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Post by swamp on Feb 17, 2017 20:08:37 GMT -5
anyone ever have it? How long did it take to go away?
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Post by Sharon on Feb 17, 2017 20:13:33 GMT -5
With me it never really seems to go away. I might not have any symptoms for a while but it always comes back. Stretching the foot helps as does walking up hills (again it is basically stretching the foot). Rolling your foot around on a golf ball also helps.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2017 20:15:59 GMT -5
I suffered with it badly for months. It was gone in about 24 hours after a cortisone shot. I did have to commit to the shoe inserts and never going barefoot, even in the house, for almost a year after that to allow for full healing, but its been a couple years now and no recurrence at all.
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Post by gooddecisions on Feb 17, 2017 20:23:47 GMT -5
After trying rehab and a boot and it not going away, I finally had to give up all exercise for a year. It went away and never came back. I exercise again but limit pavement running to 3 miles and replace my shoes every 4 months. I buy the best $40 shoe and toss instead of a top of the line $150 shoe and wear it too long.
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Post by dee27 on Feb 17, 2017 20:26:54 GMT -5
Forever, mine comes and goes, but foot surgery for hammer toes made it worse. Stretching your foot does help as well as padding the area.
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Post by ken a.k.a OMK on Feb 17, 2017 20:42:55 GMT -5
I had it from running. I found out that old/bad shoes and not enough heal lift caused it. Lasted about 2 weeks after getting new shoes. Didn't do any treatment.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Feb 17, 2017 20:58:16 GMT -5
Have had it. Went away then came back. Had PT in Jan and no problem since then. I wear shoes with great arch support.
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Post by busymom on Feb 17, 2017 21:29:49 GMT -5
Stop walking on concrete! Seriously, it is a curse for people who are on their feet a lot. And, if you work in an office or other work environment where carpet is laid directly over concrete, it can be a chronic problem. No more pacing in front of the judges. And, make sure you're wearing shoes with great arch support.
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Post by countrygirl2 on Feb 17, 2017 22:04:54 GMT -5
Mine never goes away, orthotics, special shoes, meds to stop the pain. Have had shots in my heels and ankle joints. For me its chronic, they said my feet are in sort of a constant form of a spring.
I started buying Apex shoes for diabetics, they are really helping, wide toe box and very very rigid back support for my feet. We have a local shoe manufacturer that makes special shoes, I may try them next. Also the chiropractor of all things has helped mine some.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Feb 17, 2017 22:18:34 GMT -5
Hubs has had it. PT, shoe inserts, stretching exercises do the trick. Definitely rolling with a ball/frozen water bottle/foam roller.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2017 22:31:24 GMT -5
I had it. Things that make it go away are things people have mentioned. No being barefoot, rolling your foot over a cold water bottle, orthotic inserts (not custom), and good shoes (my doc preferred New Balance).
However, it really went away (I had it twice in 20 years) after a series of steroid shots in the muscle on the sole of your foot. These aren't for the faint-hearted. Once I cheerily said, "Oh! That wasn't so bad!" He responded, "Then I missed" and repeated the procedure.
I also told him once that he never really cured anyone. All his patients were lying to him because the shots really hurt that much. That's almost true. Remember these are a series, not a single shot.
But they worked. The only things I still do five years later are the good shoes/no going barefoot.
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Post by Pants on Feb 17, 2017 22:35:25 GMT -5
anyone ever have it? How long did it take to go away? I had it after both pregnancies. Every morning before you get out of bed, roll your foot back and forth on a frozen water bottle or lacrosse ball. Helps a lot. Took me about 6 months to resolve in both cases. No impact exercise.
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Post by Tiny on Feb 18, 2017 1:10:11 GMT -5
I had it. About 2 years ago during the summer months I was wearing a pair of Toms shoes on my 1 mile walking commute to/from work - plus another mile at lunch. By fall I was in agony. The pain was less during the day once I switched back to actual shoes -- but I'd have pain first thing in the morning and if I sat for a long time... I'd gimp for a bit from the pain but it would go away. The first bout of it took about 5 months for it truly go away (also had a new pair of walking shoes).
It came back for unknown reasons late last summer (maybe it was the flip flops?) - worse than the first round. I could barely walk. I was at work and a co-worker suggested getting inserts for my shoes from the Walgreens. I was skeptical but in so much pain I bought them... and 2 hours later - no pain. As long as I wore the shoes with the inserts I could stand and walk. Night time was torture cause the pain came back. In desperation I used an old sports sock and some masking tape to mock up one of those special socks to wear at night. It helped tremendously. I got one of those special socks from my SIL.
It took about 2 weeks for the pain to completely subside - I wore the sock to bed for a full month and then returned it to my SIL. I used the OTC shoe inserts for 6 months. I think by the 2nd month of inserts I didn't have any pain at all. I know my foot/heel/calf was tight and sometimes uncomfortable - but no more piecing pain.
I never got to the Dr. The quick relief with the OTC inserts made me try just giving it time.
