Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 I mentioned the pain to my pain consultant and he said it could easily be a spur, but that if it was he could help no more than with my present medication. So no investigation was done. Can anything be done for plantar fasciitis? Once the pain has gone it doesn't recur when I walk. Penny On 21/10/2004 02:02:49, fibromyalgia_support_group wrote:> Penny,> > Have you ever seen a podiatrist about your foot pain? It sounds> exactly like plantar fasciitis to me! Several years ago, I was> having severe heel pain, as well as pain very similar to what you> are describing. I had a 4mm bone spur on my heel, and plantar> fasciitis, which is where the plantar fascia, a tendon on the bottom> of the foot, shrinks up, and then gets inflamed from trying to> stretch too mych. Just my 2 cents.> > Jen-Moderator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Penny, No offense, but your pain consultant is full of bull! I had a spur, and plantar fasciitis, and I had surgery to relieve both. The " technical " terminology was spur removal and plantar fasciotomy. They make about a 1 1/2 incision on the side of your foot, if you have the " regular " surgery, shave off the spur, and then they cut the plantar fascia about 2/3 of the way through, so that it will fill in with scar tissue, thus lengthening it a bit. There is an arthorscopic surgery that they do too, where the spur is pulverized with a laser, but I don't know if they can do the plantar fascia release that way as well. I didn't qualify for the arthroscopic, which has a very short healing time, darn it! The regular surgery has a 3-4 weeks on crutches healing time, so that your heel has time to harden back up. It was worth it to me though. I went from massive pain to none. You definitely have to do stretches after you're off the crutches though, to that tendon limber! Jen-Moderator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Thanks Jen:) Penny On 22/10/2004 00:59:17, fibromyalgia_support_group wrote:> Penny,> > No offense, but your pain consultant is full of bull! I had a spur,> and plantar fasciitis, and I had surgery to relieve both.> The "technical" terminology was spur removal and plantar> fasciotomy. They make about a 1 1/2 incision on the side of your> foot, if you have the "regular" surgery, shave off the spur, and> then they cut the plantar fascia about 2/3 of the way through, so> that it will fill in with scar tissue, thus lengthening it a bit.> There is an arthorscopic surgery that they do too, where the spur is> pulverized with a laser, but I> don't know if they can do the plantar> fascia release that way as well. I didn't> qualify for the> arthroscopic, which has a very short healing time, darn it! The> regular surgery has a 3-4 weeks on crutches healing time, so that> your heel has time to harden back up. It was worth it to me> though. I went from massive pain to none. You definitely have to> do stretches after> you're off the crutches though, to that tendon> limber!> > Jen-Moderator> > > > > > > > > 1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list as to what treatments do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 I had the same surgery on my foot and it helped me too, I did ever thing for that heel spur and plantar fascia, with no relieve I wish I had the surgery as soon as the problem started. Suzy Penny On 22/10/2004 00:59:17, fibromyalgia_support_group wrote:> Penny,> > No offense, but your pain consultant is full of bull! I had a spur,> and plantar fasciitis, and I had surgery to relieve both.> The "technical" terminology was spur removal and plantar> fasciotomy. They make about a 1 1/2 incision on the side of your> foot, if you have the "regular" surgery, shave off the spur, and> then they cut the plantar fascia about 2/3 of the way through, so> that it will fill in with scar tissue, thus lengthening it a bit.> There is an arthorscopic surgery that they do too, where the spur is> pulverized with a laser, but I> don't know if they can do the plantar> fascia release that way as well. I didn't> qualify for the> arthroscopic, which has a very short healing time, darn it! The> regular surgery has a 3-4 weeks on crutches healing time, so that> your heel has time to harden back up. It was worth it to me> though. I went from massive pain to none. You definitely have to> do stretches after> you're off the crutches though, to that tendon> limber!> > Jen-Moderator> > > > > > > > > 1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list as to what treatments do 1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list as to what treatments do and don't work for us, pls always check with your dr. Some treatments are dangerous when given along with other meds as well as to certain health conditions or just dangerous in general.2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't matter what it is) pls don't be afraid to ask for help. It is the first step to trying to make that situation better.Have a nice day everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 I shall definitely consider that if it turns out that is my problem. The pain is really bad when it hits, but it is not there anything like all the time. Does that sound like yours? PennyOn 23/10/2004 04:18:04, fibromyalgia_support_group wrote:> I had the same surgery on my foot and it helped me too, I did ever thing> for that heel spur and plantar fascia, with no relieve I wish I had the> surgery as soon as the problem started. Suzy> > > Penny> > On 22/10/2004 00:59:17, fibromyalgia_support_group wrote:> > Penny,> >> > No offense, but your pain consultant is full of bull! I had a spur,> > and plantar fasciitis, and I had surgery to relieve both.> > The "technical" terminology was spur removal and plantar> > fasciotomy. They make about a 1 1/2 incision on the side of your> > foot, if you have the "regular" surgery, shave off the spur, and> > then they cut the plantar fascia about 2/3 of the way through, so> > that it will fill in with scar tissue, thus lengthening it a bit.> > There is an arthorscopic surgery that they do too, where the spur is> > pulverized with a laser, but I> >> don't know if they can do the plantar> > fascia release that way as well. I didn't> > qualify for the> > arthroscopic, which has a very short healing time, darn it! The> > regular surgery has a 3-4 weeks on crutches healing time, so that> > your heel has time to harden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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