Any idea if there is a way to diagnose yourself online? I tried WebMD, but all they say is go to a doctor, unless it is the most pointless thing. My symptom is fairly mild, but it has been aggrivating. My pinky toe has had some numbness in it for the past couple of weeks. Any help would be appreciated.
Sounds bizarre! The first few things that spring to mind are:- a) Your back may be out b) Your shoes are too tight c) You have gout What, if anything about you has changed recently? Have you started exercizing more/less, or bought new shoes? Also, is it like pins & needles, or just loss of sensation? Edit - try this website http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/toe_numbness.htm My wife gets numb fingers in cold weather from reynards disease, and it is listed as one of the possible causes on that website.
Not to scare you, but you might be developing some heart condition. When I was in para-military training oversees we would often be given this beta blocker drug called propranolol, in order was us to focus up to 72 hours at a time. I distinctly remember after those times of taking that beta blocker and when I would drink any sort of alcohol I would begin to lose feeling in my extremities. Another possibility could be Raynaud's phenomenon. http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/raynaud/ar125fs.htm#4 Get a blood test done at the very least though.
They say 1 in 10 toes are gay. Being it's name is pinky, you might rethink letting it shower with your other toes.
Well, my problem is this: About a month ago, the arch of my right foot started getting really sore in the mornings. Fairly excrutiating to walk on whenever I woke up. I attributed that to having a bad pair of shoes, so I changed shoes. Then, two weeks ago, my little toe started experiencing the numbing. It's just the most bizarre thing.
A few questions first- When you say arch do you mean bottom part of foot or top part of foot? Do you have diabetes and how old are you? My impressions- This sounds like plantar fasciitis. The inflammation from the tendon can "pinch" nerves causing numbness and other weird feelings like pins,needles and burning sensation. My second thought is something called a Morton's neuroma. It is a small ball of nerves that just forms for no reason, not exactly how you described but can cause symptoms similar to this. By the way, its not gout, Raynaud's or a heart condition.
Fatty, I've had what you are having. Either your shoes are on too tight, you have terrible circulation on your Fatty Fat Foot, or something inside the shoe is causing it to numb to the tune of blood can't get in there correctly. Either that, or your boyfriend's foot fettish has gone TOO FAR. EDIT:Seriously, though, something about some B12 anemia?
It's on the bottom of my foot, on the arch. It first started hurting whenever I'd wear these really bad sandals, so I attributed it to the fact that maybe I was getting flat feet. The numbness got me a little concerned, however. The aren't any deformations, blackness, swelling, or anything on my foot. It looks normal. And my shoes aren't tight at all. I typically wear loafers and lace-up dress shoes. Never been diagnosed with diabetes. I haven't had a check-up in a while, but I had a clean bill of health 7 years ago. I'm about 6'0, 200, and my family has never had a history of diabetes, so I'm not a prime candidate, but you never know. And I'm 33 years old. Does that help?
Yes, this is almost assuredly plantar fasciitis. Kinda of a sucky problem to try to get rid of, but nothing serious at all. I asked about diabetes b/c people with diabetes get peripheral neuropathy which can behave similar to what you described (but usually late in the course in known diabetics). You don't need B12.
I think you have "that's one gross looking boil thing and does it always puss?" disease. You should take some aspirin and scrape it off on the concrete. Oh, and you might need B12.
