Foot Pain/Issues - Need help/Advice

Kalps

HI To All

Im having a terrible time with my feet, in constant pain and completely fallen arches on both feet with bad overpronation. This all stems from my collapsed/compressed lower lumbar vertebares (L1,L3, L4) and a weak T12. I have seen a Podiatry surgeon whos willing to carry out flat foot surgery 1 foot at a time soon. In meantime i have spent ridiculous amount of £'S on high end expensive trainers, boots, have even had Othortics made by Opcare to provide relief. As a car annalogy im severely struggling to propel my already broken body on 'Buckled Rims' with completely worn out 'Tyres' and the discomfort/pain is making me into a ticking 'Timebomb' and has severly impacted my mental health and for any hope in anything at all. i cant concentrate on the smallest of things, poor memory and all i thing of is 'GET Off Your Feet'. I had a GP appointment this morning asking for an antidepressant change with a pain killing element, only to be refused and told to continue taking Mirtazapine 45mg and the Codeine 30mg for my lower back. The best he did was to re-refer me to CMHT and was told that a specialist can provide other specific medication etc etc. I'm already in recovery from Alcohol of which i used to kill back pain in the 1st place and am 4yrs 3 months clean but i am on the verge of a huge relapse...anything to numb the pain. i'm deeply stuck in  a rut with no other help but to fend for myself. I'm thinking of changing GP surgery but yet it has to be somewhere very local due to limited mobility. i dont know what else to do....its getting to a point where i simply dont want to be here anymore. i'm done with this life. Please could someone help/further advise.

Thankyou in advance

Kal. 

Alex_Alumni

Hello @Kalps and thank you for reaching out, I'm so sorry to hear how you're feeling.

We'll be sending you an email a little later on today with information on additional support, so please let us know if you haven't received it. 

Kalps

Hi Alex, Yes i have received the email and thankyou so much for this. I will thoroughly read through it shortly. I will reply to you on here as appropriate answering your questions. 

Alex_Alumni

Hi @Kalps thanks, please do. If you'd rather to reply privately to anything, please do so via email, or by messaging @Community_Scope if you prefer. Thanks for letting us know it's come through okay