Another day, another neuropathy attack. However, this one feels like the worst one yet. I took at nap at around noon and got up at 2:30 pm. As soon as I woke up, my left foot started hurting. Specifically, the inside of my foot about third of the way down. It feels like it’s on the surface but no amount of massaging (with my hand, not a blister causing massage wand) has any effect. I also tried putting that foot in the shiatsu massager, since my right foot still has stitches, with zero effect. I also tried massaging my calf muscle since sometimes that causes a nerve response in the foot. I took two Tylenol pills right away. I also tried putting an ice pack to see if I can numb the area. Nothing is working, and the pain is so bad that I’m grunting out loud each time the pain comes. I’m grunting so much that I’m actually running out of breath and my heart seems to beating harder, if not faster.
I try all these things because I feel like I need to try something instead of just letting the pain kick my ass every 30 seconds, but nothing has ever worked. The best “cure” has been taking painkillers and trying to fall asleep so I don’t feel the pain, and hoping that the attacks will go away when I wake up. Sometimes that works, other times the pain is worse. It’s only 4:00 pm now so if nothing changes, I have another 22+ hours of pain to deal with.
Life with chronic diseases 