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Originally Posted by macartums
hey all,
i am brand new to this site & i am so very glad i found it! i know i'm going to be doing a great deal of reading for the next few days... i was diagnosed with rsd/crps in my right calf, foot & toes several months ago. i have had the same symptoms that i was diagnosed with until last night. i was not able to get a hold of my dr. today to ask if what i experienced last night (& now today also) can be contributed to the rsd/crps so i thought i would try asking here.
it feels like someone is sticking me with a needle on the top of my big toe, pretty much on my cuticle, right where the toenail meets the skin. it will come & go, lasting probably 30 seconds to a minute each time. it is so painful that i probably jumped off my bed the first time i felt it. after about an hour or so of that pain starting, i got the same sensation with the same amount of pain on my calf. it seriously feels like someone is poking me with needles.
does anyone know if this kind of sensation & pain can be attributed to the rsd/crps? i appreciate any & all input on this issue.
thank you in advance! 
macartums |
Hi,
I found your post because just this morning I had the most intense and awful electric pains right through my right foot and less so in my left. Deep stabbing needle pains. Eek. Lasted about twenty minutes, and made me jump each time. My hands felt tingly and numb as well, but that faded and I think was just shock!
I was diagnosed with CRPS in October 2011. It started in my left knee following a simple arthroscopy, but is now having some dark fun in my left foot as well. I've not had symptoms in my right foot before, although have had a few instances where the big toe went very hot red and painful for a couple of hours. I've been hoping that was just freaky rather than more spread, but these pains this morning scared me!
So no, I think the CRPS can do terrible things to you at times, normally just when you think you're starting to get somewhere
I'm on Pregabelin 500mg a day in 2 doses, sometimes unsure what are symptoms and what are side-effects!! Hope you're feeling a bit better now.
All the best to all of us
Brambledog