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Heel spurs...anyone?
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 47270" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I've got plantar fasciaitis in one foot and Achilles tendonitis in the other. Both tendons in both feet also have calcareous spurs. Everything hit hard one day six weeks ago, I saw the doctor and he referred me for a bone scan which confirmed the diagnosis. I as desperate to do something for the pain - finding something soft to walk on, I figured. Thick sheepskin insoles helped a small amount (new insoles for my Uggs) but they're no good in summer or if you wear thongs (flip-flops) on your feet. I actually switched to a much softer pair of r ubber thongs, as squishy as I could find, and it helped a tiny amount. </p><p></p><p>What REALLY did the trick - I bought some soft r ubber heel inserts for my shoes. They're not attached or anything, they do slide around a bit. But they're VERY soft, very flexible and it might be coincidence but within a day, the pain was so much better I could walk almost normally; I could put my full weight down on my feet again.</p><p></p><p>I had to go carefully for a while linger, not walk too far in one day, but I was able to build up and right now I'm only getting mild twinges which I can quickly ease by going back to my soft insole heel thingies again.</p><p></p><p>These heel inserts are a bit like memory foam, only a bit heavier and firmer. I was able to squeeze them in the packet. Gel inserts are another possibility.</p><p></p><p>The PROPER thing to do is see a podiatrist, which I still haven't done. Probably when we get back from holidays.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 47270, member: 1991"] I've got plantar fasciaitis in one foot and Achilles tendonitis in the other. Both tendons in both feet also have calcareous spurs. Everything hit hard one day six weeks ago, I saw the doctor and he referred me for a bone scan which confirmed the diagnosis. I as desperate to do something for the pain - finding something soft to walk on, I figured. Thick sheepskin insoles helped a small amount (new insoles for my Uggs) but they're no good in summer or if you wear thongs (flip-flops) on your feet. I actually switched to a much softer pair of r ubber thongs, as squishy as I could find, and it helped a tiny amount. What REALLY did the trick - I bought some soft r ubber heel inserts for my shoes. They're not attached or anything, they do slide around a bit. But they're VERY soft, very flexible and it might be coincidence but within a day, the pain was so much better I could walk almost normally; I could put my full weight down on my feet again. I had to go carefully for a while linger, not walk too far in one day, but I was able to build up and right now I'm only getting mild twinges which I can quickly ease by going back to my soft insole heel thingies again. These heel inserts are a bit like memory foam, only a bit heavier and firmer. I was able to squeeze them in the packet. Gel inserts are another possibility. The PROPER thing to do is see a podiatrist, which I still haven't done. Probably when we get back from holidays. Marg [/QUOTE]
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