Pain in leg near foot when walking

Have they discussed achilles tendonitis in that leg or possible gout with you? There is bloodwork for gout. Blessings & Prayers.....

Thank you so much. They haven't brought up Achilles Tendonitis but when I was at the DR for my foot, they did say that I did not have gout thankfully.

This is lengthy. I have plantars fasciitis in both feet.....painful. Feet have gotten flat as I have aged. I have lost weight to try and help with this. I have bone spurs in my heels and achilles tendonitis in my left calf. It hurts like the dickens and goes down into my heel. My calf is very tight at times, my leg does not get red like yours, but, I wonder if you are having inflammation causing the redness. I have done it all, injections, steroids, expensive shoes, night splint, boot, special socks, volateren gel, ice, stretches, etc., This may sound crazy, but, when I get my knees injected for arthritis with cortisone, I am systemic. It doesn't just localize it goes all over and my feet and achilles tendon quits hurting for 12 weeks! My doctor is amazed that this works. Losing weight has helped too. If you can wear Crocs shoes around the house (that was recommended to me by my orthopedic doctor or Vionics) it may help. You need to support your feet with a good arch support and a good padding on your heel. Do not go barefooted. It's important to stretch your feet out in the morning. I hope some of this helps you. Oh, also soak your feet in Epsom salt and then rub the Voltaren Gel on your feet and calf. Freeze a bottle of water in the freezer and roll the arch of your feet over it one foot at a time. Stretch the calf out stepping up and down with your toes on steps....hold onto the rail. God bless you & praying for you to get relief. What you have is painful.

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Why do you say not to go bare foot? I can’t do so often b/c of social customs but when I’m at home in summer I do. It is by far the most comfortable way for me to walk. And it’s the way nature built us to walk after all🥹

I totally agree and love to go barefoot, BUT, it irritates plantars fasciitis, flat feet and arthritic feet. You have no support on your feet at all when you go barefoot. Blessings to you.

Yes, it is the way nature built us to walk - on malleable natural surfaces. As a former barefoot walker, I can tell you years of concrete sidewalks and hardwood floors did no favor to my feet. Nor did 35 years of hard leather soles in my business shoes (though I resisted high heels and pointed toes.) Now I need something to cushion the bottoms of my feet, even though I would prefer to be barefoot.
Sue

My podiatrist nixes walking bare foot...If you do that outdoors, you are prone to exposure to all sorts of possible irritants, microscopic worms/larvae, etc. Not to mention possibility of getting cuts etc. Indoors, you are still exposed to whatever you can't see on the surfaces of floors, including carpeted areas. After breaking my little toe (and hearing the cracking sounds!) several years ago, my podiatrist chided me for not protecting my feet. As I've aged, so have the bottoms of my feet, losing "padding" and making it seriously painful if indeed I don't wear what I call "my indoor shoes" which are a pair of very comfortable, protective Merrells. Love them! The slip on/off rather easily and have indeed prevented more damage to already compromised feet (peripheral neuropathy, plantar fasciitis, osteoarthritis, and 3 neuromas). I don't like slippers; they don't support my feet and can come off too easily, creating possibility of tripping/falling.