u/VesnaKostic

Female, 34 years old. 168cm, 62kg, no medicications, no drink, no smoke. Serbia.

Knees as if in clamps, extremely severe stiffness and tightening, literally contractions in the knee area.

I started eating again after a period of dieting and experienced a total collapse with severe numbness of the entire right foot. The whole instep of the foot is numb. The base of every toe is extremely numb. When I bend my toes and pull the instep everything feels extremely numb. The numbness goes up to the middle of the sole when I bend my toes, and I feel as if there is a tight band across the middle of the foot. The right leg is numb in the back around the tarsal tunnel area.

Sharp stabbing pain appeared in the third toe of the right foot for a few seconds.

Stabbing pain occurred on the side of the big toe.

I woke up because of numbness in the whole part of the foot near the toes. The ball of the foot and the joint where the toes bend were extremely numb. When I move my toes the base of the toes feels terribly numb. The whole instep toward the toes feels tight, irritated and stiff. When I push my toes forward I feel severe pulling and stiffness at the base of all toes. When I curl my toes like making a fist with fingers, I feel intense numbness in the toes.

I stopped the diet because of what felt like a severe gout attack, with numbness and stiffness from the knees down, pain and irritation in the foot joint where Morton’s neuroma is usually mentioned, and a swollen leg.

There was intense pain at the base of the left big toe, pressure, pulsating pain, inability to move the toe and stiffness.

The joint of the right ankle felt numb and tight.

Pain appeared in the big toe.

There were stabbing pains in the toes.

Sharp shooting pains occurred in the feet during the night.

There was burning pain on the instep of the left foot.

Numbness appeared on the right leg around the ankle in the back where blisters usually form and where swelling was visible.

There was numbness in the area where I felt swelling on the right foot.

Short stabbing pain occurred on the bottom of the left foot closer to the heel.

There was pulsating pain in the big toe.

There was pulsating pain in the sole of the right foot.

Stabbing sensations appeared throughout the feet.

The pain worsened at night.

All toes on the right foot became numb and I was unable to bend them. There was severe pain like an injury between the third and fourth toes, pain in the instep and I could not step on the foot. The pain was sharp and irritating. Contact with a blanket or touching with the tips of the toes caused painful sensations. There was burning electric pain at the base of the big toe. There was severe pain and numbness at the base of the toes on the left foot. There was a burning and tingling sensation below the ankle on the outer side of the right foot where I clearly felt swelling.

There was edema around the ankle of the left leg and the outer side of the foot was swollen. I could feel and palpate swelling above the ankle extending into the lower leg. There was severe pain and numbness between the third and fourth toes. I felt irritation, tingling and inability to step on the foot due to pain between the third and fourth toe. The big toe felt completely numb. There was swelling behind the ankle of the right leg.

There was stabbing pain in both feet.

There was stabbing pain and tingling, with shooting sensations in the toes, especially electric shooting pain in the big toe of the left foot. There was tingling and pain in the ball of the foot. Stabbing sensations appeared throughout the legs.

The calves felt swollen.

There was stabbing pain from the toes to the ankles and lower legs.

There was a burning and tightening sensation in the feet like having open blisters that burn.

There was burning pain at the tip of the left big toe.

There was a feeling of something moving inside the thighs when I rolled my fist over them.

There was huge pressure in the abdomen, abdominal muscle spasms, and a band-like tightening around the waist and ribs, like wearing a metal corset around the ribs and a feeling that the diaphragm was raised.

There was extreme tightening in the knees.

There was burning pain in the lower legs and feet.

There was severe pressure under both breasts near the first rib and between the breasts. It felt like a tight band around the stomach area, as if being pressed by tons of metal. The abdomen felt bloated and stiff.

There was severe burning pain in the tips of the big toes and numbness at the base of the toes.

There was a changed sensation in the left arm from the elbow to the wrist.

The knees were extremely stiff, as if full of fluid, and I could not straighten my legs.

There was stabbing pain in the big toes.

There was severe numbness sensation after bathing.

At night the pain became electric and burning.

There was severe numbness at the base of the toes where I could not move the toes forward or bend them. The toes were completely stiff with painful irritation between the third and fourth toe and at the base of the big toe. There was burning pain in that area.

There was sensitivity and burning from fabrics or external contact, especially at the tip of the big toe.

There was stabbing pain in the big toe.

There was a changed sensation on the inner side of the arm above the wrist toward the elbow.

There was visible swelling in the legs.

There was also pain under the chin on both sides when touched.

When I returned to the diet the burning and extreme stabbing pain in the feet disappeared, although the numbness remained.

The knees felt stiff as if swollen and I could not bend them.

There was stabbing pain at the base of the big toe.

There was a feeling of a metal box or safe inside the stomach, with extreme tension in the waist and abdomen, like wearing a corset.

There was severe stiffness in the legs and I could not climb a single step. My legs felt like two wooden legs. The abdominal muscles felt tight like wearing a metal corset.

When lying in bed I could not move because the legs were extremely stiff.

There was a sensation of a metal safe in the stomach and a metal corset around the waist.

After stretching following exercise I could not feel my body from the waist down. I could not bend my legs, climb a step or cross a threshold.

When lying down my legs felt like after epidural anesthesia.

When bathing in hot water I could not feel the water and when lying down I could not feel my legs.

There was a band-like tightening around the right ankle when the leg was hanging.

There was swelling and I could not step on the foot. There was severe stiffness and pressure in the legs with swelling around the ankle. The toes hurt as if someone had hit them with a hammer.

There was stabbing pain throughout the legs.

The knees were extremely stiff as if full of fluid.

I’m planning to get orbital decompression this summer. I do not have thyroid disease and I’m terrified of ending up with the fate of OUR FRANK. What do you think, would he have done better if he had only done the lateral wall instead of deep lateral? Do you have any information suggesting that the MEDIAL WALL alone is what destroyed his result? Because thanks to him, I will NEVER do the MEDIAL WALL, so if I don’t go blind, it can honestly be said that FRANK had a HUGE POSITIVE INFLUENCE. I only recently learned about Frank and I’m trying to educate myself as much as possible about his struggle with orbital decompression, but I HAVE TO DO THE SURGERY IN JUNE because that’s when I can travel to Spain for work, so I’m interested in ALL THE DETAILS and lore of his orbital decompression journey from people who know the story. What was his CRUCIAL MISTAKE besides doing orbital decompression in the first place? Could he have had orbital decompression and still avoided ending up going through HELL?