My 96 year old mother
My mother broke both of her feet in January.
They healed nicely and quickly.
In March, she got shingles.
After more than two months of severe suffering, she started to improve.
She now has severe pain in her baby toe on her right foot.
She cannot stand for anything to touch it.
We have been to the medical doctor and have been for vascular studies and both have said that her circulation is good.
The vascular surgeon mentioned that you sometimes get a “hot” spot after a break.
Her foot was broken above the ankle on that foot.
He also said that this could possibly be from the shingles.
He doesn’t have any solutions for her pain.
If you have any suggestions, please respond!
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Vivian Abrams DPM
You didn’t state specifically what type of fracture and where is was. You also need to say where did the shingles break out.If the fracture was on the lateral ankle (outside) then it is possible that the Sural nerve may be involved. If that is so, then sometimes a local anesthetic and cortisone injected in the area might help. If the outbreak of shinles was along L5 or S1 dermatomes, then she could have Post Herpetic Neuralgia. If nothing I have guessed at applies then ask her doctor to arrange for her to get a TENS unit. I use a company called Rehabilicare but there are others. I suggest you have her see a podiatrist for an evaluation.