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[PeriWhat?!]

No, but I haven't looked into appointments yet as there's a lot going on all the time. I'll make time to do it and come back. It's obviously not going to get better on its own.

[PeriWhat?!]

Right, you've kicked me into action, so to speak. Just spoke to a podiatrist at a high street place called Shuropody and they reckon - well, they would, wouldn't they  - that a properly-fitted insert for shoes/trainers will do the job. Will pop in at the weekend or before work one day next week and see how much it's going to cost me.

[Taz2]

That sounds like a good idea. Have you been yet?

Taz x

[PeriWhat?!]

No, I ran out of time, but will definitely go this Saturday. I'm sick of hobbling around!

[EmmyLou72]

Hello I've been experiencing pain in my arch and heel for several months now. Whilst chatting with my sister I mentioned it & she said it might be plantar fasciatis as she suffers with it & recommended shoe insoles for plantar's. I purchased a couple of pairs from Amazon and they have definitely helped me. Hope this helps. 

[shannpaul]

I have it too.  Takes a very long time to heal.  Physical therapy helps a lot, if you have access to it.  Daily stretching and new footwear too.

[PeriWhat?!]

Hello I've been experiencing pain in my arch and heel for several months now. Whilst chatting with my sister I mentioned it & she said it might be plantar fasciatis as she suffers with it & recommended shoe insoles for plantar's. I purchased a couple of pairs from Amazon and they have definitely helped me. Hope this helps. 

That's good to know, thank you. The woman in the shop sold me some gel heel pads to go in my trainers (all I can wear right now!) but said it didn't seem typical of plantar fasciitis, so sent me back to try to get a GP appt. Easier said than done, but I will try!

[PeriWhat?!]

I have it too.  Takes a very long time to heal.  Physical therapy helps a lot, if you have access to it.  Daily stretching and new footwear too.

I'm not sure, I'll see if I can get a GP appt and see what they say. I feel as though it's come about because of being stuck inside so much, on hard floors in lockdown but I might be wrong. Does exercise make it better or worse?

[PeriWhat?!]

I actually managed to get a GP appointment and even more surprisingly got lucky with one who specialised in musculoskeletal stuff.

He said I do have plantar fasciitis after all, told me how to refer myself for physio and offered me steroid injections for the pain.

It was good advice as I was worried I was making a fuss over nothing, but apparently I definitely wasn't.

I'm holding back on the steroid injections for now as I'm told the injections themselves are very painful and only have a 50/50 chance of any success, whereas even if I do nothing, the plantar fasciitis will go eventually in about 18 months!

If I get to a point where I can't cope with the pain, I'll go back and ask for the steroid injections, but honestly they sound a bit crap. He said it takes the same time to heal, whether you have treatment or not, or even whether you exercise or not.

[CLKD]

Yep.  Typical symptoms from where I'm sitting!

Steroid injections into joints act like WD40.  They can be painful.  They often work so what's to lose? 

Gel inserts may well ease symptoms too.  As with frozen shoulder, PF will heal in about 2 years: if the body doesn't move  .  Sometimes an operation to remove the painful spur is necessary.

Good excuse to go shoe shopping?

[PeriWhat?!]

That's true, thanks CKLD.
 
I have some new super-cushioned trainers and gel heel pads. Skechers are good for being comfy and flexible, although I do need to get something cooler for summer and something good to wear indoors too.

I asked about suitable shoes when I went to the Shuropody shop and the woman who helped me, bless her, refused to show me the shoes that would fit. She said, "I'm not even going to show you them you'll hate them." She wasn't wrong!! 

Actually she said "you'll punch me!", which horrified me! I promised her I wouldn't, but I got the gist, the shoes for this sort of stuff aren't what I would normally want to wear, put it that way! Tbh, even my grandma wouldn't have worn these sort of shoes.

Thank god for trainers. No idea what I'll wear when I have to start having face-to-face work meetings again and I'll be expected to look all professional.

[CLKD]

? slippers ? 

[shannpaul]

Hi - this weekend, I asked my brother-in-law, who is a sports medicine doctor, about my plantar fascitis.  He said the best exercise to do is the following:  stand on the edge of a stair facing forward, lower your heals down and raise back up 5x, repeat 5x throughout the day.  Will be trying this and will report back.

[PeriWhat?!]

That's good to know, thanks ShannPaul!

[CLKD]

Altogether now ............  . I would need someone behind me in case I fell !  Make sure it's the bottom step