Guest guest Posted September 11, 2000 Report Share Posted September 11, 2000 For those of you talking about heel spurs - I am a medical transcriptionist who works for a podiatrist in addition to having heel spur surgery over a year ago. FYI the pain is actually caused by the fascia (tissue) that runs from your arch to your heel - not the spur itself. This is caused by lack of support of your arch. First course of treatment is anti-inflamatory (which we can't take now) and Spenco orthotic arch supports (about $20 at a sport shoe store). Start wearing the arch supports a few hours at a time or they will hurt! If this doesn't work the podiatrist will usually progress to no more than three cortisone injections into the area - they don't hurt - to relieve inflammation. If that doesn't work (which it does in 90% of the time I am told) you progress to endoscopic surgery, minimally invasive much like the MGB. It took about 20 minutes and I have had virtually no pain since. Removing the spur is not the answer as a rule! Hope this helps. If you are having pain - FIND YOURSELF A GOOD PODIATRIST! on Surgery date 10/04/00 - FINALLY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2000 Report Share Posted September 11, 2000 Gee , thanks for the info. Judith in Seattle Heel spur pain > For those of you talking about heel spurs - I am a medical > transcriptionist who works for a podiatrist in addition to having > heel spur surgery over a year ago. FYI the pain is actually caused > by the fascia (tissue) that runs from your arch to your heel - not > the spur itself. This is caused by lack of support of your arch. > First course of treatment is anti-inflamatory (which we can't take > now) and Spenco orthotic arch supports (about $20 at a sport shoe > store). Start wearing the arch supports a few hours at a time or > they will hurt! If this doesn't work the podiatrist will usually > progress to no more than three cortisone injections into the area - > they don't hurt - to relieve inflammation. If that doesn't work > (which it does in 90% of the time I am told) you progress to > endoscopic surgery, minimally invasive much like the MGB. It took > about 20 minutes and I have had virtually no pain since. Removing > the spur is not the answer as a rule! Hope this helps. If you are > having pain - FIND YOURSELF A GOOD PODIATRIST! > > on > Surgery date 10/04/00 - FINALLY! > > > This message is from the Mini-Gastric Bypass Mailing List at Onelist.com > Please visit our web site at http://clos.net > Get the Patient Manual at http://clos.net/get_patient_manual.htm > > and for more on the MGB,Don't miss : > http://www.fourlane.com/mgb > > To Unsubscribe Send and Email to: MiniGastricBypass-unsubscribe (AT) egroups (DOT) com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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