I have developed pain in my left foot - it started in the little toe, but even then was odd, in that, if I took hold of the toe or moved it (say, if I was cutting my toenails and needed to get at the little one) it was burningly painful, but almost immediately afterwards, I'd be able to touch it, press it, even walk on it with no pain at all - and there was nothing to see either - no swelling or redness, and I hadn't bashed it or dropped anything on it, or injured it in any way I could recall.
This has spread outwards onto the top of my foot, with some tingling and numbness on the top of my foot, at the base of my little toe and the next one. Again, it feels like burning under the skin, but there is no swelling or redness, and no recent injury - and it doesn't hurt to have my shoes touching my foot or to walk on it, but does hurt other times.
I am - well, used to be - a nurse, and I am baffled. Have I damaged a nerve somehow? Is it gout? Is my foot possessed? I am genuinely at a loss - and if anyone has any idea what this could be, I would be really grateful!