Thank-you for so many responses and all the helpful links!!!!!
Before I had the surgery my podiatrist told me that in 6 weeks I would be able to do everything I did before surgery only better and pain free, I still have not been pain free, and went back to work only last week 3 and a half months later. I am really afraid I will lose my job and insurance because the pain and swelling while I am at work is horrid and instead of working my nine hour shifts I am lucky to get through four hours and have gone home early every day.I have told my podiatrist every thing thats going on, I can not bend or flex my toes the discoloration the pain he just tells me this is normal and the pain is something I just have to work through(well how can he say its normal when he told me 6 weeks in the beginning) So I finally made an appt with my primary care she said this was absolutely not normal she did do a blood test,no infection. She sent me to the neuro. The neuro also said absolutely not normal!! funny thing is the next day I had appt with my pod,I didnt tell him I had been to a neuro! and I asked him if there could be some kind of nerve damage he actually laughed at me a big laugh
and said you need to quit investigating online and leave the doctoring to the doctors hahahah he than said that none of my symptoms fit with nerve damage and I probably have a very low pain threshold well I had a 10 lb baby natural child birth and would rather do that agin then deal with this nightly pain. needless to say I wont go back to him ever again. March 29 is my EMG hopefully It will be able to tell me something definate for sure.
And if it is rsd hopefully it's not to late to start working on it!! My fingers are crossed so would my toes be if I could
Kelly

Hi and Welcome! I have RSD and your symptons are very much like mine. Mine came from a sprained ankle though. My foot is very cold to the touch and when I take a bath it feels horrible on my foot. My foot turns purpleish blue then. I can not sleep with my foot covered up because it feels like sand paper rubbing it. I have very limited movement of my ankle and foot. I have not ever saw a nuero, just a pain doc and ortho. My pain doc did temp test and a triphase bone scan for a diagnosis. I waited a year after diagnosis to pursue treatment and now its like too late. It is full blown and theirs nothing helping now. I had the Spinal Cord Stimulator implanted and it is the only thing I get any relief with. But not to advise one as I have had a very very difficult time with mine. Multiple Surgerys. I hope if this is what you have you can get treatment in time to make a difference. Good luck on your journey and any questions feel free to ask.

i joined this forum bc my dad has RSD. it's horrible.

Hello and welcome to NeuroTalk. Happy to see you have come to be with us. Just let us know if we can be of any help. There are great number of fellow members here to assist as possible. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around.

Darlene

Welcome Kelly and Welcome Kimmie,
So glad you found us. We all try our best to help, and learn from each other too. We all need to vent, that's normal.

There are so many helpful people at NT, we support each other.

Kelly, I hope your foot and ankle problem gets better soon with the PT and their equipment. It really helps after surgery. Good luck to you.

Kimmie, I am sorry to hear that your Dad suffers from RSD. I have read and heard how painful it can be. You are a lovely daughter to join here for your Dad.

Nice to meet both of you.

Yeah. Thanks for the welcome. My dad started having problems right after he broke his foot. It was a stress fracture as he got while he was running. Then he was misdiagnosed. They almost amputated. Then, thankfully, they figured out what it was.

Good luck Kelly.
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I am late but wanted to welcome you to NT. I'm glad so many caring folks are here to give you support and advice! I am so glad you are starting your physical therapy and hope it starts to give you so comfort very soon!

..........I was trying to think of a 'polite' way you could tell this
FOOT doctor to stick his 'profession' where his mouth is....

I'm glad you've moved on....... He obviously didn't have your future best interests at heart.........

Good luck with your current testing!