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Post by steph08 on Feb 18, 2017 18:05:22 GMT -5
I had it from running. I found out that old/bad shoes and not enough heal lift caused it. Lasted about 2 weeks after getting new shoes. Didn't do any treatment. I know my running shoes are wearing down if my PF starts to flair up. I switch after about 350 miles. As others have said, no bare feet, frozen water bottle, etc. I also found a $5 arch support band to really help.
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Post by tskeeter on Feb 18, 2017 19:54:02 GMT -5
anyone ever have it? How long did it take to go away? A couple of suggestions. Lots of fluids. For me, orange juice seems to help. Ibuprofen. Three at a time, three times a day. Recovery time varies. I've gone heavy on the fluids and the attack has lasted less than a day. One time, the discomfort decreased, but it dragged on for a couple of weeks.
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Post by wmpeon on Feb 18, 2017 22:42:04 GMT -5
For me it's permanent. Back when I used to work fast food, I'd be in excruciating pain and limping anytime I stood after sitting for a few minutes, and then I'd have lesser constant pain while standing and walking. I went to a doctor and got custom orthonics. It took a while to get used to wearing them, since it felt like walking with a huge rock in my shoe, but it was heavenly once I got used to them. It took a number of months to lose the stabbing pain when suddenly standing, and it took well over a year to be able to take an entire shower without my arches throbbing from the lack of support. Nowadays I work a desk job and usually don't wear my inserts, unless I'm planning to go somewhere I'll be doing a lot of walking/standing or I'm exercising. I don't even wear them if I plan to shop for an hour or two, though my arches will start to get achy towards the end.
It took a long time to heal and my feet will never be 100% normal again. The custom orthonics were a godsend.
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Post by chiver78 on Feb 19, 2017 13:27:51 GMT -5
With me it never really seems to go away. I might not have any symptoms for a while but it always comes back. Stretching the foot helps as does walking up hills (again it is basically stretching the foot). Rolling your foot around on a golf ball also helps. ^this. I sometimes roll a tennis ball under the heel that may be giving me trouble as well. try not to wear flipflops (I know it's February...) too much, go for softer soles with support. that will help as well. but no, it never really goes away completely.
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Post by Green Eyed Lady on Feb 19, 2017 14:24:07 GMT -5
I used a can of soup and a shot. My podiatrist told me that flip flops were ruining feet across the nation! I'm not going to stop wearing them so I roll...roll...roll.
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Post by bean29 on Feb 19, 2017 14:32:08 GMT -5
dee27 please tell me more about your hammer toe surgery. I have hammer toes on both feet, and was strongly thinking to have surgery this summer. Are you saying you don't think the surgery was worth it? I have bad arches, but not sure if I have ever suffered from Plantar fasciitis. Dr. said I do have the beginnings of a bunion too.
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Post by dee27 on Feb 19, 2017 22:30:20 GMT -5
dee27 please tell me more about your hammer toe surgery. I have hammer toes on both feet, and was strongly thinking to have surgery this summer. Are you saying you don't think the surgery was worth it? I have bad arches, but not sure if I have ever suffered from Plantar fasciitis. Dr. said I do have the beginnings of a bunion too. It was brutal! It was a very long recuperation, using a knee crawler for several weeks to avoid weight on the surgical foot and swelling for almost one year. Plus , I became allergic to the medicine I used to break up the scar tissue and still have discoloration form the cream even though I stopped using it after three days. I have permanent pins and every time the weather changes, I feel like I am being stabbed. Also the surgery changed my gait, and I have a constant corn on the bottom of my foot near the toes. If I had to have another surgery for hammer toes, I would deal with the discomfort instead.
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Post by bean29 on Feb 21, 2017 10:29:13 GMT -5
Hmm. The doctor I consulted said they would just shave down the bone. He did not propose putting pins in the toe.
eta. I will look for more feedback, before I make a decision. Thanks.
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Post by shanendoah on Feb 21, 2017 14:20:14 GMT -5
I've had mine for getting close to a year now. Good shoes combined with good orthotics (not custom, but still $60) help a lot. My pain is all in my heal, and the problem hasn't really moved to my arch, at least according to my massage therapist who deal with a lot of PF.
Icing my heal helps. And doing the stair stretches (stand with toes on a stair, let your heals sink as far down as possible, hold for 10 seconds, then rise up on your tip toes, hold for 10 seconds, repeat). And I regularly stretch my calf throughout the day. I also never go barefoot (and even put some cheap orthotics in my slippers for extra cushioning) anymore. I bought memory foam flip flops for the summer.
Mine is only in one foot, and very much tied to muscular issues I am having in that leg. I started having some major problems in my hip/glute and the PF started within a month or so of that. Doing leg lifts and stretches that work those muscles also helps with the PF. But I feel best right after a massage.
I had been walking 10k+steps/day when it started and I went down to no unnecessary walking for months. I'm now back to about 7.5k steps/day - still some pain, but not like it was before.
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