Why when your foot falls asleep, do you move it only to have it tingle like ants have invaded your leg?  I understand the lack of blood flow, but what I really wanna know, is the reason behind the painful tingling when the blood comes back.  Is blood painful?  Why should that be painful?
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maybe restless leg syndrome?
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I suffered from this years ago when I started my first year of marching band.  Make fun if you want, but marching band is hard work.  You do so much walking, and not normal walking either.  They taught us what they called the roll-step, which reduces the bounce in your walk, and involves pointing your toe way up in the air as you start your stride, thus stretching the calf muscle.  This was my first year of doing this, and doing it repeatedly for a few days caused me so much pain on the front of my right calf muscle that they put me on crutches the rest of the week.  After the worst of it healed, I would from the on wrap my leg from the bottom of my knee to the ankle with an ace bandage to try and support my calf and keep everthing "tight" while marching.  It still bugs me to this day if I do anything to strenuous, especially on hard surfaces, with that leg.  I was also suggested a little exercise which helps also with sore ankles.  Pretend your toe is the tip of a pen, and write the alphabet in cursive in the air with your toe.  Sound silly, but try it.
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It's called sleep apoenia and is a normal but odd glitch in your nervous system.Panic will make it worse.Just remember it's normal,you won't die and relax and breath deeply.I have it too.It's what explains legends of vampires and night-hags,succubus etc.
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Numbness is a complete loss of feeling when you touch your skin. It may feel like the part you touch does not belong to you. Tingling is a pins-and-needles feeling that occurs when your foot "falls asleep." An occasional, slight tingling in a foot that lasts only briefly is not generally cause for concern. It is relatively common among bicyclists who ride long distances to develop numbness in the feet for a few minutes to an hour. This often occurs because of tight toe-clip straps. The problem may be prevented by loosening the straps or switching to a step-in shoe-pedal.\n\nMany conditions may cause numbness, tingling, burning, or stinging.\n\nNumbness, tingling, burning, stinging, or pain that occurs between the toes, especially the third and fourth toes, and in the ball of the foot may be caused by a noncancerous growth on nerves in the foot (Morton's neuroma).\nNumbness, tingling, or pain that begins in your back, moves down your leg and into your foot may be sciatica, caused by a pinched nerve (nerve root compression).\nFoot and ankle pain that occurs with numbness and weakness that begins in the foot and spreads into the toes may be caused by a pinched nerve in the ankle (tarsal tunnel syndrome).\nBurning, numbness, or lack of feeling in the feet may be caused by poor circulation to the feet. This is common in people who have diabetes or peripheral arterial disease. Poor circulation may lead to nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy).\nBurning, pins-and-needles–type pain is common in people who use alcohol regularly because alcohol directly damages the nerves.
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It's the nature of the beast. If a little thread of nerve is left around (as it often is) you feel the throbbing for a while
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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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Not enough information there to be sure, but there are always possibilities.\n\nIt could be your feet have grown or flattened and are larger than they used to be. Your shoes may be too tight.\n\nWater retention, which could come from anything from insufficient exercise or sitting in a computer chair too long to low circulation to other more complicated (and some potentially dangerous) things. Even pregnancy. (I don't know your gender or age so I'll suggest that.)\n\nNerve changes, which can have many causes, some as simple as wearing a belt too tight or sitting on a wallet in your back pocket, and some being a sign of something else in your body out of kilter.\n\nIf it's worth asking here, it's worth asking your physician about -- from curiosity, not from fear. \n\nThey're trained to assume and check for the worst things first and only when they prove that those aren't the cause, move onto the less alarming causes. They do this because they'd rather check for the worst and be wrong than to miss checking and be dead wrong. It's just the way they are. Would you want them to be any other way?\n\nIf there's any extreme or rapid change or if pain starts anywhere in your legs, have it checked right away. That'd be a sign that there's a little more happening than a little stiffness and numbness.\n\n----------\nNow that you've asked your first question, go read and rate some others. You can show your experience here by adding on some points, and rating answers is the easiest way to do it. You get to do 20 each day.
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i was around 5 when I lost my big toe nail, it wasnt because of anything aweful, i was wearing socks to bed and alot of moisture built up between the toe and nail.does she wear socks to bed or suck her thumbs?\n\nbtw:people that look for info on the web to answer these questions please just cut and paste the links to the sites instead of the entire site itself!!!!
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Lack of blood circulation...  If it only happens when you are sitting, it's because you are pinching an artery.  If it happens all the time in the same foot, no matter what you are doing, then see a doctor.
