[ali12]

Sorry to bother you all with another one in a series of questions but I need some more advice based on your extensive experiences of this condition
I woke up this morning complaining of even more pain than usual - mum helped me to the bathroom where we noticed my balance problems are still not improving despite now being off Gabapentin (last tablet was 36 hours ago)
Once we got back into the bedroom I looked at my foot cos it felt "different" somehow
Overnight it has ballooned and is now swollen to about twice its normal size and the skin is really taught, though strangely hmy toes are normal size
It was sometimes a bit swollen but never like it is now
Has anyone experienced something similar and if so what can we do to help reduce the swelling
Please remember that in my case the ankle joint is stiff and held in an unnatural position (ie rotated to the side) and has been for the last 12 weeks and no amount of physio has maanged to capture any movement at the moment
I was weight bearing on it until 10 days ago when I underwent a Guanethridine nerve block and was put on Gabapentin hence thinking the balance problems were side effects of the new drug
Any advice would be great
Alison