Hey I didn’t see anything already posted about this. The last few days the tops of my feet have been getting more sore, especially when wearing shoes, they are also warm to the touch (rest of my foot is cool, welcome to winter in Canada).
Has anyone else experienced this? I’ve never had gout so I don’t know if this is it. I’m going to try changing my footwear, the shoes I’ve been wearing are older.
I’ve had this issue on and off for ~ 9 years. My docs have all shrugged their shoulders over the sensation & didn’t provide thought on a cause other than my shoes were too tight, which is not the cause. I don’t have an answer, and I’m very interested in this discussion
Well, since you brought it up @wildbohr, I’ll venture to reveal that I have a hand that behaves the same.
Mostly the back of my left hand -the right seems barely affected. It’s worse if it gets cold, better if I warm it up. Only the back of my hand, but it affects a large area and it is very sensitive.
I have been ketogenic 3 years, but noticed this recently. I have wondered lately if it has something to do with keto, and I have racked my brain trying to remember if it’s an old injury.
I wish I had an answer.
Hey @Brenda I did have an injury in my left foot last year but it’s strange that it’s occurring in both feet. I originally chalked it up to standing more since starting keto 3 weeks ago, working in the kitchen.I tried wearing a different pair of shoes tonight and will tomorrow, see if that helps any.
The most common place for gout to manifest is in the joints of the big toe. It’s certainly not the only place it can show up, but non-joint-related gout (in my admittedly limited experience in my past life as a wound care tech) is rare. It’s also exquisitely painful, as opposed to just being sore.
First off, are you having any subjective fevers, chills, or other signs of infection?
The next thing that comes to mind is a reduction in body water or body fat making the tops of your feet more bony, allowing your footwear to a) move more freely than it once did, and b) irritate the skin more now that there’s less fat/fluid to act as a shock absorber. I’ve had a similar problem with my dress shoes, and I have to wear hiking socks under my dress socks to make the shoes fit decently.
Disclaimer: I’m not a doctor (yet) and I can’t see you or your condition, so any or all blatherings I offer should not be construed as medical advice. See your doctor if you’re concerned about any condition, if symptoms of infection develop, or if you suddenly develop the urge to salsa dance with a koala while sipping gin out of a retired architect’s tam o’shanter under the moonlight.
But seriously, I have considered it may be because I do not have as much insulation anymore, even on the back of my hand, and even though I lost most of my weight many months ago (ketogenic 3 years now). My body it still changing!
Under a retired architect’s tam o’shanter?
Really, what type of degenerates do you think we are?! how dare you shame us?!
Good day to you, sir…I SAID GOOD DAY!!!
stomps off in contempt
I figured I’d just cover all my bases, just in case someone is one of that particular type…
Thanks for the replies guys, I’ve switched over to another (newer) pair of shoes and within an hour of wearing them my arches were aching, I take it might be a sign that my old shoes arch support was gone and standing more exasperated the issue and caused the tops of my feet problem. They are still a little sore but it ‘feels’ like it’s progressively been getting better.
