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Post by swamp on Jul 12, 2017 9:28:56 GMT -5
Anyone ever had it?
Ow. That's all
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2017 9:37:19 GMT -5
Yes, I've had it twice about ten years apart. It's only been in one foot.
I ended up taking steroid shots in the bottom of my foot. They are incredibly painful. Once I observed that it wasn't too bad this time, and the podiatrist actually said, "Then I missed" and proceeded to give me another shot. That one hurt like hell so it was in the right spot. It took three shots the last time. You feel good for a few weeks, and then it returns. You get another shot. Rinse and repeat.
I also had an insert. He thought I might have to have a custom orthotic, but he started me on one that he cut in the office. It was enough. I wore it long after the pain stopped. Then one day I didn't. The pain hasn't returned in over two years.
One thing he told me that I have stuck with is New Balance shoes. He said they are the best. He and all his staff wore them in the office. I wear them to teach in. I wear dress shoes only on occasions when I need to. I don't do the daily grind in them. Remember that as a teacher I am on my feet most of the day.
One final thing . . . you can freeze a water bottle. Then roll it with the arch of the foot that hurts. It really helps.
Good luck! It does go away! But "ow" is an understatement.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jul 12, 2017 9:39:33 GMT -5
Hubs gets it, though it has been a few years. PT helps, as does rolling. Tennis balls, frozen water bottle, etc. He also wears inserts in his running shoes.
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Post by giramomma on Jul 12, 2017 9:55:57 GMT -5
One of my clients had it. She had to use crutches for a while (couple of weeks to a month) until it healed.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jul 12, 2017 9:58:53 GMT -5
Yes. Find the cause. Mine was too much running on old shoes. New shoes and adding a wedge to pick up my heels helped. Stay off your feet and elevate.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Jul 12, 2017 10:00:57 GMT -5
Ugh, sorry swamp! The mother of one of my dd's best friends just had to have surgery because of it. Another friend of mine had it but was able to resolve it with the things that CG mentioned above...but even that took months. They both got it from running....another reason my fat ass does not run!
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Post by countrygirl2 on Jul 12, 2017 10:11:19 GMT -5
Had it all my life, right foot now misshapen. Have had shots, yes, they hurt like hell. Also wraps, therapy, wear orthotics all the time. Feet are getting so bad sometimes just give way. It has ruined the bone structure of my whole body and left me in pain and with arthritis. Hope yours is correctable and goes away.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jul 12, 2017 10:19:03 GMT -5
Ugh, sorry swamp! The mother of one of my dd's best friends just had to have surgery because of it. Another friend of mine had it but was able to resolve it with the things that CG mentioned above...but even that took months. They both got it from running....another reason my fat ass does not run! Yup, my husband got it from too many miles, too often, too fast. Should have listened to me when I said rest days are necessary!
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jul 12, 2017 10:22:39 GMT -5
Whoever said run through the pain was wrong. Listen to the pain.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2017 10:30:26 GMT -5
Running may contribute, but it is not the only cause. I can honestly say I have never run a day in my life.
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Post by gooddecisions on Jul 12, 2017 10:37:05 GMT -5
I had it in 2010 when I trained for my first marathon. Everything I read said it would go away if I wore a boot to bed and stretched it with a tennis ball. They were wrong. It took stopping all running for an entire year.
To make sure it stays gone,i replace my running shoes every 3-4 months. Instead of buying a super expensive shoe, I buy the best deal for a decent brand. I can usually find a high rated Asics or saucony for $40 if it's an unpopular color. It feels weird recycling a shoe that seems in good shape, but I learned my lesson.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Jul 12, 2017 10:50:11 GMT -5
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jul 12, 2017 12:46:24 GMT -5
I work retail and it got so bad that I was (over)dosing on Advil and Tylenol and crashing on the couch for hours after work so I could stay off my feet (not an effective lifestyle). A podiatrist recommended a newer brand of sneakers worn by ultra marathoners called Hoka One One ("oh-nay" not "1"). There is a style called Ahari that has changed my life. I wear them as much as possible (given other style needs) AND around the house as "house shoes". It is a bit of a rocker sole, so takes some getting used to, but I am finally pain-free. Do NOT go barefoot, ever.
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Post by dannylion on Jul 12, 2017 12:51:53 GMT -5
I had plantar fasciitis that started in early 1999. It persisted until mid-2000 when I contracted Lyme disease and was basically immobile for a week while the antibiotics went to work (one of the symptoms I had was a searing headache that was only bearable if I sat still in my recliner and did not move). Apparently, putting ones feet up and not walking on them much for 7 days cures plantar fasciitis. When the Lyme was gone and I was able to move around again, my feet didn't hurt any more.
I have done medical transcription for orthopedic surgeons for many years. They give their patients exercises to do (I don't know what they are--they give them a handout), recommend rolling the painful foot/feet over a frozen bottle of water, using a Strassburg sock or a special plantar fasciitis boot at nighttime to stretch the fascia, and OTC anti-inflammatories. The next level of treatment is steroid injections, and then only as a last resort, surgery.
I didn't seek treatment for my PF as it wasn't really too bad, and the pain eased up with movement. It was only really bad for the first few steps after getting up in the morning or after sitting for a while. If I had known about the conservative measures that might have improved my pain, it would probably have cleared up sooner.
