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Plantar Fasciitis: How did you get rid of it?
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Part of my ligament tore from the heel and took a piece of bone with it. The surgeon I saw said surgery would not fix it. I had to be very patient and let it heal on its own. It's been 5 months now and still flares up if I'm not careful. Has anyone out there been through this? How long does it take to heal?
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rickdemaria, WHEW! My heart goest out. PF is painful. I tried everything for mine. Injections directly into the heel (I do not reommend as it can cause more damage). Oral steroids for a month.....after I finished the course, PF came right back.
I also don't recommend the injections into the sides of the heel where they go in to the exact site and inject you. Personally, it didn't last long at all.
Here's what helped the most:
1) Not wearing flip flops and wearing a good support shoe with an orthotic made by podiatrist.
2) Doing the foot stretches for PF. You can find these on Youtube.
3) Freezing a bottle of water then rolling your foot over it for a few minutes.
4) Volatern gel onto the bottom to the heel of the foot.
5) Epsom salt foot baths.
6) Lose any extra weight as extra pounds are hard on the feet.
Strangely, when I get my knees injected with cortistone for arthritis, it's systemic and stops my PF when I am in a flare.
I wish you the best. The last flare lasted over a year. Praying for relief for you.
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Hi, rhhprints67 here---my experience a little different but may apply. I had a ruptured tendon on right side of left foot and had it reconnected. Took 2 years to be pain free. I needed orthotics after that and finding shoes that both gave enough support and would take the orthotics is tough.