i have severe pain in my ankles and feet does anybody know of any drugsthat would help relieve my pain?

Question

im paralyzed from the upper chest down so i dont have any real feeling in my legs but it feels like that movie misery when she crushed his ankles with a sludge hammer and also electric shock through my toes and ankle

Answer 1

First of all I am not an M.D., however I have had the go from Surgeons who just needed for me to dive in and find the problem through deep tissue work.
I can give you some suggestions on what can be causing the problem. Obviously you have blood flow to your feet, and since they are still attached to your body, it is not Phantom pain.

Think about the restriction of blood-flow to the area, from the pressure of your upper body, on all of your nerves that are being compressed while you are spending many hours sitting.

I hope you have all of your needs met.
If not, you need to be your own detective. Are you sitting on a Gel Cushion? Do you move your legs off of the foot pads, and change their position often. Do you move from Wheel-chair to your bed several times a day, and have your legs elevated? Re-positioning is really important. I have done deep tissue on old, very old injuries where the circumference of one leg was smaller that the other. The nerves grow, I kept working on the smaller leg each day, and with the growth of new tissue and nerve, working out in our gym, the leg reached it's max growth. However the old injuries were usually football (muscle tears) on the old boys, before P.T. was in use. The components of the blood crystallize, extra calcium binds to the site. It is like glass fragments. eek.

If your insurance wont pay for "Massage", you must find a way to get your feet and legs massaged. Be careful that you have someone trained, or they can damage the fragile state of your tissue at this time. I wish I were a hundred me, so I could be the one to help you heal.
If you could apply Cold Packs to your feet, it would take away some of the pressure of fluid against the nerves, that are causing the crushing, tingling sensation. (Hobbling), James Caan was feeling in Misery. Since you don't have the feeling in them, you must be careful with the cold pack. Start with 10 Min. max. Not directly on the skin, wrap in a small towel. You can also Ice other areas, the back of the knee is a lymph area, gently massage in an upward motion.. Stretch youself as much as you can.
I know you mention upper chest, which Vertabrae I am wondering. Can you reach your suffering feet to rotate your ankles?

Seems like if you have SSD, or Health plan, you could have a Physical Therapist work on your legs, especially your Sciatic nerves that you are sitting on all day. I have seen some killer Gel Cushions. Expensive, however. It's good you ask your quesions here. I hope this helps you some. I love the Actress in the movie, she was good, can't think of her name.

I will probably remember her name as soon as I sign off. he he

P.S. If you can find your way to water therapy, especially a salt water pool, or some type of Hydro-Therapy, that would be the ticket. Take care, give em hell....Marilyn
And, as I always say, back off the salt. Chem. Panel lately?

When I flipped a motorcycle in 76, In the Middle East. I landed on my face. My cheek turned green really fast. The best pain killer was Opium at the time. Maybe a little tooo good.

Answer 2

........if you're paralyzed from the chest down, how do you have feeling in your ankles/feet? Maybe you should be asking your doctor about this.

Answer 3

I have neuropathy in my feet, legs and hands. It sounds like it could be peripheral neuropathy. You might want to see a neurologist to be tested. I don't know anything about what sensations you should expect with your paralysis, but you definitely might want to see your doctor to find out!

Answer 4

It sounds like phantom pain. I would check with the doctor.

Answer 5

I think you should definately seek medical advise; I dont know what would help, but you shouldn't have to live with that kind of pain.