Update: Sharp Pain On Left Foot - Page 2

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

In case you don't get answers, I wanted to tell you about my foot pain experience.

About 10 years ago, I started having foot pain on the tops of my feet ... it felt like I had dropped a brick on top of both feet ... very painful! Since I prefer slip on shoes, like ballet flats, and rarely wear sneakers that lace, I just couldn't get a handle on why I was in so much pain.

Fast forward 8 years and my rheumotolagist (sp?) sends me for a spinal epidural for back pain .... compressed discs in both lower back and neck.

Two days after the epidural, my foot pain was gone .... and styed gone for almost 6 months.

Turns out it was nerves in my spine that were triggering pain on the tops of my feet ... no pain radiating down my legs, so no one made the connection!

I will be having another epidural in about 2 months, but the foot pain contimues after it wears off. What my MD does now is give me cortisone shots on the tops of my feet .... and the pain is gone for a few months.

HTH with anyone else's medical mystery.

sfnative · ‎03-10-2010

@Pasta Lover

I'm going to chime in here just to clarify a few things. Someone had mentioned receiving "treatment" with regard to the MRI. Wanted you to know that when you have an MRI, the soft tissue of a particular part of your body is being imaged. No treatment is being provided. An MRI device (quite large in most cases) is a diagnostic device and falls under the category of "Radiology" just as x-rays are.

As others have indicated, since your foot is being imaged, you will be placed on a large stainless steel tray with a pad on it. The staff will make sure you're comfortable. If you have earplugs at home that you like, bring them. Or, if you have noise-cancelling head phones, those will work, too. I like to use silicone ear plugs, which I purchase at Walgreens (or any drugstore). Once softened by the warmth in the palm of my hand, they fit nicely in my ears and are the absolute best at blocking out most of the wracket that the machine makes.

You'll not have to have your whole body inserted into the MRI machine, which is great. The MRI tech will let you know about each phase of the MRI imaging and how many minutes it will take: 3, 4 minutes, etc., and will check with you to make sure you're doing OK.

Please be sure to check back in and let us know your diagnosis and treatment plan, as we're all really concerned for you.

Foolywooly11 · ‎05-08-2016

@hckynut: I will! I know, especially after reading multiple posts on this forum, that what I have to do is not nearly as hard as many others endure. I've been feeling down lately; this past year I have had more physical problems, more tests, than I've had my entire life, & I know that I've been fortunate. I've never gone to the doctor much, or been on many medications, until recently. I took my health for granted! Part of my problem is fear; fear of what might be wrong. The only fear that's greater is my fear of dying young, when I could have done somehing to extend my years on this Earth. My husband died young. He didn't take care of himself, even though I urged him to. One day he was here; the next, he was not. I promised myself I would not do the same thing! I have to push myself to do the right thing; every day. I thank you for the encouraging words...(Not) such a young lady!

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

You'll be fine, mri's are snap and you should be anxious to get it done, to get an answer. Most places have open mri's now but if your place doesn't and you get claustrophobic in tight places, be sure to let the staff know. But, since this is your foot that shouldn't be an issue. I've had many mri's; neck, spine, abdomen. There's the banging sould but they'll offer you music to mask it. And it's a foot, it'll go fast. Unlike your whole spine which seems to last forever...

Mj12 · ‎03-09-2010

@sfnative wrote:
@Pasta Lover

I'm going to chime in here just to clarify a few things. Someone had mentioned receiving "treatment" with regard to the MRI. Wanted you to know that when you have an MRI, the soft tissue of a particular part of your body is being imaged. No treatment is being provided. An MRI device (quite large in most cases) is a diagnostic device and falls under the category of "Radiology" just as x-rays are.

As others have indicated, since your foot is being imaged, you will be placed on a large stainless steel tray with a pad on it. The staff will make sure you're comfortable. If you have earplugs at home that you like, bring them. Or, if you have noise-cancelling head phones, those will work, too. I like to use silicone ear plugs, which I purchase at Walgreens (or any drugstore). Once softened by the warmth in the palm of my hand, they fit nicely in my ears and are the absolute best at blocking out most of the wracket that the machine makes.

You'll not have to have your whole body inserted into the MRI machine, which is great. The MRI tech will let you know about each phase of the MRI imaging and how many minutes it will take: 3, 4 minutes, etc., and will check with you to make sure you're doing OK.

Please be sure to check back in and let us know your diagnosis and treatment plan, as we're all really concerned for you.

@sfnative I think by "full treatment" @Kachina624 just meant that the OP is getting an MRI of her foot, not full body - not that there will be treatment afterwards.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

Just want to add that I've had many MRIs and CT scans in many places like hospitals and imaging centers, but I've never had a radiologist come out and talk to me afterwards. They always send the results to my doctor who calls me. Somebody mentioned that but I wouldn't expect it.

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Shelbelle · ‎03-09-2010

I had a MRI on my foot last winter, nothing to it, just lay there until it is over, good luck. I agree see an orth doc who specializes in foot and ankle and not a podiatrist.