Thanks again..

I've just found out that Salonpas patches are easily available in England so I'll get some tomorrow along with Epsom Salts. Would magnesium supplements be a good idea too?
Does aspirin work for nerve pain? I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere. I have Tramadol but don't really want to take it, at least not yet as I've read it's a hard hitter with possible side effects, particularly if taken alongside SSRI's (which I've recently started because of the anxiety/depression about all this).

I'm seeing a rheumatologist consultant tomorrow about an ongoing elbow problem. I've had physio and 2 steroid injections over the past year and nothing has really worked. Strangely it seems to have almost disappeared over the last month or so. It's as if my body can't handle too much at once!
He was the guy who got my back scanned so I'm going to mention the foot pain/numbness to him. It can't hurt..

Karen