Sore feet!!

[jaks40]

Hi,
I have been exercising and walking alot but i am having problems with my feet.

I have good fitting joggers and have put a padded sole lining in the jogger for softer support but i have developed two painful lumps on the soles of my feet from an area i think had extra pressure on while walking.

I think due to the weight i carry that it has put pressure in areas of my feet, but these lumps are painful to touch.They feel like hard lumps going under the skin surface and are so painful.Its actually affecting my walking abilities and i cant walk as far as i usually go.

Does anyone have this and know how to fix it and in the meantime is there any exercises i can do that doesnt put pressure on my feet.


jacqui

[Brenda80-2lose]

Hey Jaks40, have you considered water areobics or swimming? I can't wait till the water warms up enough to go swimming! I have hill spurs on both of my feet so I know what its like not to be able to walk like you would want to. I also had this other problem with my feet that I can't pronounce or spell, lol. The foot doc put cortisone shots in my foot and its been better for a long time now so if you keep having problems you might want to have it checked out so you don't have to keep suffering with it. Good luck to you and I hope your feet get better soon!

[jaks40]

Hi Brenda, water sports is a great idea. However we are approaching winter and our heated pools are on the other side of town and i dont have a car.Great idea though.

How brave are you to have cortisone injections in the foot. Your pain must have been huge.Mine only hurt when i walk on them..lol...I forgot to mention that i am allergic to pain..lol..the thought of those needles is enough to make me want to pass out...I having been reading up on calouses and planter warts...however plantar warts have a black mark and there is no mark on these...can calouses be this painful?

Anyway thanks for the swimming idea...might try and work something out there.Maybe there is a train that goes there.If you want something bad enough you do what you have to do.

jacqui

[JMarsa202]

Jacqui:

It could be a corn or callus. These don't have to necessarily be treated, unless they are painful (which, you say they are). Also, a Dr. would x-ray them to be certain that they aren't caused by warts, cysts, or another foot deformity. Also, it's recommended that a Dr. definitely check them out if you have diabetes or any other condition that would cause you to have poor circulation in your feet.

Treatment would be (assuming that it's a corn) the Dr. shaving it off with a scalpel, followed by (most likely) antibiotic ointment to prevent infection.

To eliminate them, you would have to stop the source of friction (I know you don't want to stop exercising!).

Also, you can wear looser-fitting shoes until they go away. Can you wiggle your toes? If you can't, the shoes may be too tight. You could moisturize, best after bath, in order to soften the skin, or you could use a pumice stone to help slough off some of the skin. HOWEVER, do NOT slough off skin or attempt to shave off the callus if you have diabetes or circulation problem (you would be more prone to infection).

I don't blame you about the needles: I do my level-best to avoid needles of all kinds. I even make my husband mend his own jeans

Hope this helped, even if just a little

[jaks40]

Hi Juli, that did help...i deep down know i have to go to the doctor but the thought of him using a scalpel and probably freezing it off freaks me....and this coming from a woman who gave birth to a 11.25 lb baby with no pain relief...lol...you would think i could handle any pain after that...lol.

I had a giggle reading your remark about your husbands jeans..just what i needed today..

Jacqui

[JMarsa202]

The procedure itself seems icky (yes, that's a technical term), but it's just dead skin, essentially. Yes, it hurts when you press on it, but that's because of the layers beneath it. I dont' believe you will feel much of anything when he shaves, because he's not going to go that deep.

[JMarsa202]

And I totally get where you're coming from: I did natural childbirth, twice, both 9-pound babies (tiny things compared to yours!), but stay away from me with needles. I was petrified of the needles or prospect of needles, so I never even talked about epidurals.

[jaks40]

lol..juli thats it exactly. I had this dream last night that my teeth crumbled and the dentist stuck this enormous needle in my mouth and up my nose to remove one tooth that was left....thats my kind of nightmare, dentists and needles...

jacqui

[D14965]

Hi Jacqui

I would get the lumps under your feet looked at by a doctor to diagnose what the problem is. I have had papilomas(plantar warts ) under my feet and they are very painful . The Black dots in them dont always show ! I have had mine frozen -- this hurt A LOT ( and i have had cortisone injections into my shoulder joint and the freezing hurt a lot more that that!) the freezing didnt work - Just gave me major pain all the way up my leg.. in the end I got my GP to give me a prescription for SALICYLIC ACID and that got rid of it quickly and painlessly ( just dab it on with a cotton bud)and eventually it dropped out . But first get it properly diagnosed. In the meantime you could excercise without putting too much pressure on your feet by riding an excercise bike .If you dont have one you can either hire one or ask around your family and friends to see if you can borrow one( there are many excercise bikes around that are only being used as clothes racks!!!)
hope this is some help!

Donna

[jaks40]

thanks donna. I like the idea of dabbing salicylic acid on them,than have it frozen off.You sound like you have had a very painful time with yours.I will definetly go to the doctor and then if he says its plantar warts do the salicylic acid thing.

Exercise bike is a great idea....thats hardly any pressure on the feet..thank you