two questions to ask about pain

[drsdonthelp]

My first question is about heel pain. I would only feel  it when sitting with my feet up and crossed. It would become so uncomfortable that I would have to continuosly reposition my feet. Does anyone else get the heel pain?

Second is about wrist pain.  I must first add that the two times that I have had pain in my wrist were shortly after giving birth approx. 2 months. My wrist would stiffen up and be extremely painful. It  would last up to a week or two. I attritubed it to opening formula bottles. The third time it happened, I was at work and It started to stiffen up, with pain. Not sure why this happened. Is wrist pain considered a symptom of ms as well? I have not had problems with it in 3 years, so if it was carpal tunnel, wouldn't it still be causing me problems?

Thanks for any input, Pamela

[drsdonthelp]

Thanks everyone for your replies,  God Bless to all of you, Pamela

[johnnymutt]

I suffer from heel pain as well, except mine is pretty much constant, sitting, standing laying down, it doesn't matter. The whole foot is pretty much in pain all the time, like I've been walking around on pond stones all day, but if I'm reading you right, that heal pain is a like a separate entity all together, with the burning, and the stabbing that pulsates.

I know all to well the Ouch factor that you must be experiencing with this. It's been my finding so far that it is one of the hardest pains to try to get rid of. The spasticity meds barely keep it at bay, and anti-inflammation's don't even touch it.

Just wanted to pop on and say good luck (although it sounds more like I was saying your feet are done for, lol ;-) , I know where you are coming from.

Johnny

[COBOB]

No. Doc seems sure it is CNS related,

[supermum_ms]

Hi Pamela,

I actually don't think what you've described is necessarily something that's a problem, or necessarily MS related. Crossing your feet at the ankles will often cut off the circulation (blood or nerve) in the feet, more often the foot underneath, a common sx is a numb foot or heel irritation. Now if the heel pain didn't have a causation then that could be something of a problem, but otherwise i'd not be concerned. Same with the wrists, something that you haven't encountered again is probably less likely to be of any significance, or MS related.

I've had wrist issues since before I had my first child, nothing to do with anything really, they just started to pop out of joint. The older i've got and probably because i am still (fingers crossed) active in sports, the easier it has been for them to pop out. To me it doesn't hurt at the time but i get a just hit my funny bone ache feeling afterwards. It can drive me nutts lifting the frying pan, gee i wish the 10 second rule kids use worked with the family dinner. lol

I really wouldn't worry about transiant events unless they are repeating themselves, ok that sounds dumb considering the topic but i hope you understand what i'm meaning. :-)

Cheers..........JJ

PS Bob do you have peripheral neuropathy?

[drsdonthelp]

Thanks Bob,, I haven't had it move up to the calf, just an aweful pain in my heels.

I was just reading my posts to my husband and showing him all of the support I get on here from everyone, and he said with a laugh, " they are all gonna get sick of you asking so many questions" we both lauged and I told him that I can ask all the questions I need to and how wonderful this forum is!

He is glad I joined as well!!

Pamela

[COBOB]

I have the heel pain when I wake up in the AM.  Then it moves up to the calf.   Getting out of bed if literally a "Hop" out of bed and 10 more minutes of hopping around trying to get the dogs out and get coffee  on.  It is all related to weird spasticity and different muscles fighting each other.

Bob