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Originally Posted by Littlepaw
Hi Barefoot,
I apologize in advance for going a bit off topic but I felt compelled to respond to your scar comment. I too have had high sensitivity in my surgical scars and a lot of mechanical nerve irritation because of them. I ended up having ultrasound guided steroid injections into the surgical field to reduce scar and got some relief. I got even more relief when I went to dermatology and had the scars themselves injected. Sounds miserable I know but it did soften it a LOT and calms some of those extra afferents and even helps some of them die off. I started the derm treatment 18 months post-op and it still made a difference with the burning and stinging that scars can have.
Okay, back to shoes now....
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Glad to hear the steroid injections worked for you Little Paw. I tried them once and it caused a terrible flare up of pain, swelling and other CRPS symptoms. We also tried lidocaine injections with the same reaction. I've been advised to never allow my foot to be injected or cut on again. I've read on this forum that sound have benefitted from lidocaine patches - I've going to ask my doctor about them to see if that helps me get into a shoe.
Thanks for sharing!!