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Anyone of you had plantar fasciitis in their feet before the lapband ? Did it get better after losing the weight with the lapband ?

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Anyone of you had plantar fasciitis in their feet before the lapband ? Did it get better after losing the weight with the lapband ?

Oh. bless you! It hurts so bad! I had a bout with it less than a year ago. It took time to heal with lots of stretching every morning and night. My doctor had me get special inserts and wear tennis shoes for weeks. I was lucky to not have to wear the boot, use crutches or have surgery. Of course the first remedy was lose weight! This happened during my 6 months supervised diet, so I was limited in how much I could lose without getting denied for my band.

I hope with the weight coming off, that I never have to have an issue with my foot again. I wish you all the best!

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At my heaviest, I had it very bad. I had to get arch support inserts for my shoes as well as some foot wrap that had a rubber section at the instep. All this helped as I lost weight. If I were flats too much or flip flops for alot of walking I will have a flare up. But it has never been as bad. I also always were good shoes with good inserts when I work out. It and the weight loss have prevented it from return.

Best wishes, it is so painful but can get much better. Rub your instep daily, wear good shoes, stop wearing flats with little support. All that will help while you are trying to lose weight. The weight loss will help the most.

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I am right in there with you..... plantar faciitis really hurts and is really a pain (no pun intended) to get rid of. I had to do many of the same things that mommykristie had to do, but I also went out an purchased something called a "strassburg sock". It was bascially a really long knee sock made out of super tight spandex. There was a nylon strap attached to the toe of the sock that ran up to the knee and looped into a little d-ring. I would put the sock on when I was just sitting around watching TV and crank up the tension on the thing to pull my foot up into something approaching a 45 degree angle with my shin. The thing sort of looked like a torture device, but it sure did help. I think it helped more than anything else that I tried.

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Anyone of you had plantar fasciitis in their feet before the lapband ? Did it get better after losing the weight with the lapband ?

Yes, I also have experienced the pain of plantar facitis. Through the past few years, it has resolved on it's own with an exercise my podiatrist advised me to do. I'm certain loosing weight has helped as well...

I was told to get an empty small glass Coke bottle (the kind with the curves in the shape of the bottle), and roll my bare foot on the bottle on carpeting. It stretches the tendons in the bottom of the foot, and it feels amazing!! It did take a few weeks for the pain to resolve, but I no longer have any signs or symptoms of the condition.

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I have very high arches & it was getting to the pont where I was afraid I had it right when I got my band in September. I got inserts, etc but it thankfully went away as I lost weight. I am down 76 lbs. I still wear shoes with good arch support but no longer need the inserts. Good luck!

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Sojourner's thing with the coke bottle is good, too!! I totally forgot about having done that. It is a similar idea to the sock that I mentioned in my other post. The tendons are the problem, for sure. Stretching them (gently) was a huge part of the solution. The other part, unfortunately, is time.

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I had it. I bought a pair of Dansko Professional clogs - they took care of it! Not over night mind you but they are wonderful. I always thought a "soft" shoe would make things feel better - not the case. Dansko's have a hard sole, take a little getting used to and are not cheap. They are however the best investment you can make in footwear! I now have 4 pairs and if I wear other footwear for more than a day or two I can tell a big difference.

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with the loss of weight it has disappeared! I had forgotten about it. :rolleyes: I never want that pain and numbness in my heal again!

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Ok so I had heel spurs way.....before I was ever banded...actually they were the worst when I was t my lowest (adult) weight. I had surgery to fix both feet....I am glad to here that wls fixed others, beats the surgery. I would say if you have arch supports continue to wear them.....

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I have ZERO arch and horrible plantar fasciitis in both my feet... it didn't ever bother me when I was thin and I developed issues with it when I was over 210lbs. It then sort of "went away" even though I continued to gain, but now that I started as a waitress again it is back with a VENGEANCE. I am hoping that as I continue to lose weight and have now been banded that it will get better and better.

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