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ankle tendon pain primarily right foot inner side
Hello - I would be really grateful if someone could help with this. Every so often I get very swollen ankles (particularly on right ankle) The inner tendons on the ankle seem to shorten, and I cannot flex my foot, the ankle swells and it is very painful to walk and eventually the stress reflects in the left ankle becoming swollen and stiff, and it can then cause lower back and even shoulder problems because of tension in muscles from pain. I can only go up or down the stairs one at a time sideways, and find it an effort to walk even on the flat. When particularly bad the pain will waken me in the night. My feet are often hot and in bed I am tempted to put them outside the covers even on cold nights. My right ankle is about twice its normal size. If you wish to read a background history please scroll down. Many thanks S***********************
History
Born 03/06/50
Female single (divorced 1973)
Fair hair blue eyes
5ft 1' weight 12st (was normally 8st (due to constant dieting) until about 1995 when elderly mother moved in ,and gradually increased in weight, (stablizing at around 12st for some years now)
As a child had bad warts, and chilbains, also ulcers which persisted until I discovered homeopathy in mid 40's (Merc sol)
Teenager bad spots, (skin problems still occur have been trying Silica lately with some success) bad styes around eyes, and sinusitus. Bad attack of cistitus age 18
Used copper 7 coil for many years removed during 1980's
1989 womb problem losing blood. Unsuccessful D&C - but successfully treated by homeopathy which expelled large fibroid
2000 had large bunion removed from right big toe joint, and took a long time become normally active again. (I have always had flat feet, and as a child was taught to walk on the outsides of my feet to counteract this. My surgeon told me to walk with my feet flat, but after 40 years this resulted in pain and unpleasant painful clicking in the ankle joints, (It was around this time that the problems with my ankles began) so reverted to previous method of walking
Have felt generally unwell and down for some 10 years now. Tend to catch any viruses and colds which are going round, and often take a long time to recover, though homeopathic remedies are great help.
Have busy life which involves being on feet and walking about most of day, plus hours on computer during evening.
Eat all home cooked food from my home produced meat and vegetables. But drink too much wine.
Generally take very little conventional medicine, and rarely visit doctor.
Generally depressed about being overweight, lack of social life, money worries, and stress of being responsible for large home garden and business.
Hair tends to fall readily, and developing many small skin tags. Some problems with excess facial hair, and have been taking Thuyja.
Tend not to ask for others for help, but try to stuggle on alone. Sensitive to critism, try to overachieve, and very self critical. Find it hard to show love, or accept praise, although craving it.
susansc on 2008-04-01
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1.What time of the day/night are your complaints worse?
2.What increases or relieves your sufferring?
3.Are you aggravated by heat(want fan) or cold air, want doors and windows open or closed? Are you affected by going out in the hot sun, and if yes how?
4.How is your appetite and thirst? Want cold drinks or warm drinks?
5.How is your sleep? Disturbed,sleepless after waking?sleepless before midnight, or after 3 or 4am.?
6. Which food do you like the most(crave) or you are averse to or which upset your digestion?
7.Any complaints before,during or after menses? are menses regular,scanty or copious,late or early painful etc.
2.What increases or relieves your sufferring?
3.Are you aggravated by heat(want fan) or cold air, want doors and windows open or closed? Are you affected by going out in the hot sun, and if yes how?
4.How is your appetite and thirst? Want cold drinks or warm drinks?
5.How is your sleep? Disturbed,sleepless after waking?sleepless before midnight, or after 3 or 4am.?
6. Which food do you like the most(crave) or you are averse to or which upset your digestion?
7.Any complaints before,during or after menses? are menses regular,scanty or copious,late or early painful etc.
freeconsult last decade
1.(What time of the day/night are your complaints worse?) Pain when moving so mostly during day, but pain can wake me at night, and I think I sleep moitionlessly
2.(What increases or relieves your sufferring?) Rest particularly with feet raised
3.(Are you aggravated by heat(want fan) or cold air, want doors and windows open or closed? Are you affected by going out in the hot sun, and if yes how?) It is a col moist winter here in UK, and my central heating is not used much in a large airy house. I dont seem to be affected much by the heat or cold, though in bed at night I often put my feet outside the covers as they feel hot and burning. However I need to sleep completly covered up
4.(How is your appetite and thirst? Want cold drinks or warm drinks?) Drink 6- 10 cups of tea thoughout day, mostly first thing in morning. Have never eaten breakfast. Soup of cheese and biscuits at lunch, cooked meal early evening with several glasses of wine. Variety of foods eaten , nothing particularly favoured, excess dairy products tend to give rise to cattarh.
5.(How is your sleep? Disturbed,sleepless after waking?sleepless before midnight, or after 3 or 4am.?) Sleep at present good. Bed between 12pm and 1pm rise around 8am In past have had phase of waking regularly at 3 or 3.30am and having difficulty going back to sleep, but this happens only occasionally now
6. (Which food do you like the most(crave) or you are averse to or which upset your digestion?) Onions and artichokes give rise to widn, especially in combination, though I like them, and still eat them. Tasty food most appealing, rarely eat bland food. Recnetly have been using a lot more pepper in cooking and a little more salt, though vegetables generally prepared without salt.
7.(Any complaints before,during or after menses? are menses regular,scanty or copious,late or early painful etc.) Post menopausal, last period around 6 or 8 years ago. Never took much notice of period, and generally had little pain etc.
2.(What increases or relieves your sufferring?) Rest particularly with feet raised
3.(Are you aggravated by heat(want fan) or cold air, want doors and windows open or closed? Are you affected by going out in the hot sun, and if yes how?) It is a col moist winter here in UK, and my central heating is not used much in a large airy house. I dont seem to be affected much by the heat or cold, though in bed at night I often put my feet outside the covers as they feel hot and burning. However I need to sleep completly covered up
4.(How is your appetite and thirst? Want cold drinks or warm drinks?) Drink 6- 10 cups of tea thoughout day, mostly first thing in morning. Have never eaten breakfast. Soup of cheese and biscuits at lunch, cooked meal early evening with several glasses of wine. Variety of foods eaten , nothing particularly favoured, excess dairy products tend to give rise to cattarh.
5.(How is your sleep? Disturbed,sleepless after waking?sleepless before midnight, or after 3 or 4am.?) Sleep at present good. Bed between 12pm and 1pm rise around 8am In past have had phase of waking regularly at 3 or 3.30am and having difficulty going back to sleep, but this happens only occasionally now
6. (Which food do you like the most(crave) or you are averse to or which upset your digestion?) Onions and artichokes give rise to widn, especially in combination, though I like them, and still eat them. Tasty food most appealing, rarely eat bland food. Recnetly have been using a lot more pepper in cooking and a little more salt, though vegetables generally prepared without salt.
7.(Any complaints before,during or after menses? are menses regular,scanty or copious,late or early painful etc.) Post menopausal, last period around 6 or 8 years ago. Never took much notice of period, and generally had little pain etc.
susansc last decade
Ps For about 2 weeks now I have been taking ruta 30 Rhus tox 30 and arnica 30, which may have been some help, but as yet not a cure.
And since researching this site I have also been taking silica 30 for my long standing skin problems, and Thuya 10m for facial hair
Many thanks for your response
And since researching this site I have also been taking silica 30 for my long standing skin problems, and Thuya 10m for facial hair
Many thanks for your response
susansc last decade
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