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What Causes Redness On Foot With Painful Weight Bearing?

On my left foot about three days ago my big toe turned red and also now part of the top of my foot. It is extremely painful and I can t walk on it. I have just finished six weeks of interveneous antibiotics of staph infection I got during hip replacement surgery in March Had the hip partially replaced again to help get rid of the staph. Infectious disease dr did blood work for gout. My uric acid levels were normal. I am taking Percocet to relieve the foot pain. But still can t put full weight on foot. Any thoughts? My one daughter who is in medical field said she thought she saw to very tiny puncture marks on out side of toe.
Mon, 1 Jun 2015
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement,  's  Response
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
According to your description , pain over your foot seems to be inflammatory in nature. It could be an acute attack of gout.
I advice you to give you rest to the part affected, take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin 1tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily) to reduce pain and inflammation and consult your doctor for thorough examination and rule out any infective cause.

I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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What Causes Redness On Foot With Painful Weight Bearing?

Hi, Thanks for your query. According to your description , pain over your foot seems to be inflammatory in nature. It could be an acute attack of gout. I advice you to give you rest to the part affected, take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin 1tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily) to reduce pain and inflammation and consult your doctor for thorough examination and rule out any infective cause. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care