Almost eight weeks of heel pain in
the left foot, almost two weeks of
ankle and lower leg pain in the
right foot... what's a girl to do?
Following my doctor's advice,
after getting no relief from my foot
pain after a round of steroids and
anti-inflammatory medications, I
called to make an appointment with a
podiatrist.
Fortunately the podiatrist was
able to get me in two days later. I
was hopeful.
After listening to my story and
looking at my feet and taking x-rays
of both feet, she diagnosed plantar
fascitis in my left foot and a
fracture in the right foot.
Wow! Didn't see that one coming!
To treat the plantar fascitis she
changed the anti-inflammatory
medications I was taking to twice a
day, she injected my foot with
steroids (that was unbelievably
painful!!) and prescribed plantar
fascitis exercise and rest. Of
course, rest is easier said than
done.
For the fracture, she ordered an
MRI to look for additional
damage... since by now I had been
walking around like this for almost
three weeks!! Now that's
frustrating!! She also immediately
put me in a walking cast to protect
the foot and allow for healing. This
foot also got a prescription of
rest.
Four days later I had an MRI of
the right foot which showed a very
obvious fracture, and lots of fluid
surrounding the ankle joint.
I went back to see the podiatrist
two days later and we reviewed the
MRI together. She explained that the
injury would take 12-16 weeks to
heel and said that I was going to
have to be patient.
Not an easy thing for me.
She said both feet needed rest to
heel... the challenge being that with
both feet being painful that staying
off my feet would be the biggest
challenge of all.
Plantar fascitis in one foot and
a fracture of the other... heel pain
that won't go away and ankle pain
that throbs all night long... I am
looking for relief...
