I really don’t want to bother my GP about this, but not quite sure what to do. I have been hoping it would resolve itself but no luck! I’m having problems with sharp pain in my left foot since a small garden injury in early August. It doesn’t seem to be getting better on its own and started throbbing after a short walk today. It feels like when you have a splinter and press on it it is sharp pain and v localised to where the splinter is. Could there be, for want of a better word, an invisible splinter imbedded in my foot?
Thought I would post this and see what advice comes back, whether I should just leave it alone and try and ignore the pain, or book to see GP(?), Pharmacist(?), minor injuries(?)..
During the summer I had to dash out quickly into the garden for something and was distracted by my DC and went out barefoot (normally put on sandals as the lawn was so dead and spiky, but not this time). Kicking myself for forgetting as something sharp spiked my foot. It was when everything was all sun baked and dead and brown outdoors from the heatwaves.
If I roll my foot outwards even slightly when standing or walking it hurts sharply and feels quite deep. Wincing pain, but only over the exact spot (an inch or so below little toe, on outer edge of the sole).
I don’t want to waste the Dr’s time!
But the pain seems to feel deeper than it did originally and still sharply painful when pressure is applied over the spot. It wasn’t throbbing before but started doing that today.
Me and DH have tried a couple of times to see if there’s a splinter but we can’t see anything. Including after a bath when the skin was softer.
Have tried and tried to spot a splinter but no success. I forget about it and get on with my day and then I step in a particular way and is so ow! Is getting right on my nerves, feels like there’s something in there but can’t see anything!
What would you do MNetters?