Strange pain in the soles of my feet. Help?

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Starting at some point yesterday, the bottoms of my feet have been hurting really strangely.  It's difficult to walk or stand, and even sitting causes them to hurt.  The pain is especially bad, and at times excruciating when I am lifting my feet off the floor while walking.  It's difficult to explain, but it's like when I'm pointing my foot, but my toes are flat on the ground.  It's incredibly painful.  Wearing shoes makes it worse, whether they're tight, loose, supportive, or flat.

I do have an appointment on Friday with the doctor, so I'll get something out of that, I'm sure.  However, it's just such a weird pain.  It's this line of pain between the ball and the heel of my food, right in the middle, and then there is also some pain in the ball of my foot when I move my toes a certain way.

I've tried wearing supports, I've tried icing them, I've taken aleve, and I can't find anything that helps apart from just lying on the couch and not standing up.  Massaging them makes it worse, even.  Given that I have class from 11am - 6pm tomorrow, lying on the couch isn't really an option.

Does anybody have any ideas or has anybody ever dealt with this kind of pain?  I'm a 22 year old female, relatively healthy otherwise, with no family history of diabetes and no risk factors for it either.

Julster · Accepted Answer

I can agree that foot pain can be hard to describe. Many times, the family doctor will send you for an x-ray or possibly to a foot specialist. A bit of advice - make certain you know the what the problem is before you buy any orthotics or inserts. (Hard on the pocketbook and sometimes a waste of money)

It could be a number of things that are causing you pain, ie: arthritis, osteoporosis or just plain trauma that you don't remember. Don't massage if it hurts, often a sign of bone spurs. 

Good resources for foot issues:
drscholls.com, also The Arthritis Society. 

Here's hoping you have happy feet soon. :-)

Anonymous · Answer

I never experienced this before, but I would go see a podiatrist as soon as possible. Also you may want to check out a dermatologist, you may in fact have a skin problem. Maybe your allergic to something. I do this as soon as possible. May even be covered by health insurance. Good Luck! FEEL BETTER!

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reina de tarea · Answer

Have you recently begun to work in something like retail, walking on a concrete floor all day?  That will do it.  Any change in your routine the past few days?

Try soaking them in warm water with Epsom Salts.

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