First off, I'm not a doctor. My blog is also actually a Games & Tech blog. But, sometimes, I post about some of my health problems here. Kinda like seeing a therapist. It's always good to share your problem with others. Of course, if you're interested to listen or rather read.
The thing is, by sharing, you might actually help others that are having the same problem. I've posted about my constant leg cramps at night before. I would have bad leg cramps until the wee hour of the morning and couldn't sleep. That's when I decided to ask a pharmacist if there's anything that could help.
The lady pharmacist thought about it for a while and then finally recommend me to try out the Calcium Magnesium and Zinc vitamins. I thought what the heck and decided to try it out. Lo and behold, it actually works. Although, I didn't follow her exact instructions on how and when to eat.
I found out myself that I should eat one at night before I sleep and ONLY when I started to get cramps. If it didn't stop the cramp the first time around, I'll then take another and normally up to three. That's when it's really bad.
Normally, it'll work with just one pill. The weird thing is that it actually makes me feel sleepy. So, I'll fall asleep after taking them. Calcium, Magnesium, and Zinc which are also good for your bones also solve my sleeping problem. Read up on my old post about my cramps here.
Anyway, recently I had a problem with my right toe or Bunion to be exact, and couldn't walk without feeling pain for 3 days. I still feel a bit of the sensation of pain but, at least I can walk again. After that, I started to feel pain in my left knee again. So, I had to go through a bloody week of pain.
I discovered I had the toe problem since I was a schoolboy. It will come and go but it got worse when I was enlisted in the military. I always thought that I was born with defects. It was only recently that I found out that the name for it was Bunion and a lot of people have this same problem.
The recent pain I experience makes me decide to try out several ways to ease the pain without surgery. One of the videos on surgery by Dr. Desai is the one I'm sharing above in this blog post. You might want to watch it before deciding if you really want an expensive surgery.
I actually just ordered this type of Bunion Corrector and can't wait to try it out. There are some good and bad reviews but to me, you need to try it out yourself. It may work for you but not for others. I might actually want to try out several of these Bunion correctors.
When I did research on some of the designs, you have to see how it gonna suits your lifestyle. I don't think some of them can be worn or used for working. Maybe, you can get the socks type with a toe separator. How bout the Gel pad with toe brace cushion.
When I'm not working, I don't wear shoes. I wore crocs. Now, I realized after I stop wearing shoes and start wearing crocs, I seldom feel toe pain. Tight shoes will of course make your Bunion much worse. The good thing is that there are gel pads and silicone toe separators.
The Gel Toe Separators are pretty nifty since you can wear them with a shoe. So, you can wear it for work and maybe lessen the pain. I wouldn't know, I've never tried it. If google exists like 40 years earlier, I would have discovered what a Bunion is.
If I have known earlier about the Bunion problem, I would have informed the military medical officer during my medical check-up. Or when the pain got worse, usually after training. One of my buddies back then told me that, it might get worse physically when I'm old.
Of course, he was right. This is what happens when you ignore the pain thinking it will just go away. Now, I have to find a way not to make it much worse or I might have no choice but to go for surgery. Like I say, it's not a simple process. And like some people say, surgery might actually make it worse!
Surgery is always a last resort. I managed not to have surgery because of my minor slip disc, my fck up knees, broken nose, and my right wrist tendonitis. My right wrist seems ok now. I found out, I had it when I went to visit the local clinic. I also discovered my nose was broken after being referred to a nose specialist. Yup, that is funny. It's a long story. Lol.
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