question: After having my first child via hysterectomy 42 years ago I have been complaining with pain, stiffness and swollen lymph node in my right hip. For years I was told nothing was wrong. As it progressively got worse as I aged, and the pain started in my foot big toe and knee, I was then treated for a pinched nerve. This did give some temporary relief. Now the pain has gotten worse from my hip to my foot and my big toe is spreading apart from the rest of my toes. I am also loosing muscle tone in the other toes.