Hi Sam, I had a terrible burning feeling in the balls of my feet when I stood for too long. As I had a recurrence it was not too bad first time around, but second time quite bad. especially after chemo finished. I spoke to a medical oncologist at the BCNA conference I attended in 2012 and she said the chemo has a cumulative effect in your body, hence the more chemo I had had, the worse it got. It did eventually subside. I actually started to wear really ugly(but really comfy) joggers to work. Luckily I wear long pants and got a black pair of joggers so hopefully weren't too noticeable! Not sure what you can do with your thighs etc. hopefully with your upcoming surgery you will get to rest plenty and that might help. Take care. Paula :)