TerryK
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Yes, I have them on both heels and have lost much of the feeling in one heel because the callous is so thick. I have very deep cracks in them. I showed them to my doctor but didn't get much response.
My herbalist said she thought they were caused by toxins. I think they could be a result of low circulation. In other words, I haven't a clue as to what causes them.
Terry
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charlie
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....Interesting....I used to have the heavy calluses and cracks but looking at my feet now, I don't.
I just assumed it was from walking around barefoot on hot dry ground drying my feet out during the 7 or 8 months of warm weather we have here. I'll look at them again in May and report back if they get thick and cracked.
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OMG what a wierd question! But I also have to say YES! I've only had this problem for less than a year, and couldn't understand what was causing it. I feel so much better knowing I'm not alone. I just chalked it up to age! Thanks, Jill
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I have had those calluse heals before as well. THey have gotten better over the last few years. A couple of years ago I could of drove a ten penny nail into my heal and not even of felt it.
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bettyg
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Me too. Have a blood test for DIABETES, "a1c"; it's a 3 month average of your blood sugar.
Noticed someone had lost feeling & that's neuropathy. It's NOT to be ignored. My late Mom-in-law was a diabetic on insulin. She first had her toes removed then lost her foot & leg up to the knee! Then died of diabetic coma.
Check it out folks. I got my diabetes 2 dx 6 months prior to my belated misdx of 34 years....chronic lyme!
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TerryK
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Hi BettyG, I'm the one with lost feeling in my heel. Thanks for mentioning the diabetes connection. I also had that thought because I learned alot about it while taking care of my father while he went through a leg amputation and severe neuropathy. Now my brother and my sister are both diabetic with severe neuropathy.
I have the A1C test for blood sugars every 6 months or so. I'm on the verge of diabetes but have kept it at bay with a low carb diet. My doctor say's that the loss of feeling is due to the callus itself and not neuropathy.
I've started to use a tool I got at sharper image that is made specifically for heel callus but it makes my heel sore even though I am very careful and don't take very much off at a time. It is battery powered and I wouldn't recommend it for anyone with diabetes due to the danger of causing an infection. Foot infections for diabetics can quickly cause the need for amputation.
There are quite a few heel creams out there. I've had some limited success with a cream called "Heel Rescue, superior moisturizing foot cream". I got it at drugstore.com. There are also special creams and socks you can get to wear while you sleep that are supposed to help. I don't know if they do or not.
Some of you had the callus and don't now. Were you on treatment for lyme when they improved? Is there anything that you think caused your improvement?
Thanks. Terry
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That's the weirdest thing! I have been homebound for more than 5 years. Hardly walked. Always wore socks. Yet my heels became so rough, with rough, cracked dry skin (junior callous?) - disgusting! Rich cream doesn't relieve it.
Some mornings I woke up and heels became smooth. Most times waking up with rough heel as well.
Anyone knows if that happens to all thirty-something women? Or it's just for us? I have not been dianosed with Lyme yet, so I can say it's true for CFS in my case.
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groovy2
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Hi all
Candida will cause caluse build up--
You can tell by squeezing the caluse area with your fingers-- If the skin turns yellow its candida--
It is important to remove this skin--
The best way I have found is to use a product I found at -walmart-
Its called- Wart Stick- It looks like a tube of lip balm--
It has Salicylic acid (40%)-$4
Rub onto effected area-- 3 or 4 days--once a day--
Then after a week soak your feet in warm water and the dead skin will peal away-No Pain or bleeding-
Healthy skin is not effected much if at all--Jay --
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Hi, Please don't take this the wrong way, I don't want to cause any bad feelings but we can't blame everything on Lyme. Almost every woman that I know who doesn't have Lyme has thick heel calluses and have to constantly have them shaved off. Maybe it is yeast but if we keep blaming every little problem from calluses to hangnails on Lyme I think we loose credibility with healthy people who don't believe we are as sick as we feel. It's bad enough we have to defend ourselves against the Ducks, know what I mean?
Just a thought, no hard feelings right?
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When I noticed these on my feet, I started using dry skin lotions on the area and it resolved. There is much improvement with wearing comfortable shoes and keeping my feet warm as well.
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