Foot and Toes Partially Numb
Posted on December 8th, 2017 by bamf
So after the Dr. confirmed that I sprained my two middle toes, I have had a very dry foot. I used a lot of lotion on my toes (not in the cast) to get the skin from cracking. It was really bad in the creases of my toes , which had cracked and were really painful.
Then there is the fact that my toes and areas of my foot are partially numb. I am just wondering when, if ever, this will start to dissipate. It is really scary to think that it may be permanently like this. I am wondering how I will ever be able to walk or run like I use to. Will I ever be able to hike 10-15 miles carrying 70 lbs again?
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I had to go back through my posts here to recall what numbness I had. I got numbness in my big toe because the cast was pressing on a nerve on the top of my foot. Your numbness may be due to a nerve that got tweaked when you fell. I think I had some numbness on the side of my foot (outside) and the doc said that was probably due to the nerves that get annoyed during surgery. Eventually all that numbness went away. The back of my heel still doesn’t feel quite the same as my non-surgery foot. Some sensation, but not as much so there may be nerves that were affected by the surgery and the heel may never feel quite the same. Admittedly I’ve gotten more sensation as time has passed but it still doesn’t feel quite the same as the non-surgery foot. I’ve been using castor oil for my dry face skin - you might try that instead of lotion. To me the moisture lasts longer with the castor oil compared to lotions.