Someone PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME

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Hi everyone, my name is David and I live in Edinburgh. I am so desperate to find out what is wrong with me. I haven't been able to work for over 1 year now. I have suffered with severe depression and my life has been hell.

I feel like my life is over at age 34. I can't get the help I need. I've tried and tried. I don't have enough money for good private health care and the times I have tried that approach, I was not helped, but only sucked dry of money.

I have been cheated, failed and still not informed of what is wrong with me.

Many times I have thought of killing myself, lately...even more so. I'm trying to pick up the pieces of my life and just as I start to get somewhere, I can't walk without servere pain and I can't stand without severe discomfort.

My life has been on hold for 3 years now, I can't go on much longer.

PLEASE HELP ME... details follow as instructed by the guide:

where does it hurt = right foot, small toes and then mid big toe eventually. Soon the pain does go to the left foot, but not as bad. Then pain starts in my ankles ( where it feels sprained ). then my knees get very sore, then eventually I get groin strains on both sides, but it always starts in the right foot.

how long has it hurt for = 3 years and 2 months

how bad is the pain = rating 1-10 ( 10 being extremely bad ) starts at 3 then gradually rises to 8, then flucuates between 6 & 8 while I'm walking

what where you doing when it started = Walking - I was working as a waiter in a restaurant

what have you done for it so far =

• I have had an x-ray = all clear.
• I have seen an osteopath = says it isn't bone related
• I have visited an orthopedic DR = no help, no answer, suggested insoles
• I have seen a 2 different podiatrists = both gave me silly insoles that never worked
• Tried no shoes for long periods
• Tried wearing bare foot shoes, vibram five fingers, supported shoes, proper fitted expensive shoes = no difference
• I have rested for long periods = never helped
• I removed the hard plastic-like hard skin from the ball of each foot, it gives slight relief, because when putting pressure on foot, that area hurts alot, as though there was a pebble in my shoe.

anything relieve it = not walking or standing

what have you been told about it so far = nothing

is it affecting your ability to work or play sport = I can't play any sport, except I can cycle conformtably, I have not worked for over 1 year now

do you have any other sorts of symptoms = burning heat from the small toes, burning heat from the big toe, popping and cracking in toes - ESPECIALLY big toe and usually worse in the morning. The following come after / while walking - pain in lower legs, sprained ankles, painful knees, groin strains in both sides.

what country you are in = UK

Sometimes i have dreams that my feet are normal again and I can run, walk and play sports without pain, some mornings before I step out of bed I beg for my feet to be normal, but they stay the same

I will give my very soul or everything I own to the person who can help me or even just tell me what is wrong - I may not own much, but I swear and you have my word that the person or persons who assist or give me valuble information leading to the discovery or treatment for my pain, I will forever be indebted to and will see to it that they are rewarded - that is my promise