[caroline2]

Is the stiffness and burning pain in my right foot all OA issues or PN too. My foot/ankle OA started to hit me about 6 yrs ago and got worse with hip job when knee got worse (shorter leg) and everything just got worse.

In the last couple months or so foot pain in toes would wake me up when sleeping. It would last a short time usually, I would rub my foot and even add some topicals.

Last night the pain in toes woke me up 3 times during night and wouldn't end. I rub it each time the pain came on. Then I thought is this neuropathy.

This horrid pain doesn't come up while I'm up and drinking water etc...but at night when sleeping and not drinking water during the night...except for a little now and then.

As I said I'm now wondering about this foot numbness and pain. Maybe it's both OA and PN....

[Lukesmom]

My PN first began in my big toes, also waking me up several times in the middle of the night with severe stabbing pain. This then progressed very quickly up legs and now affecting fingers, wrists and arms. I have idiopathic PN but my symptoms coincidentally began 2 days following a lumbar epidural steroid injection. Hope this helps.

[KnowNothingJon]

It could be both. I have had a lousy run of sleep lately, just lousy. I hope we both see a better swing!

[dancinglady]

Originally Posted by caroline2

Is the stiffness and burning pain in my right foot all OA issues or PN too. My foot/ankle OA started to hit me about 6 yrs ago and got worse with hip job when knee got worse (shorter leg) and everything just got worse.

In the last couple months or so foot pain in toes would wake me up when sleeping. It would last a short time usually, I would rub my foot and even add some topicals.

Last night the pain in toes woke me up 3 times during night and wouldn't end. I rub it each time the pain came on. Then I thought is this neuropathy.

This horrid pain doesn't come up while I'm up and drinking water etc...but at night when sleeping and not drinking water during the night...except for a little now and then.

As I said I'm now wondering about this foot numbness and pain. Maybe it's both OA and PN....

What does OA mean?

[Kitt]

Originally Posted by dancinglady

What does OA mean?

Osteoarthritis.

[caroline2]

Well, it's 3 nights since that "burning" pain I reported about. It has not returned at all. So it's a bit of a mystery now but I'm glad it didn't return again. We'll see as time goes on.

I'm using a Comfrey ointment on feet so maybe that's doing something good.

[dancinglady]

[QUOTE=Kitt;1170399]Osteoarthritis.[/

Thanks

[dancinglady]

Originally Posted by caroline2

Well, it's 3 nights since that "burning" pain I reported about. It has not returned at all. So it's a bit of a mystery now but I'm glad it didn't return again. We'll see as time goes on.

I'm using a Comfrey ointment on feet so maybe that's doing something good.

What is Comfrey cream? Are you using it for PN or OA?

[caroline2]

DL, here is a good overview of comfrey and it's uses.

http://www.anniesremedy.com/herb_detail89.php?gc=b89

I'm using it for PAIN. Whatever is ailing me, I'm using it. It calms my pain.

I'm actually going to be working with a comfrey homeopathic soon primarily for OA pain.

It's called Symphytum Officinale. I've talked about it somewhere here.

[caroline2]

Last night the burning pain hit me again in right foot, hip replacement side of body and all the nerve damage I deal with. What I did was rub my foot with Topricin and then saturate it with tea tree oil and this got me back to sleep, no pain after this.

It happens only at night like 3AM, so I'm thinking more, it's neuropathy as well as arthritis which I know for sure, but this burning in toe area now sounds like neuropathy. So Topricin and Tea Tree Oil. TTO has become one of my new best friends.