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You are correct, keep claiming the healing... it's there, you just may not KNOW it yet.\n\nLook around at your life, ask yourself what is God trying to show you?  Maybe your feet are a distraction... look past them. \n\nRead up on spiritual warfare. Maybe, that will help you rid yourself of the pain.\n\nKeep telling yourself, MY FEET ARE FEELING BETTER.\n\nBe careful not to repeat words outloud that actually claim the opposite of what you are asking for.\n\nYou might try exercising your legs to help the circulation too.  If you can't go for a walk, try lying on your back and  lift one leg up, holding it at the back of your knee and just lift your foot up and down a few times to get the blood moving.\n\nBlessings to you.
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It may be the weight.  Sometimes in the morning, when I first wake up, it's kinda painful to walk for the first few minutes.  Like the blood has to get flowing when a limb falls asleep.  Also, having high arches can really affect how long you can stand in one place.  I can walk all day, but there is no way I can work somewhere where I'm just standing around.  It hurts too much.  I really recommend going to a podiatrist.  They will check your arches and if worse comes to worse, do x-rays.  Hope it gets better.
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My feet are getting heavy, and I've lost feeling in my toes. What is that odd sensation in my stomach - like rocks weighing heavily?? My back is stiff, so I try to move. Man, my feet are heavy. I move my legs and it's as if someone  tied cement blocks to them. A creeping sensation moves up my legs, and I stop trying to move them. \nMy eyes hurt. My head feels stiff, as if my skin is crunchy. I try to call out, but my mouth doesn;t want to move - like I am wearing a clay mask and it has dried. What is happenieng to me? My fingers are stiffening, and I am now numb to the waist. I can't move my legs!!  I try to scream, but my vocal cords are too frozen. My nose is numb.  My breasts are starting to feel heavy as lead, and I can hardly hold up my head. The numbness creeps downward, and my fingers are like bananas as I try to type. IO amn makl[oing so manny typpos .. I cannnottr type wellllll,... I cannnt breeeaathe .. sdhfgsdajklllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
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u should go get that checked out by a doctor.. tingling may also b caused by blood clots...
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It is an extremity and requires blood to maintain the proper body temperature. Extra blood  going there to increase the temperature makes them hard
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Ahh sounds like a definate case of torn blood vessel. The brusing gave it away. Most blood vessels have little innervation, so when their torn or damaged you usually don't feel it. The swelling afterward was due to a buildup of blood under the tissue where the tear took place. Most pain from a ruptured vessel comes from the pressure the blood puts on surrounding tissue. Sometimes though the pressure is just right and no pain can be felt if there is enough room for the blood to drain to. As long as you still have sensation on your hand and good grip I think I wouldn't be worried to much, but if you are worried please see your Dr. They can further evaluate any results and see what else if anything needs to be done. Good Luck!
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Ok, if you had a hemetoma(blood clot) it would be sore to touch and a little like a bruise in color. It may also feel warm. So because you haven't described anything like that I would venture to say that you don't have a clot. I will however tell you that the following are possible.... Phlebitis...... is irritation of a vein that is not caused by infection, but from the mere presence of a foreign body (the IV catheter) or the fluids or medication being given. Symptoms are swelling, pain, and tenderness around the vein. It does not necessarily mean the IV device must be removed; warmth, elevation of the affected limb, or a change in the rate of flow may resolve the symptoms.\nInfiltration........\nThis occurs when the tip of the IV catheter withdraws from the vein or pokes through the vein into surrounding tissue, or when the vein's wall becomes permeable and leaks fluid. It occurs frequently with peripheral IVs, and requires replacement of the IV at a different location. The symptoms of pain and swelling are temporary and not dangerous, unless a highly irritating medication was being given. Additionally it can become dangerous if the person monitoring the IV site fails to recognize that an infiltration has occurred and fluid continues to drip in the tissue under the skin. It can cause a compression injury. This known as an infiltration injury.\nFluid overload........\nThis occurs when fluids are given at a higher rate or in a larger volume than the system can absorb or excrete.\nAll of these could be a possible cause. If you are truly worried about it and it is not subsiding or reducing on it's own a good practice would be to seek a professionals opinion. I hope this helps!
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I experience numbness in my feet while I am exercising, and wonder the cause also, this would cut out poor circulation as the cause, therefore I think it is just a nerve being pinched somewhere.\n\nIf it is a constant numbness definatley see a doctor.