Catherinet, doesn't sound like tarsal tunnel syndrome to me based on my symptoms and esperience. Compounded orthopedic problems are a pain in the you no what. I have them too and I sware, you fix one and create another, on and on and on. Each one ends up being directly related to the other. From experience, there are many orthopedic foot surgeons who highly respect podiatrists and visa versa and then you have the ones, like you said that bad mouth each other. I started with golfers elbow in my right arm and went to an ortho pod for it. long story short with him. I was the fool to trust him, but realized it too late. Botched treatment, botched unnecessary surgery, and permenent weakness in my right upper arm, and tendon weakness in both that can limit my function at times. While going to this doc I developed plantar fasciitis. I went to a podiatrist that my daughter and hubby had used and was wonderful. Fixed it up in a couple of weeks, but had to check about the steroid shot with the ortho doc because it happened shortly after I had the surgery on my arm. This ortho literally screamed at me for being a fool and using a podiatrist. Funny thing is I was the fool to use the ortho doc. Anyway left the ortho doc and went to a sports medicine practice that had every kind of orthopedic specialty in it for a second opinion on my arms. 2 years and got that worked out as best I could and developed a spinal problem. Ended up needing surgery for spinal stenosis, emergency surgery for it last June. Was getting back on my feet, still going to PT in August when I started having trouble with both feet and ankles. I was afraid that it was something with my back so went back to see the spinal doc. He said it was from correcting the back problem and standing up straight and now my feet where having a problem because of it. He was more than willing to ok my going to a podiatrist and knew the one I used, or I could see their foot, ankle, knee doc there. I chose to do that as felt they could work together to be sure that what ever was done with my feet didn't cause problems with my back. The foot orthopedic doc diagnosed the tarsal tunnel syndrome and gave me a PT order and order for custom orthotics and see him in 6 weeks. He also had no problem with the podiatrist making the inserts for me, especially because his office was 15 minutes from my home and the ortho docs are about 40 minutes away. Went to the podiatrist and got a different diagnosis and he refused to make the inserts because I needed surgery and would have to be on crutches for 6 weeks. I can't use crutches because I can't bare weight on my arms without tearing the tendons in my arms. He told me that I was wasting money on inserts and PT and I would either have to have the surgery or suffer the rest of my life in pain. Chose the PT and had the inserts made at the place the ortho doc told me to go. The guy there heated up some kind of, what looked like craft foam and I stepped on it and it molded to my foot. After it hardened, about to minutes he did some cutting from the shape and he put them in my shoes. I had to walk around in them for about 5 minutes and then tell him how they felt. Well it took about an hour of moving shaving off in this spot, adding in another, etc. to get them to feel comfortable. The I was told to wear them only for 3 hours a day for the first 2 days and build up from that over the next 2 weeks. Unless they where really uncomfortable before the 2 weeks. I got used to them in a week and they have been fine ever since. Your inserts where made the "usual way" foam shape and then the work is done outside without your foot and no adjustments made. The people that make them in a custom place are specially trained to do this and can tell what is wrong with the foot from the mold and where the stuff is needed to add. They also can take care of making sure it is done so as not to cause further problems with your knees. Between the PT and the inserts my feet heeled quite well and I don't really have a problem with them now. I asked a friend, who is a physical therapist in a hospital, if they are trained to do molds for custom orthotics and she said no way. Occupational therapists are trained to do hand and wrist molded splints but we are not and we are not trained to do foot moldings for orthotics. she said that you need to go to a specialist that makes them while you wait and have them adjusted while you are there. I would talk to the doc that did you knee surgery about the pain you are suffering and what is going on. Ask him/her for the name of someone to use for your feet. they should be able to work together to help you. Do I find it funny that the doc you're using can take care of your foot? No way in h##l. I went to the head of the hand and arm orthopedic department of one of the most prestigious hospitals in Massachusetts and he is as about incompitent as a doc can get. If I could find a mal practice attorney to take my case I would sue the crap out him and get his liscence for good. But none want it because there isn't enough money in it. Like any other profession, there are good and bad docs. We both have found the bad ones first, but the first thing everyone should remember is that if you are not getting any help for a medical problem after some time then it's time to get another opinion. You have every right to do this and if the doc doesn't like it, well that's just too bad. Get all your xrays, CT, MRI and anything else and take them with you to a new doc and do it ASAP. forget about the fact that the physical therapist you like said to use him. He didn't work for you and there is someone out there that at the very least, will be able to diagnose the problem and the provide the proper treatment. Good luck and let us know what happens.

This seems to primarily affect type 1 diabetes but still very interesting. Has anyone here tried vinegar or pickles before a meal? I understand that it has proven very effective in prediabetics, prevents the high sugar spikes. Further studies are being done but that is also interesting.

redcurls, It wasn't my dr, but that of a friend, who mentioned the connection. I'm sorry you had to go off that med, also. My mom has your problem, & I know it hurts! Mallory, I've had it before, with and without the fluid. When I was an infant, mom would have to give me meds to keep me from getting sick to drive 15 minutes to get groceries! I get motion sick very easily. Patti, they gave me a script for Antivert. It helped a lot! But, by the time I went to the dr. it had already been almost 2 weeks. I didn't have to take it long before it finally went away. Moni, I will check out that link! Jannie, I already take Verapamil for my blood pressure. I've taken it for years. Darn. Wish it would do double duty for me! It's gone now, but I have started with an ear ache in the left ear. May decide to go to the dr. tomorrow. It's only in the evening, tho, so I am wondering if it isn't from the air pressure changing. Tami

Thank you everyone. I survived the night. Actually at about 2 am I followed the doctors instructions and took two of the pain pills. It gave me some relief but made me soooo tired but than again it was 2 am and I had been up for 22 hours by than. When I woke this morning I felt like the pain wasn't quite as bad as yesterday. As this morning progressed I feel definitely the pain is better..I'd say 30% better. I took no pain pills today. I was also worried about cellulitis once the pain spread, but since the pain is letting up I'm not so sure. I will avoid standing all day cleaning, cooking, ect... and just take today to rest the foot. I've learned since my last bout with the flu..I'm to old to just carry on when somethings wrong with this body. Thank you all.