Went to see a new podiatrist yesterday (new insurance with the new job).
He had a different approach to my PF/heel pain (and it didn’t hurt that the doctor was cute). He didn’t xray me, he looked at my foot, pressed places and asked about pain, asked me to stand barefoot, examined my arches, wiggled my foot around, etc.
He came to the conclusion that my achilles are super tight and that is the root of the issue. He also said just based on how my feet are, I am prone to PF.
He gave me some basic inserts, prescribed me an anti-inflammatory to try out, and insisted I stretch daily – especially first thing in the morning. He didn’t think another round of cortisone was a good idea since it’s only provided 5 weeks of relief the first time I had it and did nothing the second time.
So the plan is to trying and really get strict about stretching. My routines has been a disaster lately among all the life changes, but with the Army 10 miler coming in a month and the fact that I want to remain active the rest of my life I need to treat my foot right.
