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I have a soft swollen spot on the inside of my left foot... it is painful to touch and pain radiates up into my leg on the opposite side. Activity makes it worse and I cannot sleep at night.

Thank you for contacting us. IPFH does not diagnose conditions or recommend treatments on line. We suggest that you consult your primary care physician or a foot health professional. It would be best to do this at your earliest opportunity, since you describe your pain as significant, and especially since it is affecting your sleep (and thus your overall well-being). This pain could be the result of any one or more of several conditions, and therefore it is important to get a diagnosis and a recommended course of treatment from a medical professional. You can use our foot pain self-assessment tool to help determine possible causes of the pain, but please understand that this tool is not meant to be used for diagnostic purposes, nor is it a substitute for a professional medical consultation. We hope you will visit a health care professional, and that you will very quickly be free of your pain and back on a normal sleep schedule.

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