Feet update

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I saw my podiatrist this morning and he's too. I make great progress then I have setbacks. One good thing I've noticed though is that the setbacks are much less awful than they had been and they're not as long lasting so I'm still making good progress overall. He said at this point, he's thinking physical therapy might do the trick so he wrote me a prescription for it (3x a week for 4 weeks) but also had a nurse do ultrasound on my feet today as a trial run to see if the PT would work. They did it on my heels a few weeks ago and it helped a lot so I'm hoping it will help now too. The PT would consist of ultrasound treatments plus stretching and other things to relieve inflammation and loosen up the tendons and ligaments which might relieve tension on the nerve (x2, both feet are affected at this point) and make it all go away. It would be a drag to fit it into my schedule but I actually would welcome it. I'm supposed to call him Monday to let him know how I am. If the u/s today makes me feel good all weekend then we know PT will likely help. If I'm not improved, then we need to keep doing the shots and working from there. He asked if I wanted an anti-inflammatory shot today and since he didn't feel strongly either way, I said let's go without and then I'll know better maybe.

I asked about surgery and he said no way. He knows I just want to make it go away but from his perspective there are too many risks and not enough benefits for me at this time because I am responding to treatment, just not as fast as we'd like. He also said surgery might not make it go away and I might have complications that would be no fun either. He said if I was showing no improvement or very minimal improvement then he'd definitely consider it but that for right now, it just isn't worth the risks. I'm absolutely fine with that but I'm glad I asked. I'm going to try and act pretty normal (as in feet, not necessarily personality!) this weekend, doing what I need to do but not pushing it either. That's why I didn't go with yoga today, I was concerned it might be too much stress and it isn't part of my normal thing lately either. I think I'd really like to try the PT too so I'm hoping to be improved doing just normal stuff. We'll see what happens though.

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Hi , I'm so glad your podiatrist is so up front with you. I hope the PT really helps! I think there's nothing like time. I know my foot problems weren't the same, but nothing helped me more than simply becoming keenly aware of the feedback they were sending me. And time. Time is amazing. I hope those setbacks continue to become fewer, farther between, and milder. 

I saw my podiatrist this morning and he's too. I make great progress then I have setbacks. One good thing I've noticed though is that the setbacks are much less awful than they had been and they're not as long lasting so I'm still making good progress overall. He said at this point, he's thinking physical therapy might do the trick so he wrote me a prescription for it (3x a week for 4 weeks) but also had a nurse do ultrasound on my feet today as a trial run to see if the PT would work. They did it on my heels a few weeks ago and it helped a lot so I'm hoping it will help now too. The PT would consist of ultrasound treatments plus stretching and other things to relieve inflammation and loosen up the tendons and ligaments which might relieve tension on the nerve (x2, both feet are affected at this point) and make it all go away. It would be a drag to fit it into my schedule but I actually would welcome it. I'm supposed to call him Monday to let him know how I am. If the u/s today makes me feel good all weekend then we know PT will likely help. If I'm not improved, then we need to keep doing the shots and working from there. He asked if I wanted an anti-inflammatory shot today and since he didn't feel strongly either way, I said let's go without and then I'll know better maybe.

 

I asked about surgery and he said no way. He knows I just want to make it go away but from his perspective there are too many risks and not enough benefits for me at this time because I am responding to treatment, just not as fast as we'd like. He also said surgery might not make it go away and I might have complications that would be no fun either. He said if I was showing no improvement or very minimal improvement then he'd definitely consider it but that for right now, it just isn't worth the risks. I'm absolutely fine with that but I'm glad I asked. I'm going to try and act pretty normal (as in feet, not necessarily personality!) this weekend, doing what I need to do but not pushing it either. That's why I didn't go with yoga today, I was concerned it might be too much stress and it isn't part of my normal thing lately either. I think I'd really like to try the PT too so I'm hoping to be improved doing just normal stuff. We'll see what happens though.

 

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Hi ,

Not sure if we're going with PT or not at this point. Had a weird weekend (story in another post but it was all extremes with not a lot in between) with my feet so I have no idea if it will help or not. I'll check in with the doc Thursday morning and see what he thinks. I am frustrated because I can't seem to predict much so we'll see. I'm trying so hard to be aware of the feedback I'm getting from my feet and make appropriate changes and, as I'm usually quite aware of my body anyway, this out and that is making the whole situation that much more confusing because the feedback is so unpredictable (or so it seems). Maybe he can help me sort some of it out. I've been really good overall today though so I'll take that as a gift and just hope tomorrow will be too.

Re: Feet update

Hi ,

I'm so glad your podiatrist is so up front with you. I hope the PT really helps! I think there's nothing like time. I know my foot problems weren't the same, but nothing helped me more than simply becoming keenly aware of the feedback they were sending me. And time. Time is amazing. I hope those setbacks continue to become fewer, farther between, and milder.

I saw my podiatrist this morning and he's too. I make great progress then I have setbacks. One good thing I've noticed though is that the setbacks are much less awful than they had been and they're not as long lasting so I'm still making good progress overall. He said at this point, he's thinking physical therapy might do the trick so he wrote me a prescription for it (3x a week for 4 weeks) but also had a nurse do ultrasound on my feet today as a trial run to see if the PT would work. They did it on my heels a few weeks ago and it helped a lot so I'm hoping it will help now too. The PT would consist of ultrasound treatments plus stretching and other things to relieve inflammation and loosen up the tendons and ligaments which might relieve tension on the nerve (x2, both feet are affected at this point) and make it all go away. It would be a drag to fit it into my schedule but I actually would welcome it. I'm supposed to call him Monday to let him know how I am. If the u/s today makes me feel good all weekend then we know PT will likely help. If I'm not improved, then we need to keep doing the shots and working from there. He asked if I wanted an anti-inflammatory shot today and since he didn't feel strongly either way, I said let's go without and then I'll know better maybe.

I asked about surgery and he said no way. He knows I just want to make it go away but from his perspective there are too many risks and not enough benefits for me at this time because I am responding to treatment, just not as fast as we'd like. He also said surgery might not make it go away and I might have complications that would be no fun either. He said if I was showing no improvement or very minimal improvement then he'd definitely consider it but that for right now, it just isn't worth the risks. I'm absolutely fine with that but I'm glad I asked. I'm going to try and act pretty normal (as in feet, not necessarily personality!) this weekend, doing what I need to do but not pushing it either. That's why I didn't go with yoga today, I was concerned it might be too much stress and it isn't part of my normal thing lately either. I think I'd really like to try the PT too so I'm hoping to be improved doing just normal stuff. We'll see what happens though.