foot tingling - need help understanding this condition!
 

Here is my story (summarized):

I'm 30 with a very flat left foot. Last summer I injured it and experienced chronic pain near my ankle (Sinus Tarsi Syndrome). I soon started wearing orthotics and the condition went away quickly.

Fast forward to November, I wake up one morning with tingling near my left ankle (same location as the pain from the injury). This goes on for a couple weeks before the podiatrist gives me a cortisone injection and the tingling goes away after a few days.

Now fast forward to early January, I wake up one morning with tingling between my 1st and 2nd toe (left foot)! I have the option for more cortisone, but I choose not to. The physical therapist notices that my left calf is tight which could be causing nerve tingling. I start doing massages and stretching.

The tingling comes and goes. I notice it in certain positions like standing on one knee, putting my right leg on top of my left knee, etc. It typically comes 30 seconds after standing, has a period of a few seconds, and goes away after my feet have warmed up sufficiently.

My doctor says sometimes these conditions are permanent. I'm scared and experiencing anxiety because I can't get my mind off of the symptoms. Has anyone experienced anything like this? Thank you for your time!

Hi Joelin
 

Welcome to Neuro Talk. I have the same type of thing you do. Had an injury to the ankle, flat pronated foot, torn tendons. Wound up with PN in my foot and ankle. Same type of sensations you have gotten. There are some things you can do to help yourself. Get your B12 levels checked. Since the beginning I have been on B12 injections. It does make a difference. I also use Lidocane patches over with most painful areas. There are also creams that are mixed with various ingredients like Ketamine in it that also deaden the pain. Try to do PT too, and keep your foot as mobile as you can. Mrs.D knows a lot about nutrition, and I hope she will jump into this. Many folks are on NT with this condition. People will respond to you. ginnie:hug:

Thanks ginne, I feel better just reading your post. Did your condition get better? How long did it take?

Same symptoms-diagnosis
 

Over the last year. I have the same symptoms except they appeared at a different order.
First there was intermittant tingling on the anterolateral part of my foot. I had no pain. It went to the space between my first two toes, and I had a toe that felt like a balloon. That resided and the tingle settled into the sinus tarsi area. The tingle is now a bit less, but my sinus tarsi tissue pinches more, and I have on and off again nerve pain that sometimes shoots into my lower leg.
My podiatrist diagnosed it as Sinus Tarsi syndrome. She said the joint swells and presses the nerves around it. The fact that I feel pain after 10 months, she thinks, is because its healing- and the nerves in the area arent numb anymore. I hope she is right!! She sent me off with no instructions saying that it takes a long time for nerves to heal. She told me to exercise as tolerated. I don't see her until March. In the meantime, I'm trying acupuncture to manage my pain...

I've got some degree of PN, i do get tingeing in my feet occasionally (lucky its no more than that), but i find it goes away like you, also depending on the cause of the PN (if thats what it is) if treated it can recover so not ALWAYS permanent :)

Mine started that way, lots of tingling a year ago, it moved around, sensitive to touch with a sheet, etc. It progressed to what it is now, which is burning.