nerve pain-ankle

[mag9809]

For the last six weeks I have this very severe shock like nerve pain in my left ankle right below the bone,some times it so severe that it makes me week, I have been to numerous dr`s had x-rays ,mri`s with and without dye.I had nerve tests & shock like tests and no one seems to be able to help me. If you or anyone out there could shed some light on this very mysterious problem I would be so grateful!
As with any long term pain it is starting to depress me especially when it goes away for a day or two and I think its leaving and then again it starts, I don`t do anything to aggiavate it and i try to relax but i dosen

[wizzywasp]

OMG you all sound like me. I just cant take this pain in my ankle bone and foot anymore, its got me crying. Mine started about 6 yrs ago with a weak ankle/foot and a really sensitive area of skin along the left side of my shin. Shooting pains  started and went on for 2 yrs, i had MRI, Nerve tests and CT scan and it showed i had fluid filled cysts on the bone in the lower leg area and some Tarlov cysts on my spine, and basically told to go away as it wont hurt me. A couple more years of this severe stabbing pain and one day i slipped on my wooden flooring, but i didnt fall down or anything....but the next thing my ankle bone had broken into lots of pieces and shot the whole way around my leg to the other side and broke the inside ankle bone in half and snapped my ligaments in half on itsway... i passed out with the pain, could not bear it. Had to have an op and have metal plates put in my leg. Drs  could not believe the damage. I am now 3 more years on and crying with this pain. Im sitting here now and its sort of pulsating, so severe i want to be sick, im crying. My new g.p has just given me some pain patches to try so i now have one on and he's going to send me to a different hospital to see if different dr's can get to the bottom of this pain. Now the pain is not just in my ankle, it seems to be spreading as i now get it on the top side of my foot, and it goes up my leg to my knee. Its as though its spreading. I pray a new dr will be able to stop it. Im scared my ankle will snap again as it so very weak and gives way all the time,f goes so stiff i cant walk sometimes. and it now swells up massive if i walk anyway or stand for too long, but im not sure if this is down to heart problems x

[henryrootyh3]

With the greatest of respect, I think that you are completely missing the point if my case is typical. The very sharp electric shock has almost had me waking up and leaping out of bed! It does not last long yet - only started 3 days ago - but IS PULSE GENERATED therefore maybe a circulation obstruction problem. I had flebitus in the same leg many years ago. Anyone else suffering from half dead feet too?! ;-(

[grainpain]

Hi.

I have had similar problems with sudden shooting pain on the inside of the ankle for some years. Just as was the case with Glutenbird this has completely disapeared efter I 5 years ago started gluten AND wheat/rye/oat/barley free diet. Many other symptoms have also disappeared (back pain, shooting pain in the eyeball, irregular heartbeat etc., "nervetwitching") I have tried to drop my diet a few times. Then the pain (and the other symptoms) returns. I do not have Coeliac Disease, but som other kind of intolerance/sensitivity to these grains. Hope this helps some of you.

[blon19]

I have been experiencing the exact type of pain that many of you have described. I'm a 25 year old male with no prior history of ankle or foot issues of any kind.

Two weeks ago I woke up in the middle of the night with the most excruciating pain I have ever felt. It occurred right below my left ankle bone on the outside of my foot and felt as if someone was hammering a nail into my bone for about 3-10 seconds.  The pain has been occurring ever since then. I had a period of two days where there was no pain, but otherwise the pain will occur periodically and without warning.

I went to the emergency room the first night that it occurred where I was given an x-ray which showed nothing abnormal. I was given a prescription for a steroid as well as 600mg Motrin. I have been taking both, but neither helps. Since then I have been seeing a chiropractor who also seems to be at a loss as to what the problem is.  I have an MRI scheduled for tomorrow and an appointment with a podiatrist coming up soon.  If I find anything out I'll update everyone here.

I really hope some of you have found solutions to this problem.

[ChrisUT81]

I find it helps if you stretch your joints in your hips, knees, and ankle. Then massage your tendons and pressure points around the ankle and calf. For me it seems worst when I am not using my muscles. But if I spend 10 minutes to massage around and stretch out I can always find relief. Hope this helps.

[tommym483]

I have the exact same pain the inner ankle on my right leg. It feels like someone put match out on ankle then a few seconds later it's gone. I have had it for several years, and has gotten worst in the last few months. I notice that the skin around the ankle is losing feeling and the hair on that that side of my ankle stopped growing. I do get some relief with Aleve but if i hold my foot the wrong way the shocks start. They seem to be worst in the morning when i get out of bed. I had broken the ankle as a kid and had surgery on the knee to remove the cartilage 30 years ago. has anyone else had prior injuries to the ankle or knee?