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Anyone have this? I have been trying to walk for exercise and its just getting worse. :( I've told my rheumatologist about the pain and they just ignore it and act as though its my weight. I've lost 53 lbs and my feet are getting worse not better. I can barely walk in the morning, I have to have my hubby help me to the bathroom. Should I be concerned or just keep trying to walk? What kind if Dr. do I see fir this? Podiatrist or Ortho? I really want to join the gym but I don't want this to discourage me from going.

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Stretch...stretch...stretch, I had it. The only thing you to do is to stretch out those calve muscles. Stretch at least 5-6 times a day, when you use stairs, drop your heal down for around 15 seconds or so, google plantar stretches. For pain I rolled a tennis ball under my foot, or a can of Soup, also ice packs. Good luck! That is the worst pain. It will take a few days to start to feel better, it will though!

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Ill try that! Thank you! I've had this pain for 2 yrs now its expected, but it doesn't help me if I can't walk. I googled it last night that's how I knew it was a "real" pain and not just be sues if my weight like my doc has lead me to believe.

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i wore this brace at nights and it has eliminated the pain in the morning. cheap and effective. check it out . http://www.amazon.com/Medium-Cronin-PLANTAR-FASCITIS-SPLINT/dp/B001B5JVIA/ref=sr_1_fed0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354282179&sr=8-1&keywords=brace+for+plantar+fasciitis

i wore it every night for about 4 months and the pain has not come back since then. i dont have to wear the brace anymore.

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many years ago i had the same problem. I tried all the stretches, etc. but kept getting worse. had cortizone (sp?) shots which helped for a short time. Then I had laser surgery. It took about 3 weeks before I realized i wasn't limping anymore.

The key for me was wearing good sneakers with the added arch support. Very weird feeling at first but once you get use to it all other shoes feel wrong. As soon as my feet started to bother me again i got a new pair of sneakers (you can reuse the supports). This helps dramatically.

however, as I continued to add weight i could feel it coming back (i wasn't exercising).

I had surgery 4 months ago, lost over 50 lbs and i can feel the difference.

I do not suggest pushing it. see a good podiatrist.

good luck.

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I also wore a night brace, I totally forgot to put that in there, and a good arch support. I ordered one online called heel it...something like that, I tried a few different splints at night, you can buy them at Walmart or walgreens, CVs...I don't think there is anything worse than foot pain because it affects every part of your body! I'm 80 lbs down and my feet are feeling much better.

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There is a boot that you can buy at a foot store or

online. You wear it at night and it helps soooo much! I too suffered from this and the boot worked

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You all are awesome! I knew I could count in you! Thank you so much! I'm going to try everything y'all suggested!!

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Podiatry appt Monday morning. Going to wait to see him and maybe he has the splints or boots in his office. ?? Thanks for the info again!

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I had this and suffered for years. The podiatrist did different therapies to justify the surgery to insurance, but in the end, if the ligament is torn, the only thing to do is surgery. They basically cut the ligament at the tear, then make a bridge out of half-width pieces of it in order to lengthen it. When it heals, the scar tissue strengthens and thickens it, causing it to be as strong as before, only longer and less likely to tear again.

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I tried all thee above except surgery....Oddly enough I started taking Glucosimine conjointant (spelling wayyy off) for my knees & after around three months of recommend use it was gone in my feet!!!! I told two other ppl who were suffering from it & it worked for their feet too!!! Amazing!!

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Go to a podiatrist. I got a few cortisone shots and orthotics, it took a few months but the pain in completely gone!

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Do they do X-ray and/or MRI to diagnose it?

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I had PF and did all of what pp talked about. Frustrated by months of working with MDs, I got acupuncture. Three treatments and it was gone. I had one relapse because I stopped stretching. I resumed stretching and had more acupuncture. I have been pain free for 11 months.

I was completely unwilling to get cortisone shot in my tendon. Too much risk of rupture.

Weigh is a big problem. Also, though, the pediatrist diagnosed a bunion at my great toe. I wear an insert that corrects that to prevent PF in that foot. I had PF in both.

I hope you find relief soon.

life is a journey, not a destination; so, stop running -H.D. THEROUX

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At the time I had the laser foot surgery I was uninsured so I didn't have to jump through all the hoops others do for surgery. The laser surgery was done in the office, didn't have to go under, etc.

Definately try everything docs says first. It was a last resort for me. I probably would have waited until I lost weight in conjunction with boots, stretching, etc. but not walking was a much higher priority for me than weight loss (didn't want to admit it then).

One thing the doc told me is to stop walking barefoot. Need that support. For the longest time my sneakers practically wen to bed with me. it helped.

Good luck on Monday.

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