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ring toe?big toe numb feels tied with string

Discussion in 'Ask your questions here' started by Unregistered, Jun 19, 2008.

  1. Unregistered

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    for two months i have been having a problem with the big toe on my right foot. usually when ilie down to sleep or wake up it feels like i have a piece of string or fishing line tied around the base of my big toe. it gets numb and feels very strange, it is not painful but annoying! does anyone know what this could be and what causes it?
     
  2. Foot Doc

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    If it only occurs after lying down, it may be the result of nerve pressure due to body position

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  3. Unregistered

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    I have the same issue on my left foot. Only difference is that mine is all of the time, not just when I lay down. My doctor said that it was possible that the nerve is traveling along the bunion & causing the toe to go numb. (my big toe is numb and I feel stabbing needle pain at least 3x a day where the base of the foot meets the big toe.)
     
  4. Unregistered

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    I totally can't believe I found someone that is experiencing the same symptom as myself. About a week ago, while lying down, I felt as if there was a string or thin thread tied around my big toe. I bent my leg to look at my toe and thought "wow", there isnothing there...I really thought there was a string wrapped around my toe. I have been having this sensation on and off for about a week and it is mainly when I am lying on my stomach and my toes are pressed against my bed. I keep telling my husband it feels as if I have string tied around my big toe (that is really the only way to describe it) and he basically looks at me like I have 2 heads (heheh). THe feeling is totally bizarre and more of an annoyance. It is strange how it truly feels like there is something there. Well, I am just going to deal with it and am very happy that 1) I am NOT crazy & 2) I am not alone. :)
     
  5. Unregistered

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    I feel like I have a band aid around my big toe and the toe feels numb. Is it time to see a podiatrist or a neurologist or a dermatologist?
    Confused
     
  6. FootDoc

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    Yes. That should have been the very first thing you did. Diagnoses cannot reasonably and responsibly be made on the Internet.
     
  7. Unregistered

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    I have also experienced the same feeling - as if there was something tied on the inside of my big toe. I have asked 2 doctors and got the same response that it is tied to a nerve. I check all the time for circulation issues or numbness and have neither (the feeling is just inside the toe). Just a very odd feeling.
     
  8. Unregistered

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    but what do you do about it? I also have the same issue!
     
  9. Unregistered

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    Try chiropractic! I've been experiencing the exact same thing on the 3 middle toes of my left foot. I plan on visiting my chiropractor tomorrow since so many of you suggest that it's tied to a nerve issue. After all, chiropractors are specialists of the spine and how it may interfere with the nerve system.
     
  10. Unregistered

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    have you ever done anything with that toe?
    toe ring?
    a bad masage?
    that mite be it
     
  11. Unregistered

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    wow, i can't believe i found other people with this same issue. i go to a chiropractor every few weeks/months and i've been wanting to go again recently. i'll let everyone on here know what i find out after i go. i've been feeling like i have a band-aid around the base of my right big toe. sounds similar to others on this site.
     
  12. Unregistered

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    i have that feeling too it started yesterday
     
  13. Unregistered

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    Are you diabetic? I am and have been having the same exact feeling....a string around my toe...I am afriad it is nerve damage due to high blood sugar.....
     
  14. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    Are you diabetic? I am and have been having the same exact feeling....a string around my toe...I am afriad it is nerve damage due to high blood sugar.....
     
  15. Unregistered

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    I have it too....only it's my little pinky toe on my left foot and I swear it feels like there is maybe a hair or string wrapped around it... not painful...just really weird.
     
    Last edited: May 19, 2009
  16. FootDoc

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    So, how's getting cured THIS way been workin' out for ya?
     
  17. Unregistered

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    Wow!!! you jumped on that pretty quickly. I had that post up for like 5 minutes!! I actually just removed that part because I thought I was kinda mean....you sound like a nice doc
     
  18. Unregistered

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    I too am having the feeling of a string wrapped around my toes. Has anyone actually been told by a doctor what it could be and what to do about it? Everyone I have actually talked to about it has never heard of it. so glad I'm not alone :)
     
  19. Unregistered

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    I recently began getting the same sensation. I thought I had a hair wrapped around my toe causing it to feel a little numb. There is nothing there and it is driving me insane! Glad to know I'm not the only person out there with this!
     
  20. Holy Moley!! I'm shocked to find this thread too! I have this sensation as well, my right big toe, and most often it bothers me when I walk down stairs. What is it?? I see no reason to see my dr about it. There's no pain or disfigurement, and it would just be way too strange to bring up. "Doc, my toe feels like it has a string around it!! Does this qualify for lots of painful & expensive medical tests?"
     
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