Hi folks,

In the last 3-4 weeks I have experienced a really sharp pain in the balls of my feet when I'm in stride. It happens in either foot, but never at the same time and is so sharp that it stops me dead in my tracks and I literally scream/yelp out in pain. There doesn't seem to be any pattern ie. specific footwear or place, just that it happens when I'm walking.

Does this happen to anyone else, and what is it?

Stats...

-age 37/F
-RSD/CRPS 5.3 years, initially limited to right foot + ankle
-6 months ago: began to spread up right leg to hip
-4 months ago: spread to left leg, to hip (though not as severe as right)
-*ball of foot pain is equal in both feet
-Back muscles: extremely stiff on weekends (when I sleep more) to the point that I can only baby step & cannot function until meds have kicked in and have used heating pad for 1-2 hours.

Treatment
Spinal cord stimulator implant 2009 (stimulates both legs & feet, to hip: surgeon wasn't able to narrow stimulation at the time, so that actually worked to my benefit considering spread

Meds: Morphine IR & SR, Topiramate, Amitriptyline, Ibuprofen, Domperidone (nausea), Lorazepam (insomnia), Tecta (Gerd), Maxalt (migraines), Nifedripine (for Raynaud's Disease).

History: compressed disk & rotated pelvis (2003), bacterial meningitis (2007), C. Difficile (2009: left w/chronic bowel dysfunction), MRSA

Insight would be appreciated. I see my specialist for lidocaine this week and never remember everything I want to ask/tell, so the more I know ahead of time, the better.

Thanks and warm, long sleeps to you all

Alice