I went to the doctor for the foot.

[blissfish]

Yay, no fractures!  Definite plantar fasciitis, extending up the back of my heel on the outside edge.  Much poking, prodding, and other tortures were applied.  Bonus luck:  Dr. Putney is a runner who had a case of plantar fasciitis himself that he struggled with for nine months.  He wants me to keep doing what I have been doing treatment-wise, gave me a few more exercises to do, and has forbade walking barefoot, anywhere (even at home).  He watched me walk a bit, and gave me some pointers on how to roll my foot more evenly.  He also gave me some stride pointers for running, and how to land with a rolling motion rather than slapping with the midfoot.

But...I'm supposed to go easy on the treadmill for a few weeks.  Biking, swimming, ellipticalling, a few minutes of walking to get used to the rolling stride - great.  Running - not for two or three weeks, if the foot feels better.  I am not to go to Work Weekend - he had firm opinions about rocky terrain and physical labor if I want to be mostly pain-free by Flipside.

I'm supposed to call him back if it gets more painful, or if it hasn't improved in a few weeks.  If I have more than a few days where it is so bad when I wake up I can barely walk, or if it starts to hurt during and after workouts - he says he'll happily stick a big needle in my foot, but we're trying to avoid that.

So yeah, that's the gimpiness update if you're at all interested.

Now, sushi.

Edit:  I used this icon because I am shopping for sports bras.  I've got bouncing tits on the brain.

Comments

[danamongden.livejournal.com]

So you went to Dr. Putney! :D :D :D Wheee!

Is this the GP or his brother the orthopedics guy? (I've used both, but the GP one is my uber-favorite.)

[blissfish.livejournal.com]

I now see Dr. Putney, the GP version. Julia gave me his name, and he's awesome.

[danamongden.livejournal.com]

So glad he's working out for you!