Question 1

what may be causing me to experience toe numbness? i began experiencing numbness in my toes on my right foot when i awoke yesterday, i am still experiencing it with what feels like poor circulation in my leg.

Accepted Answer

Toe : Toe numbness can be caused by multiple issues. These include:
diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage caused by high sugar levels in the blood)
vitamin B12 deficiency
drug induced neuropathy (tpically anticancer and HIV drugs)
tarsal tunnel syndrome (compression posterior tibial nerve)
circulation problems
i recommend you see your doctor right away for evaluation and treatment.
Good luck.

Question 2

what sitting or standing position can lead to poor circulation in the foot?

Accepted Answer

Probably neither one: Sitting on ones leg may cause numbness due to possible compression of a nerve, but it will not cause "poor circulation".

Question 3

are foot ulcers from poor circulation?

Accepted Answer

Ulcers: Some ulcers are caused by poor arterial blood supply. Others are caused by poor venous return. There are also neuropathic ulcers from sensory loss, and hypertensive ulcers from uncontrolled high blood pressure.

Question 4

what are the possible causes of poor circulation in the leg with top of foot burning the day before?

Accepted Answer

Diabetes: Arterial occlusive disease, smoking are some causes.

Question 5

i got a lrge tattoo on my foot a week ago. it hurts when it isnt elevated. i have poor circulation and immune system from anorexia. is my foot ok?

Accepted Answer

What are you doing?: You should be concerned about your eating disorder if it is affecting your circulation. I hope you are seeing a psychiatrist as well as internist and dietician.   Getting a tattoo is one of the worst things you could do with impaired immune system.  I advise a comprehensive eating disorders program to help point out your self destructive behavior and learn healthier alternatives.

Question 6

mother, 66, had gangrene/ partial foot amputation, is not diabetic, had 3 stents in her legs due to poor circulation & heavy smoker. life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

Statistically...: Unfortunately, these effects you describe don't just have an effect on the feet and legs. The effect vital organs are effected as well.  5 years has been reported as an expected life span after an amputation, but this is just an average.  It could be more or less depending on many other lifestyle factors.

Question 7

i have constant pain down my right arm all the time, my right side of my hip is always swollen and i have poor blood circulation in my right foot.  what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Need evaluation: Your symptoms dictate both evaluation of your venous and arterial circulation as well as evaluation for some inflammatory process that may be affecting you. Would see vascular specialist and neurologist for sure and possibly orthapaedic specialist as well.

Question 8

can you find your pulse in your foot with bad circulation?

Accepted Answer

Not always: Poor circulation can result in not being able to feel your pulse you can check on the top of your foot towarg the inside of your ankle or dometimes you can feel it behind the prominensce (maleolus) on the inside of your ankle, but you can also check behind your knee.

Question 9

can poor circulation cause fingers and toes to go dark?

Accepted Answer

Certainly can: This is the whole concept of a gangrenous digit. As circulation decreases, the skin is not having blood supplied to it and it gets darker, this is the skin and soft tissue dying. Venous congestion can cause darkening color as well, raynaud's causes intermittent color changes.

Question 10

what can i do if i'm a diabetic and i don't get good circulation  in my big toe?

Accepted Answer

Circulation: Diabetes can affect the small blood vessels by calcifying (plaque) development.  This is very common.  You need to see a podiatrist or vascular surgeon or cardiologist to have an arterial doppler exam done on your legs and feet to determine flow.  Additional testing such as mr or ct angiography may be necessary and a lower leg angioplasty may help.  Keep walking and exercise!

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What may be causing me to experience toe numbness? i began experiencing numbness in my toes on my right foot when i awoke yesterday, i am still experiencing it with what feels like poor circulation in my leg.

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What sitting or standing position can lead to poor circulation in the foot?

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Are foot ulcers from poor circulation?

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What are the possible causes of poor circulation in the leg with top of foot burning the day before?

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I got a lrge tattoo on my foot a week ago. it hurts when it isnt elevated. i have poor circulation and immune system from anorexia. is my foot ok?

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Mother, 66, had gangrene/ partial foot amputation, is not diabetic, had 3 stents in her legs due to poor circulation & heavy smoker. life expectancy?

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I have constant pain down my right arm all the time, my right side of my hip is always swollen and i have poor blood circulation in my right foot. what does this mean?

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Can you find your pulse in your foot with bad circulation?

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Can poor circulation cause fingers and toes to go dark?

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What can i do if i'm a diabetic and i don't get good circulation in my big toe?

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