Plantar fasciitis
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By 30 weeks with baby #1 my heels were so swollen I cried at night from the pain. I was told it would go away after I gave birth and it did. With baby #2 the pain was back with a vengeance. I could see the swollen heels and arch. I couldn't move from the pain past 5pm and I did a lot of soaking. It's been a year postpartum now and I'm still in pretty extreme pain.
I'm at a loss for what to do and my crummy insurance (kaiser) isn't helping. I stretch daily. I sleep in a boot most nights (and I do mean "sleep" because between the boot and pain I cant sleep well). I do ball rolling and wear insoles. I no longer can wear my normal suits to work because my sneakers ruin every look. I had to get a doctor note because someone complained to HR about my ugly shoes. I lost all the baby weight and then some (120lbs). The only thing that even somewhat helped was cortisone shots but those last 2 months tops. I have trouble walking and feel crippled. I'm in pain and can't work out anymore. Is there any hope of it ever going away? I have a huge fear that my feet are ruined for life and that I'm going to spend the next 60 years in pain. I keep reading the longer you let it go on that it becomes permanent but nothing I do reverses the pain. Anyone have any experience? |
Anonymous
| I was you exactly after my last. I thought I was in the clear bc it had gone away for the most part when dd was 6 months old but then it came back worse than ever. I could hardly walk in the am & late evening. What finally worked was Chinese foot reflexology. I go to a non descript dumpy place. At first I was going weekly then every 2 weeks & now I go monthly. It has been life changing! |
Anonymous
| Get yourself to a physical therapist! |
Anonymous
Have you tried sleeping in a plantar fasciitis boot? DH travels with his. 
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Anonymous
Yes I said in my OP that I sleep in one. I need sleeping pills now because they're so awful. I hate that boot. I've been sleeping in it since January. I can't sleep on my stomach like I loved and had to train myself to sleep on my back. I also randomly kick dh with the massive boot and wake him up. It's miserable. |
Anonymous
Op here. I'm in PT for my back already. What can they do for my foot? (I'm not being snarky) I'm already doing tons of stretches. I watch YouTube videos nonstop. It's actually getting worse and never better. I see a podiatrist regularly. |
Anonymous
| I have had it for 14 months. It is terrible. |
Anonymous
There are stretches they can give you for sure. Helps me only minimally. I tried graston therapy and shockwave. Nothing is helping. |
Anonymous
Op here. Yikes. I was interested in the shockwave. That sucks to know it didn't work for you. I was also interested in surgery but my doctor told me no. |
Anonymous
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The thing that helped me the most was a deep calf massage. If you can find the spot (I used a foot roller), keep pressure on for a few minutes to get it to release.
https://www.healthline.com/health/plantar-fasciitis-massage#calf |
Anonymous
| Wooden clogs |
Anonymous
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Op here. Also it's only one foot. The podiatrist says he can feel the pain in the other foot but only one hurts me. I have high arches and used to sleep on my stomach. I think my arches fell during pregnancy even though my feet didn't need get bigger.
I will add in the calf muscle stretches. I miss being able to work out. Working out doesn't cause pain but at the end of the day my heels hurt too much to even walk. Also wearing tennis shoes is killing me. I hate the shoes so much. |
Anonymous
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Tennis shoes don't speed recovery of plantar fasciitis. Why are you so committed to wearing those?
If the answer is "that's where my pricey orthotics go," then just put those orthotics in non-stilleto dressier shoes. Sure, they'll likely be frumpier than Loutoutins, but there is a wide range of choices between ridiculous running shoes at work and 4" heels. |
Anonymous
I'm.trying to avoid surgery but at some point ..... I need to lose weight Maybe that will help. |
Anonymous
Op here. Please tell me what decent looking shoes take orthotics?!?!! I have the half orthotics that I wore in ballet flats. But I wasn't getting better and the doctor said I needed full orthotics. Not all tennis shoes even let me put my full orthotics in. I have to rip the insoles out. My feet aren't fat but I can't wear orthotics in most shoes. They're too tight. I never wore high heels, so the damage wasn't caused by that. |