So lately, the very bottoms of my feet have been really painful and often completely  numb, too. I particularly notice it when I lay down for a nap or to sleep (with my personal babysitter, bodyguard and supervisor, Rune, of course). Ian (the BF) told me this can be potentially dangerous for someone with Diabetes and that it can lead to severe ulcers on the feet. He said I should definitely talk to my primary doctor about it, and so I did.

Unfortunately, there is no coverage while on Ontario disability for a podiatrist. So my doctor recommended I talk to my ODSP worker to see if she knew of a program or if I could be referred without having to pay for it, especially if my doctor required or recommended my seeing a specialist. We shall see, I’m going to call her on Monday. 

More pain meds don’t really help. Oddly, muscle relaxers do but the Baclofen I’ve got a ‘script for gives me some nasty side effects. Like, oh, combative rage (sometimes, but certainly more “attitude” with a lot of salt) but worse is the extreme lethargy and need to sleep it off like a drunken sailor who passes out in their clothes. Not funny, mostly. So yeah, when I have to take the Baclofen, it pretty much guarantees the entire next day is a wash. I really do not like having to take it but on days where cramps are too much, the nerve/muscle pain is too much or I haven’t been sleeping much or at all for a few days, Baclofen to the rescue. Followed by a day or so of complete #confuselessness 

So here’s hoping ODSP has some kind of solution for me being able to see a foot specialist. Or something.