Well, it has been a full week of
following my doctor's advice and
taking the prescription strength
anti-inflammatory medications and
steroids that she prescribed...
and I am no better at all.
In fact, I am worse. Every step
is painful... the pain in my heel
feels like I am stepping on a nail
with every step...
it feels like I am walking on
glass, the heel pain is so awful in
the morning that I just don't want
to even get out of bed.
Those first few steps are
agonizing!
Plus my “good foot” has continued
to swell... it looks like a tennis
ball on the side of my foot.
The pain in my ankle and my lower
leg are worse every day. I have also
developed a pain on the top of my
foot as well and both feet are
tingling and numb in places... I dread
taking a step with either foot!
Plus, with the steroids that I am
taking I just want to scream! I am
having head aches and having a tough
time sleeping because of the buzz in
my body and the pain in my feet...
After a week of following my
doctor's advice, taking the
medication just like it was ordered,
I felt like the biggest baby ever... I
have a fairly high pain tolerance
and I just can't take it any more.
I called my doctor back to ask
for an appointment for follow up
since the current plan wasn't
working and she felt like it would
be best if I saw a podiatrist for
another opinion.
This left me hopeful and yet a
little frustrated too.
It has been a full week since I
saw my doctor and a six full weeks
since I first started having heel
pain, which turned out to be plantar
fascitis.
It has also been almost ten days
since I first started having pain in
my “good foot”.
So, needless to say, every step
continues to be steps of agony. I am
frustrated because even at night I
cannot get any relief from the pain,
especially in my “good foot”.
The good foot just aches and
throbs all night long... there are
times that even the sheets resting
on my foot seem to cause pain.
Everything seems more
hypersensitive to pain right now...
and I think I am actually lying
awake at night worried about that
painful first step out of bed in the
morning.
What do you do when both feet are
painful? I am so used to being
really active and yet I am on the
sidelines...
No need to give up yet though... I
will call and try to get an
appointment with the podiatrist
recommended by my doctor.
I need healthy feet... ..
