foot log

[arguchik]

got an appt with a podiatrist (or perhaps a nurse practitioner facsimile thereof) at the sports med clinic this afternoon. will hopefully get a definitive diagnosis. this, after i could barely stand when i got out of bed yesterday morning. yesterday, due to the weather, i wasn't on my feet much; i also wore my recently retired pair of running shoes, did "toe curls" several times throughout the day, popped ibuprofin, and spent a good 10-15 minutes massaging my arches with a tennis ball before going to bed. the upshot: this morning i had almost no pain when i got out of bed. i didn't take any ibuprofin before i went to bed because i wanted to see what everything felt like in the morning so i can give the pod-doc a good summary of my symptoms.

wish me luck. also wish me luck with the dorky running shoes. i've been trying to buy a good pair of non-athletic shoes for the last 2-3 days, to no avail. i've been to the 3 "comfort shoe" stores near me--2 in the u-district and 1 in wallingford--and none of them had a pair i liked in my size. thus far, i'm leaning toward either a naot shoe or one of birkenstock's "footprints" shoes. whatever i end up with, it won't have a negative heel.

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[shellefly.livejournal.com]

tried Danskos?
mine are very comfortable.

[arguchik.livejournal.com]

yes, i have several pair and i like them a lot. the only problem is that they are a little too wide for me--i have like AA or AAA width feet--and two things happen: a) i have to wear really thick socks with them so my feet don't slop around as much and b) because they also have pretty thick soles, i end up rolling over on my ankles fairly often. i.e. when i hit an uneven spot in the pavement, the shoe has my foot up in the air, plus there's extra room in the shoe, so i can't correct for the uneven terrain as well as i can in a better fitting, lower-slung shoe. i guess i'm trying to say they're not as responsive.

[arguchik.livejournal.com]

and how have you been, by the way? how was your thanksgiving? i love reading your Bean posts.

plantar fascitis?

[mlf-poet.livejournal.com]

you didn't say what was up exactly with your feeties. . .

Re: plantar fascitis?

[arguchik.livejournal.com]

yes, i'm pretty sure i have plantar fasciitis. or are you asking what that is? if so, it's basically tendinitis in the plantar fascia, which is the band of tendons that spans across the underside of the arch of the foot. the main symptom is basically pain at the point where the tendon meets the heel bone (or behind the ball of the foot--that's where i've had it before). the pain is usually most intense when you get up in the morning, or any time you've been off your feet for an extended period of time and then stand up again. the pain gradually wanes as you walk around and stretch the tendons out, but the more you walk around the more damage you do. eventually it will hurt all the time, and result in bone spurs, which are bad and often have to be surgically removed. in my opinion, surgery is bad. i mean, i'm glad they can do it safely and all, but it's so physically traumatic...

Re: plantar fascitis?

[arguchik.livejournal.com]

p.s. how did it go...thanksgiving weekend, yes?