Scotzil
25-09-16, 17:09
Hi all,
I have mostly managed to get my anxiety in check of late and have not visited a gp in a record five months, however I will be calling tomorrow to make an appointment. Right now I'm not overwhelmingly anxious, but figured here would be a way better stop than Google.
For the past month or so I have noticed what I would say is nerve like pain in my right foot, but only in certain positions such as when rotating my ankle or pointing my toes and foot inward. It shoots down from the outside of my lower leg, a few inches above the ankle bone, and all the way out to my four small toes. It varies from tingling to sharp, shocking pain. I've discovered it seems to be coming from that position on my lower leg because if I press there I can recreate that pain without moving my ankle at all.
Today I discovered a solid bulge/lump in that spot on my leg that isn't present on the other leg in that area. If I press on the bulge, hey presto I get the shooting pains into my foot. Until I found this lump I was pretty blasé about everything and figured I had moved the wrong way or something but now I am getting concerned. Of course my mind goes straight to tumour, growing and compressing my nerves.
Has anyone else had something like this before? I will call the doctors tomorrow and try to be seen during the week, but I just know the anxiety is going to creep back up on me in the interim. I already can't stop touching it :(
Thanks for listening,
Scotzil
I have mostly managed to get my anxiety in check of late and have not visited a gp in a record five months, however I will be calling tomorrow to make an appointment. Right now I'm not overwhelmingly anxious, but figured here would be a way better stop than Google.
For the past month or so I have noticed what I would say is nerve like pain in my right foot, but only in certain positions such as when rotating my ankle or pointing my toes and foot inward. It shoots down from the outside of my lower leg, a few inches above the ankle bone, and all the way out to my four small toes. It varies from tingling to sharp, shocking pain. I've discovered it seems to be coming from that position on my lower leg because if I press there I can recreate that pain without moving my ankle at all.
Today I discovered a solid bulge/lump in that spot on my leg that isn't present on the other leg in that area. If I press on the bulge, hey presto I get the shooting pains into my foot. Until I found this lump I was pretty blasé about everything and figured I had moved the wrong way or something but now I am getting concerned. Of course my mind goes straight to tumour, growing and compressing my nerves.
Has anyone else had something like this before? I will call the doctors tomorrow and try to be seen during the week, but I just know the anxiety is going to creep back up on me in the interim. I already can't stop touching it :(
Thanks for listening,
Scotzil