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O.K. I'm not so much trolling for medical advice as just wondering if anyone has had this problem.

My little toe has been partially numb for almost a week. It either feels half numb, as though it has partially worn-off novocaine, or kind of pins and needles prickly.

Today after a light dance rehearsal, I noticed a sharp sensation at the end of my little toe when I put weight on the ball of my foot. Its not painful, just a sharp sensation.

I believe I have Reynaulds syndrome in my hands -- my fingers turn completely white and go numb sometimes when I am mildly chilled, but that is always very temporary. I have never had similar symptoms in my feet before.

This toe has gone numb before after lots of dancing, or from uncomfortable shoes, but its never been constantly affected as it is now. It still moves and is the same color as my other toes. I did have a metatarsal stress fracture in this foot several years ago, but it was of the 4th metatarsal, not the 5th. And that has not caused me pain in a long time. Also, my little toes of both feet are deformed -- seriously they are very stubby and all my other toes are very long. My 4th toe is fully twice as long as the little one, so I'm wondering if its an inevitable result of my faulty foot structure.

Has anyone experienced anything like this?

Sedonia