Thanks, folks. It is not a sudden pain just come on; it started out from injuries to both feet three or more years ago, but the coumadin seems to have made it worse. It is chronic and my docs, all of them: cardio, podiatrist, and internist, know all about it. Plus, I am moitored very closely at the coumadin clinic at the hospital. Those gals/nurses, know more about it than the docs, I am convinced, AND they honour what I tell them, i.e. if I tell them I *feel* there is a problem with the levels, etc. they believe me and test it! I had an at-home tester, briefly. It was so inaccurate, we sent it back.

I think I have read everything there is on coumadin and I've been on it 3.5 years now. There are no alternatives, at this point. The Brits were working on one, but it was put to a stop because of something not working right or something. Can't take NSAIDs, I am allergic. Oh, and I have not been walking except the bare minimum...the pain is too great, so it doesn't feel as though it is too much exercise, etc.

Acu and coumadin are fine as the acu needles don't go in that far...there's never any bleeding from them.

I'd love to tell allopathic medicine to take a flying leap on this, but now is not the time.

Now, here's an ironic thing: I wear the ortho-boot for a few days, the one painful foot starts feeling REALLY good so I try just wearing my shoes (ortho with custom inserts)for an hour in the morning. Both feet hurt like hell so I go back to the boot and one shoe. That night the one in the boot is still feeling fine, the OTHER foot starts freakin' out and hurting like hell. There is a specific pressure point I can push on, which, once i get past the pain, actually helps. I think I will see if I can find a good reflexologist. My doc used to have a doc-in-training, an osteopath like him, only she was REALLY good at manipulation of the feet. I almost cried when she left.

I am going to the Shoe Guy either today or Saturday and see if he can make any new adjustments on the inserts. Something has got to give. I feel frustrated, tired, and angry. I am working on visualising me walking free and easy with no pain. If ya want to add to that, please do...it will be appreciated.:-)

Thanks a bunch. I'd still like to hear from anyone else might be on coumadin, too.