Heel spurs?

rprussell2004

Hi

You really need to see that specialist. I would stop all weight bearing exercise. Wear the boot when weight bearing, ice it (Freeze a water bottle) it will help with inflamation as well as advil. Buy good quality walking shoes like Asics gels there are website for shoes for people with heel spurs. Always have good shoes even after it heels.

I have had heel spurs and with ice, foot stretches (you can find on internet) and better shoes it did improve some, but it finally took a shot or cortizone into my heel the solve it.

20 years later I developed heel pain again and assumed it was heel spurs. I treated it the same way and it didn't get any better. I went to specialist and it turned out I had stress fractures in both heels. I was calcium deficant he told me to take Citracel (calcium high dose) with vitamine D basically for the rest of my life. I wore pressure boots on both feet for 3 months. Finally my pain is minimal and I'm back to my exercise.

The long and short of it is with feet it can be very difficult to diagnose. The specialist will be the answer and direct you tot he best care.

I wish you fast heeling. I know it hurts really bad!

PS> The thing on the back of you foot doesn't look like a heel spur to me. Those are under in your arch. Bunion maybe, chip or fracture.

That's good info, thanks!

Yeah, techinically what I have is a "Retrocalcineal extostosis," which is medical-ese for "extra bone on the back of the heel."

The pain is all but gone - and it's not an impact-related thing, so far as I know. I'm still booting around from day to day, though, and my left foot/calf is getting really fed up and crampy from not getting used as much as it's used to. Sigh, if it's not one thing it's another, I suppose!

I wish you fast heeling.

Ha!

It was the fast heeling (running, in fact) that brought this to light

I'm calling the specialist every freaking day hoping for a cancellation. We'll see how it goes...

Thanks again!

Kopsbaby

You can actually get a spur anywhere you have bone. I've heard of people that have had them on their spine, shoulder whereever, and you'rs does look like one. It took an MRI to find the one on my wrist but once they found it, there was only one solution, remove it. I had it done on a Wednesday and went back to work the next day. Now the one on my foot that I had removed took a lot longer to heal because they also did the PF band and fixed 2 hammer-toes so I was laid up for almost 2 months. Not looking forward to having it done again but if that's what it's going to take to get rid of the pain so I can walk w/o pain then that's what I'll have done. Exercises have only been a temporary fix then the pain comes back after a few minutes.

Good luck with yours.

mksully76

I got diagnosed with Plantar faciaitis as well as Heel spurs in both of my feet/heels today. My foot doctor HIGHLY recommended I get orthotics ASAP or else it all would just get worse and down the road I would likely need surgery. I am only 23 years old and these are foot problems that usually do not occur this young in life. I am a runner, active and a server at a restaurant. I need my feet to be healthy!!! I agreed to get the orthotics because I believe they will relieve my symptoms and the heel spurs will hopefully subside a little (they never go away once you have them). I also plan on the orthotics getting rid of my PF. Yes, the initial cost of the orthotics is $450, but insurance can cover it most of the time ! so just call your insurance company like I did, and you may be able to get full coverage!! so, in the end i am paying zero dollars for better orthotics rather than paying what you would for less quality at the store. Doctor also gave me a steroid shot and it helped TREMENDOUSLY. My pain went from an agonizing 8 to 1 in just two days. I know it is not a long-term solution, but now that I have had the pain-relieving and inflammation-reducing shot I can work on supporting my feet better with the orthotics, as well as advil, and will hopefully never be in as much pain as I have been. Good luck to everyone!!!!!!