Hey ladies,
Apologies if this post is all over the place! It's like 5am and I just got home from work.. my brain is totally fried but I want to write this post while I'm thinking about it.
So, I've been having this really intense pain in the base of my big toe and in the inside ball of the foot right where the arch begins. It affects both feet (is worse in the right one) and it started about a year ago, maybe more (I've been dancing for about 2.5 years), and has gradually gotten worse. It's gotten to the point where wearing heels is completely excruciating near the end of my shifts and I seriously cannot keep going! Taping the big toes helps relieve some pressure, but nothing helps the pain in the ball except for going barefoot. It got so bad at one point last fall that I actually thought I broke my foot, then took a break from dancing for a few weeks and it seemed to heal... until I'd been back to dancing for a week or two again.
It used to only bother me in heels, and now it will bother me anytime I'm on my feet for a while, or even if I just getting really dehydrated and/or inflamed during the day.
I've done a little bit of web research and sesmoiditis seems likely, and gout much less likely (it's rare in pre-menopausal women), but I guess I won't know until I see a specialist. I haven't been to a doctor yet, I'll obviously go see one soon since things are getting so much worse, I just want to know if any of you ladies have had this issue or if you have any insight or... anything.



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