Remi
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Anyone else develop skin pain from support socks? I used knee highs, custom fitted and stock size. I fall in one category with all measurements, so it's not from being the wrong size.
It started after I had skipped wearing them for a week because of flu. This was 6 months ago. My skin from foot to knee feels like sand scratches over sunburnt skin when I wear any socks or shoes. Or when I put one ankle over the other when sitting with feet up. I have varicose veins on the front of my ankles.
I can stand foot baths, also very hot or cold ones. Socks and shoes for a short trip outside are OK, but really need to be barefoot most of the time. Or loose slippers. Flip flops hurt a lot where the thongs are attached. Near the heels the pain is often there and betweeen the toes less often. I have had the latter for years, but near the heel is new, have calluses there now.
I haven't consulted a doctor, from reading I understood you can only numb the pain with meds like Duloxetine. As I have just come off SSRI 2 months ago due to side effects, I don't want a new med for a long while. B12 labs (homocysteine, MMA, intrinsic factor b6, iron, folate) are good after tons of suppletion.
Really bummed about it, my feet and lower legs felt so much better with compression. I'm mostly housebound, not bedbound or supine a lot, except for naps. Is this peripheral neuropathy?
It started after I had skipped wearing them for a week because of flu. This was 6 months ago. My skin from foot to knee feels like sand scratches over sunburnt skin when I wear any socks or shoes. Or when I put one ankle over the other when sitting with feet up. I have varicose veins on the front of my ankles.
I can stand foot baths, also very hot or cold ones. Socks and shoes for a short trip outside are OK, but really need to be barefoot most of the time. Or loose slippers. Flip flops hurt a lot where the thongs are attached. Near the heels the pain is often there and betweeen the toes less often. I have had the latter for years, but near the heel is new, have calluses there now.
I haven't consulted a doctor, from reading I understood you can only numb the pain with meds like Duloxetine. As I have just come off SSRI 2 months ago due to side effects, I don't want a new med for a long while. B12 labs (homocysteine, MMA, intrinsic factor b6, iron, folate) are good after tons of suppletion.
Really bummed about it, my feet and lower legs felt so much better with compression. I'm mostly housebound, not bedbound or supine a lot, except for naps. Is this peripheral neuropathy?