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Redbird ([personal profile] redbird) wrote2006-09-20 11:40 am

Done with the podiatrist

I saw my podiatrist today. I told him that the heel is a lot better. He asked what I was doing, and I said ice and stretching. I also mentioned some other intermittent foot pain (arch of the right foot, the one that had the plantar fasciitis, and further forward on the left).

He told me to continue stretching and icing "indefinitely," that over-the-counter arch supports would help with the other problem, and that he doesn't need to see me again unless something else comes up, but that if it does, to call him right away. If it does, or if the heel gets bad again, the possibilities would be custom orthotics or physical therapy.

The stretching and icing is a bit time-consuming, and I sometimes need to balance it with the need not to strain my right shoulder, but I think this counts as good news.

[identity profile] adrian-turtle.livejournal.com 2006-09-20 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm very happy with the arch supports I got from Ecco. They made my boots stop hurting my ankles and knees (I bought the boots for warmth and waterproofness, not walking significant distances in them.) In the Ecco store, I could try out the arch supports before I bought them. I don't know how many other stores will let you do that.

[identity profile] mrissa.livejournal.com 2006-09-20 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Being succesfully done with another specialist is always one for the victory column. Yay!

[identity profile] saoba.livejournal.com 2006-09-20 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I read the title as down with the podiatrist and wondered what had happened to incur your wrath. Glad to see I was wrong and it's good news.