What things have fucked you over that you'd never expect?

[OrangeLavenders]

I have one. Last night I posted because I had a sudden and agonising pain in the ball of my foot. It was like something broke. I went to out of hours and it all turns out to be a condition called 'Metatarsalgia'. It's nerve related and if simple treatments don't work, I'm looking at surgery that may cause complete numbness in the toes for life Nothing caused it that we know of. I wear sketchers most of the time when not working. Don't even exercise much to cause it.

Well, Covid 19 is my Immediate response!

Ha, how ridiculous that I didn't think of that one myself

Yeah, if someone told me a year ago a deadly virus would cause economic downfall and thousands of lives dead, where I couldn't leave the house much, I would think they were reading too many novels

Sketchers are rubbish completely unsupportive shoes as I learned from a foot doctor they caused me a shed load of problems.

SPD in pregnancy, I still struggle nearly two years after having the baby. I didn't even know what it was until I got it.

Sleep apnoea and the resulting exhaustion, I have been referred for a cpap machine and really hope I will feel better when I am not waking up several times a night.

madcatladyforever

Same here!

Sorry for you op

Oh all kinds of things. My son having severe autism. My health basically falling into a hole in my mid 30s (autoimmune conditions, loads of them) meaning I can’t work anymore. Unanticipated house repairs. Ex dh leaving me for an ex on Facebook. Etc etc.

Life in general is completely unpredictable. I’ve ended up on the bottom and rebuilt my life many times and I’m not even 40 yet!!

Skechers fucked my feet over totally and gave me really bad plantar fasciitis and my arches collapsed. They seem to brag that they are all about the comfort and walking on air when in fact they are dangerously unsupportive for a lot of people.

Another vote for Covid as I can't think of anything else at the minute other than Skechers.

SPD for me too. Also had never heard of it. Still gives me issues and my child is getting her GCSE results today.
Then I got osteo arthritis and am well old before my time.

Two children being diagnosed with autism within three years. It's ok now but it felt pretty overwhelming at the time.

@FrolickingLemon what do you use. I have tried everything and sketchers are the ones that have helped. What shoes are u using. I’m always up for trying different shoes

PCOS. I’ve got a belly that won’t shift and makes me look five/six months pregnant all the time on an otherwise acceptable frame, needed Clomid, had gestational diabetes, my skin is shit; and just to add complete insult to injury, I have to have to wax my upper lip while the hair that’s supposed to be on my actual stupid head has thinned to alarming levels. And while I don’t get as far as to ovulating each month, I actually get things together enough to still have periods, so I don’t even get the break on that front. Ridiculous PITA. Or PITO, I suppose.

@FrolickingLemon same with Skechers! I wore them for a few weeks last summer and was in agony. I couldn't do the walking I had hoped to do on the holiday of a life time because of it and I was scared they'd never recover. I got rid and now only wear shoes from Fit Flop - game changer!

The base of my spine has irreversible damage that no amount or type of painkillers can help with. I walk with crutches and I’m really clumsy so I keep tripping over the buggers 😂 I was fine right up until a few months after my son was born and the doctors have no idea how it happened. Life is quite funny sometimes! I’m sorry for the suffering of previous posters though

Having severe MH issues in my late teens/early 20s. I'm ok now (though keep very strong boundaries and a quiet life to maintain being ok) but it really screwed over me achieving what I expected to/following the path I'd thought I would (was a very academic "gifted" child).

Anxiety. Absolutely done in by it. Didn't ever imagine I'd have it or how bad it could be.

Human behaviour

Metatarsalgia? That's what it's called! I thought I'd stood on an electric cable the first time it happened. Saw doc and physio, she said there wasn't enough cushioning on the pads of my feet and to wear hard shoes with arch support. I have fitflop slippers for inside, Dr Marten boots and fitflop shoes, stopped the sketchers, got some arch support insoles also I think. I've not had the shock feeling for months just the odd twinge if I go bare foot for too long.

People. As simple & complex as that sounds, it’s people.

Covid
The patriarchy
Private sector landlords

Never ever wear shoes made with memory foam, it is the devils material for feet

MS! I have had OCD for years scared in case I made myself or others ill. Then a few minor symptoms and two MRIs later I got told it's MS which means my body is attacking itself, the one thing my OCD couldn't prevent. So all those years I would say my body hates me and sadly it seems to be true.

Sciatica

First experienced it 4 years ago.

Now having another 'attack' - can deal with most of if apart from the numb foot and back spasms (argh!)

The diazepam the doctor prescribed has made me moans out it less so 🤷🏼‍♀️

@OrangeLavenders

Metatarsalgia

There is a very deep divide in the world of feet between people who advocate 'supportive footwear' and those who look at the design of the foot and think, hang on, this is a really amazing design which needs to be exercised to keep working well.

Imagine if you kept one of your hands in a cast so that the fingers couldn't move. How mobile your hand would be weeks, months even years later.

One really good place to start is Katy Bowman's work. I found this when my feet ached so much they kept me awake. Not to underestimate the work required, this really is an amazing, medium term solution for the relief of foot pain. Complete worth it for pain relief and the wonderful feeling of your body working well.

Also Really helpful as you age, good luck

https://www.nutritiousmovement.com/product/simple-steps-to-foot-pain-relief/

NRTFT. My husband has a cpap machine, He only keeps it on for about 4 hours a night, as it is uncomfortable. It is not as easy as you may think.
He has back pain & moves a lot; the hose gets pulled & leaks air, (it sounds like a fucking rocket.)
He does seem a lot more peaceful when he wears it & the apnoea more or less stops over the short period he has it on.
I don't think it's made a massive difference to his energy, or fatigue levels

As for me...???? I sleep when he wears it, though still have to nudge, & plead when it leaks, because he doesn't notice.
My rest is non existent, (on that point nothing has changed, because the snoring & apnoea were already keeping me from sleep.), plus no spontaneous hugging/other !
So good luck with your Cpap machine, it may help a lot, particularly if you aren't a restless sleeper. but of the many people I know who have them, only half manage to use them correctly, or end up abandoning them completely.