Plantar Fasciitis, heel pain

jayward

Hi thanks I live in Yorkshire I will look on the net to see if I can see them .
I am worried if I pay a lot of money and thy don’t work it’s a lot of money to waste I have spent £40 on Heel insoles, and £35 a week to get to phisio when its been bad and I cant go on the bus
I wear lace up shoes, and I also have flat feet
They have not rung back from the hosp so I will have to wait till dec.
but i will do anything to get better

bedshaped

I have this at the moment too! In just the one foot though - Poor you! how on earth do you cope with it in two feet, it's bad enough with just the one.

GP not very helpful keeps giving me painkillers which I hate having to keep taking but its the only way to relieve the pain. Told me to buy silicone insoles which I can't afford & it's impossible to rest up with 2 kids, a house to run and college full time!
The next step for me is the steroid injections which I'm not looking forward to but he says I can have these only if it doesn't go away on its own by christmas. I've already had it for 6 months, I'm shocked that some of you have had it for over a year I wasn't told it could go on for this long. :eek:

Good luck in finding some relief x

jayward

hi thanks for the reply i had Anti-inflammatory drugs which was helping but they stopped them because i was found to have Crohn's disease,its just settled down so the gp just started me on them again this week so far no improvement so we will have to see how my stomach likes them ive been of work over 3months now but cant stand up and walk about for more than half a hour hope you have more luck with your drs

Skintmama

Hi Jayward, I am very sorry that you are suffering from this, I have had it myself this year. I did just post a long and hopefully helpful reply but have deleted it because it probably breaks the board rules!

I suggest you go to www.runnersworld.co.uk and look on the injuries board in the forums. It is a common condition in runners so you will find plenty of advice on there and helpful articles. The forums can be accessed without being a subscriber to the magazine.

Hope you get some relief soon. On a moneysaving note I will add that my condition is much improved and did not involve paying out for expensive consultations.

jayward

thanks i will have a good look at the forum on that website

moneylover

Yes, Runners World is excellent one of the best ideas put forward. As well as my flat feet I have ischial tuberosity pain (hurts to sit down- its all related) and I have had loads of help from there. You can join and post for help too. It all makes you feel less alone.

I am a librarian and I will try and find some useful medical abstracts/articles for you in the next few days and pm you. It might give you a few ideas to run past your consultant. Hopefully the consultant who you are seeing has a particular interest in feet.

jayward

that would be great thanks