Twice now, I've woken up with a dark spot on my foot. Every time it is touched it hurts, it's very tender. Throughout the day it becomes red and streaks follow up to my ankle. I've seen three doctors and no one can tell me what it is. I woke up with the second one this morning and I don't want to go through that again! I'm not allowed to walk on it, or the possible infection may spread. My parents think it's a spider bite, but there aren't any puncture wounds. Please help!
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IF you have streaks that are darker/lighter running up your ankle, that is a sure sign of bacterial infection. Bug/spider bites can give a serious infection. Sounds as if you may have brown recluse spiders in your home. Get to a doctor immediately...this is nothing to play around with. Make sure before you put your shoes on that you shake them out very well...bang them on the floor, etc.  Some spiders, including recluse and black widows, love shoes to build webs in.
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I am not positive whether it is cancer or not but I have been bitten many times and it sounds like you have gotten bit by a brown rucluse or black widow. Spiders like warm places in the winter, wash your sheets. Also call the doctor and make an appointment. They might send you to a dermatologist also. Finally apply an ice pack and take IBprofin to reduce swelling. Good Luck!
338627
It could be scar tissue from an old injury.  You should have it surgically corrected because it won't get better on its own.  See a doctor as soon as possible.
222948
What kind of discoloration is it?  Could it be from the dye in your shoes? Do you have diabetes? If it is bluish, your shoes are way too tight and you're cutting off the circulation!!! Not good I don't care how cute the shoes are!!  Soak your feed in warm water, gently massage them with lotion and put on some socks.  If you still have the problem in a day or so, see a doctor.  Blessings.
70116
You really need to see a Doctor. It could be a spider bite.\nIt the meantime if it's red and hot you can put a wet cloth\non it. You don't want to let something like that go.
436457
I've had similar problems, not that I didn't have the money, just that I didn't want to spend the money on a doctor cutting on my foot. I had a bad one that went on for several months, soaking it and trying to fix it myself, until finally one day it hurt so bad I couldn't walk on it. I used some Peroxide to wash and clean it and then slowly started working with a small pair of scissors, the kind most women have for whatever they use them for lol, to move then end of the nail up out of the place that hurts...it took a while and it was painful at times, but as soon as I got it worked up and could break it off, it felt sooo much better. I know this isn't the safest or healthiest way, but if you keep everything clean and sterile it wouldn't hurt. I fixed mine and it's not bothered me for over 4 months now. Hope this helps a little.
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I am a nail tech and when I was in school our teacher told us that those were a type of bruise on the nail bed.....perfectly normal and they don't cause any problem.....now if it is green, yellow, or black then that is a fungus, and you need to talk to your Dr. to get rid of it!!!
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I say you should go to a doctor and i agree with that guy that you should take an x-ray of your foot;and sister....I know how much it must be paining coz these sort of incidents were also experienced by me.Once a whole tire came on my foot and my whole right thigh was bleeding but it wasn`t a fracture coz my father pushed me due to which his hand got fractured and once i got ingured by the sharp edge of a sofa and guess what,not only my skin got peeled of but a piece of wood from the sofa broke as well it was 5 years ago but the skin did not grow there and the mark is still there.Hope you don`t get injured like me(sob).sorry for such a long answer!
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If it's been a week you should probably go to the doctor. It's something you shouldn't let go. You actually should go to the emergency room; if it is infection it could be really bad by the time you can see the doc on Monday. Better safe than sorry because it could make you very sick.  You're paying the price right now by beating yourself up over it.  Take a big deep breath, forgive yourself and don't worry about what others could be thinking about you.  And I'm going out on the Jesus limb right now but He will forgive you, you can forgive yourself and you'll get on with your life and do good things.  I'm not saying you will forget about it and never think about it again but you can get out there and do some positive things with your life and it will be better.  Time and forgiveness is a good healer.  I'll pray for you tonight but you do need to get to the doctor to be sure you don't have an infection!!!!!!
525745
Sounds like a neuropathy (nerve impingement).  I have the same thing and it is a diabetic neuropathy.  I know, it does drive you crazy.  I sometime put pressure on it with my other foot or massage it and it helps a little.
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I would go to the doctor if I were you because you could be at risk for a blood clot. I have banged my shin and it has never done what yours has.  It has been too long since you hit it for this type of reaction.  Please take yourself to a doctor just to be on the safe side.
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Good grief! Your 'friend' has terminal athlete's foot or a serious infection of some sort. Time to get him/thee to a dermatologist and get the problem solved. Puss! I would think that would be the 1st clue that something is more than amiss. Fungal infections can lead to dual infections in about 20 minutes (literally). Bacteria can invade fungal-damaged tissue and reek havock. I suspect the smell alone would be enough for most sufferers to take action.
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it could be a bite or something. try treating it as a pimple but DON'T PICK IT IF YOU AREN'T SURE!!!! And if that doesnt work, or if it gets bigger, go to the emergency room. Which you might want to go ahead and consider. That happened to my dad and overnight, that "pimple" made half of his face swell up
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this is called a "subungal hematoma" simply meaning a blood colleciton under the nail.\n\nwhen they first occur there is some infection risk but very low. the risk comes from the ruptured nail bed itself but the nail is a barrier to germs.\n\nIt takes the average adult large toenail 13 monhts to gro out from base to tip.\n\ngive it time.\n\nI wouldnt waste your time or money going to the doctor. when they first happen and hurt we can drain them, but if there is no pain there is no indication for that and it should be left alone.\n\nIf you've looked this up on the internet and read about melanoma under the nail , splinter hemorrhages, nail psoriasis and other things that can mimic this...relax. you're fine. You do not have anything threatening.\n\nTake care and choose your dance partner more wisely next time!
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There are lots of reasons people get swelling in their feet, most commonly because of heart conditions that lead to a weak heart that is not able to pump blood out of your legs, so you end up with pooling blood in your viens (venous stasis). But that does not happen quickly. If this is something that happened with in a short period of time, I would guess that it is an allergic reaction to something. Being that it is in both feet, it's obviously not a bite on one foot. Could be something you ate or walked in. I would elevate your feet for a while and see if the swelling goes down. If not, then talk to your doctor. If it gets worse, or you see any visual changes in your legs like streaking or redness, go to an urgent care.
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Get that thing checked, some spiders are dangerous..\n\nNot to freak you out, some spiders will just give you a swelling and some discomfort and leave you alone with it...\n\nHowever only very few are lethal, or their poison can bruise up your body and well I think it kills your tissue.. So you bleed internally... Until you finally die or just bleed out and you have blood all under your skin which will soon end up on your bedsheets and such..\n\nJust get it checked, unless if you know the type of spider that bit you..
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We need more info.  Are you diabetic or do you have decreased circulation in your legs?  Do you have any calf pain while walking or any pain associated with these lesions?  What ointments has the dermatologist had you use?  What other medications are you on?  Do you keep your body clean in general?  Do they smell? Does the skin around these lesions look normal or is there any discoloration, either around the lesions or to the entire leg?  Do you have any allergies?  Dude, need the info before trying to  help you.