. My feet have been extremely painful from the start.I have had neuropathic pain for 2 and a half years and my hands and feet are the most affected. my feet are swollen and discoloured and my toes have fallen over meaning I walk on them if I don't use toe seperaters. I have struggled to walk due to pain from very early on in my illness. I haven't worn socks at all. If I stood on them I'd probably scream. I don't mean to be melodramatic or alarm you. it is certainly possible for neuropathic pain to be causing what you are describing but I think that my situation (re feet) is one of the more severe based on what I've read from other people in the forum who can wear socks, etc. So hopefully not too common to have such severe pain. If you are having increasing pain make sure you get help quickly as that seems to be key to having a better outcome. All the best. I hope you find some answers soon.

I have days where I hobble, it feels like I may have breaks even, but upon inspection it must be misfiring nerves. Mine sounds much milder and not as constant as some others.

I have a small ottoman at work under my desk and stay off my feet as much as I can, though also get up every ten minutes, minimum. I wear boots for protection and stability.

I hope you can figure out a system that eases your symptoms.

I have one toe, next to the baby toe on my right foot, that is twisting. I thought it was from a callous on one side of it. And it hurts at night down into my foot. I have tried to shave off the callous with a razor and skin shaver. So what are these toe separators?

my understanding of what is happening with my feet is that it's a result of nerve damage.it took awhile for it to show but is now pretty noticeable for any health professional with expertise in neuropathic pain.my right foot which has had nerve pain for longer than my left foot is more damaged. So the swelling is virtually permanent particularly under the front pad of my right foot. As that developed I lost control of my toes and they've all curled with some falling over as I already outlined.

Toe separators are soft gel inserts you can put between your toes to help the foot stay in shape, for example my smallest toe and the one next to it have both fallen over and it was very painful. With 1 toe pushing into the next and walking on them which was not the most comfortable. Toe separators have meant I can protect the worst affected from digging into each other. So I wear a large separator on both feet between my little toe and the next one. The shape of my foot was actually becoming distorted on the right. It's not a permanent solution but makes a big difference.

They're used for all sorts of foot problems. I just get them on the Net. Not too expensive. Hope this helps ( :