I hope you can find something to ease your pain, swamp. Life looks a lot rosier when your feet don't hurt with every step.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Jul 12, 2017 12:56:40 GMT -5
I work retail and it got so bad that I was (over)dosing on Advil and Tylenol and crashing on the couch for hours after work so I could stay off my feet (not an effective lifestyle). A podiatrist recommended a newer brand of sneakers worn by ultra marathoners called Hoka One One ("oh-nay" not "1"). There is a style called Ahari that has changed my life. I wear them as much as possible (given other style needs) AND around the house as "house shoes". It is a bit of a rocker sole, so takes some getting used to, but I am finally pain-free. Do NOT go barefoot, ever. I somehow got a stress fracture walking in flip-flops in the Bahamas last year. It was god awful. I was in a boot for about 2 months. But my orthopedist told me the same thing. The worst thing for me to do is go barefoot on hard surfaces (my house is all hardwood or tile) or walk outside in shoes without support. I'm 46 and finally had to accept that my vanity and love of pretty shoes no longer works with my old body!
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Jul 12, 2017 13:24:36 GMT -5
I got it in my left foot a few months ago after a fall and it's miserable. I have been wearing shoes with an orthotic insert as well as rolling a tennis ball as well as doing stretching exercises. It's gotten better, but I can't wear any of my pretty shoes, sandals or flip-flops any more.
I did find that wearing walking shoes with the insert helped the most along with the exercises. If I work from home and don't wear my shoes, my foot hurts.
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Post by steph08 on Jul 12, 2017 14:02:09 GMT -5
Like many people on here, I also got PF from running in worn-out shoes. If I feel a twinge these days, my shoes get tossed and I put on a new pair.
Barefoot is bad. Heels are bad.
I used a frozen water bottle and rolled that under my foot. I also wore a cheap arch support.
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Post by gooddecisions on Jul 12, 2017 14:51:00 GMT -5
I might be one of the few people who have had no relapses after that year of dealing with it. It has been 7 years and I wear flip-flops everyday year round. I am barefoot all the time at home and wear flats with no support to my desk job.
But if i am running or exercising, I always wearing recently purchased running shoes, no exceptions.
Knock on wood that there is normal life on the other side of plantar fasciitis.
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Post by swamp on Jul 12, 2017 20:11:21 GMT -5
I wore worn out shoes for walking and Zumba. I'm now paying for it.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jul 12, 2017 20:21:37 GMT -5
Dr. Schools has a product for Plantar fasciitis. My son tried them and said they helped. Haven't heard him complain lately so maybe they work. Just a thought. Oh, he didn't have to have shots and I don't know if there are varying degrees of the problem.
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Post by empress of self-improvement on Jul 12, 2017 20:47:30 GMT -5
Another one who doesn't run. I got it because of my fat ass and working retail. I got a doctor's note to be off my feet for a couple of days. Currently working on losing the weight with walking and an exercise machine. I will only ever run if someone is chasing me with a knife. Knee hurts anyway so there's that.
I also hate wearing shoes. My feet hurt more wearing closed-toe shoes than they do flip flops. I'd prefer barefoot but stepping in cat puke with bare feet is not a fun feeling.
ETA to add: I had also been overcompensating by putting more weight on my left foot due to a plantar wart on my right foot. Such a pain in the feet!!
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Post by wmpeon on Jul 13, 2017 6:25:14 GMT -5
I used to work fast food and I'm a a bit oversized with flat feet. I paid a hefty sum for custom orthonics and am so glad I did. I'm not kidding when I say it took at least 1-2 years for my feet to approach normal. They'll never be back to the way they were before the pain, but at least now I don't wear my inserts day-to-day unless I know I'll be on my feet for a while or am exercising. I own two sets of inserts now and have owned them for over 15 years. They're still great.
Every person is different. Both of my sisters had a similar issue, but they didn't find the orthonics as helpful. They worked better with changing shoes and stretching the muscle. I think one sister had a special boot that she wore to bed for a while.
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Post by nittanycheme on Jul 13, 2017 20:31:06 GMT -5
I had it in one of my feet a few years ago. I let it go for a while since I thought it would get better, but it didn't. I finally went to the foot doctor, and he gave me some stretching exercises that he said I should do 3 to 4 times per day plus get inserts for my shoes. I got one set there, but ended up finding really good inserts at the New Balance outlet near me that were cheaper and had the same type of support, so I could put them in a couple of my shoes. I also got a brace to wear overnight, and spent a lot of time in my Birkenstocks. I couldn't wear them at work, but I pretty much wore them the rest of the time even though it was winter. It took about 2 to 3 months to get better. Now I still do the some of the stretches at least a couple of times a week (usually when I'm brushing my teeth because one is a standing calf stretch with a straight knee, and then you repeat with a bent knee). I also have my brace to wear when I'm sleeping if my foot feels "twingey" since I don't want that to happen again. And I am really careful of trying to get shoes that have at least some arch support. I do got barefoot sometimes now, but I'm careful to limit it. The brace that I finally ended up with I got from a catalog called FootSmart. I worked my way through a couple of them, and some were just too uncomfortable for me. I also found a Birkenstock insert - it was actually pretty thin so I was able to put it in some of my dress shoes. At lot of the other inserts were too thick and the heel of my shoe would come down too low on my foot, which would cause my shoe to fall off my heel when I walked.
Good luck.
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Post by swamp on Jul 13, 2017 20:55:26 GMT -5
This whole "no bare feet and no flip flops" thing is killing me.
Birks it is.
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