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January 26, 2020
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Members shared their experiences with severe leg and foot pain that makes walking difficult, describing symptoms ranging from arthritis-like... Read more

Members shared their experiences with severe leg and foot pain that makes walking difficult, describing symptoms ranging from arthritis-like joint pain and plantar fasciitis to nerve pain, muscle weakness, and legs that feel like jelly or suddenly give out. Several members found relief through practical remedies including Epsom salt baths with apple cider vinegar, magnesium glycinate supplements, elevated rest with compression, hot showers, gentle stretching exercises, and canes for mobility support, though many noted that cortisone shots and medications like Lyrica and Cymbalta provided only temporary relief or stopped working over time. A recurring theme was the frustrating cycle of needing exercise to improve symptoms but being in too much pain to move, along with uncertainty about whether the pain stems from fibromyalgia, back issues, nerve damage, or multiple overlapping conditions.

A MyFibroTeam Member

I do! Sometimes by legs are just like jelly and once my leg gave out and I fell!

January 26, 2020
A MyFibroTeam Member

I do in my left foot it has been going on forever. I know or believe it to be plantar faciitis so have been going through exercises to help relieve it for I know the alternatives. I have had surgery for this on this foot. My right foot goes numb and has been going numb most of last year and now this year. No one seems to know what is up.

I hate to toss it as fibro for I feel we tend to blame fibro for stuff that we shouldn't but not sure what else could be causing it.

January 27, 2020
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes I have been working on my lower back and flanks and it's helping with my legs but feet are a problem they have those nasty Knotts on the sides and right through the middle it's painful and the heels have serious nerve pain which I think is coming from back of the legs and ankles. The legs are so hard I am trying to break that hardness down by sliding of the bed putting weight on my legs a little at a time as I cannot squat but I don't go too far as I cannot get up my arms and shoulders are also a problem cheers Kerry

January 26, 2020
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes. Sometimes bad sometimes bearable. It goes back and forth even with exercising and !medications

January 26, 2020
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes. This is when I have to rest with my legs elevated. I also use a cane now to help with walking. Long showers with epsom salt body wash help sometimes.

January 26, 2020

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