subsided! Yay! Stay off your feet as much as possible, kick off those shoes when you get home from work (if you work), and even a little massage wouldn't hurt. Best of luck to you for finding just the right remedy.

Hi. I have some questions for those diagnosed with MS. For about 6 years now, I've been suffering horrible pain in my feet, especially my toes and sometimes my arches into my calf muscles. The ache is bad enough where I'm on the verge of tears, although I've been dealing with the pain so long that I've become a custom to it until I was prescribed vicadin (sp?) for a root canal and after taking one pill, I was pain free. I felt to so liberated. I also have become VERY forgetful, major brain fog, head aches, and nauseated, especially if I don't get at least 8 hours sleep. Are any of these symptoms of MS?

yes ... all symptoms ... you need to get something for your pain Ladybugkel... The brain fog can be very harsh sometimes. Just the other day I rode around gas station 3 times until I realized that I DO know where my gas tank is located on my jeep! lol...I just had to laugh! I'm sure the attendants thought I was some crazy old lady!! My pain is mainly in legs/feet. I am on so much that the norm (whatever that is) person would be down for days. I'm on Opana ER (40 mg. in morning, 40 mg. in afternoon), Opana IR (5 mg. up to 3 times per day), Neurontin (900 mg three times per day) and amitriptyline at night (100 mg). This combo is working well so far. I had been in horrible pain since 2008 and have tried all kinds of combinations!

* NCLivD - thank you for your reply. Since you too have the foot and leg pain, do you also have sensitivity to cold and heat? And what does that mean? I know it sounds like a stupid question, but I'm trying to figure out if I could have MS, as I have not been diagnosed, but this foot and brain fog has been going on for so long - despite my eating EXTREMELY healthy and exercising only to continue to feel pain, that is often worse after exercising.

Also, back to the hot and cold. I get cold easy, but luckily I live in AZ and as for hot - when I get hot I feel incredibly irritated and I've always been a calm/melow person, so it's out of character. OR... does heat sensitivity mean, a hot shower hurts, b/c to me that feels good. I hope I'm making sense.

Also, if I have MS - how important is it to get diagnosed right away? B/C, I'm a stay-at-home mom and if I believe I have this, I MUST get a job with a company that has good insurance before being diagnosed. I don't want to run into issues of being, what's the word??? (there's my brain fog... pre...something" UGH!

Have you been diagnosed with anything yet? Yes, I have sensitivity and practically have very little sensation from my waist down. I cannot stand the heat. I was dx'ed with transverse myelitis in 2008, which attack the myelin covering the spine. That damaged a lot of nerve endings. I was then diagnosed with SM (syrinx or fluid filled cyst inside the spine) which covers the thoracic region. This puts pressure on my spine of course which causes great pain. I tested positive for O bands that year, but neuro still couldn't diagnose MS. It wasn't until September of last year when I went to neuro with blurry vision and double vision that he did another brain MRI and found the lesions, thus dx'ing me with MS. MS is VERY HARD to diagnose and you will be put thru a slew of tests. feel free to ask me anything! hugs

The symptoms vary from person to person, I suppose that's why it is hard to diagnose and I'm trying to figure out if MS is possibly my problem.

More importantly, I'm so-sorry to hear everything you've had to go through. I can't imagine. I've been in pain too, but no where near all that. I haven't had any vision issues or sensitivity to hot - I just get temperamental and lose all focus when I feel hot, but again, a hot shower soothes me in the mornings. So, I hate to keep asking questions, but when did your sensativity to heat begin? And heat in regards to weather, touching something hot, or a hot shower?

One other thing I forgot to mention that I have some pain in my fingers too when I bend them - almost like carpel-tunnel and it's the same type of pain in feet too, but worse on my feet b/c I walk on them.

sorry I just read my last post and it came off a bit gruff in the beginning and I didn't mean it to. I have so many thoughts and questions, it's hard for me to keep them organized, especially lately.

I was told to never take a hot shower with MS but to take a lukewarm one! Wehad a hot tub and got rid of it! One day when I was at the theapy pool a friend of mine wanted me to get in the hot tub with her so I did and when I got home I was so tired I layed down and didn't get up till the next day! I have had two carpal tunnel surgeries and last Dec. they replaced the thumb joint with a cadaver bone and also the tendon because I was having hand pain! It is a little better but my fingers still get stiff after I use them a lot!! Good luck!!

NCLizD -

Also, I haven't been diagnosed with anything other than plantar facitiis 6 years ago, but the pain is ongoing and it's in my toes, calves and fingers. So, I just feel there is something more going on. My blood panel came back with a positive "something" RH, or AA factor (can't remember) and so I saw a rheumatoid arthritis specialist and he said I don't have arthritis. The nausea has become worse over the last few months, especially when I don't get enough sleep, and my increasingly bad brain fog makes me feel like I have early signs of Alzheimers, although I'm 35. I really dislike ranting about my aches and pains, b/c I feel so blessed in so many ways, but I HAVE to get to the bottom of this and doctors these days don't seem to be able to connect the dots like I think they should. Very few see beyond their own box of medicine - in my opinion.

The sensitivity began immediately and loss of sensation too. I couldn't even feel myself "pee"...very strange. I cut myself constantly when trying to shave my legs because I cannot feel the blade...so I try not to shave too much! lol...You def have something going on. maybe not MS but something is working your body. Do you find yourself being "sicker" when sick? what I'm trying to say is if you get a cold, does it last forever or just the normal duration. Please get to a doctor and figure this out! i'm very concerned