Oh goody, a new ailment...

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury) 06/14/2019 at 14:15 • Filed to: None

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To go along with the cancer and ulcer and whatever other ailments I’ve contacted this year I have now been diagnosed with Plantar Fasciitis. I woke up yesterday and stepped out of bed to a new experience in pain radiating up my left leg. I visited my PCP after verifying with my  oncologist that this wasn’t chemo related (I always check with them first under the assumption that most of my recent bouts of sickness are chemo related).

Getting old sucks. Try to avoid it if at all possible...

CalzoneGolem > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/14/2019 at 14:27

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I’m doing everyth ing I can to make sure I get older. 

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/14/2019 at 14:29

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that sucks man. I always have you and Z in my thoughts

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > CalzoneGolem 06/14/2019 at 14:30

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Every day I try to set a new record for  consecutive days being alive...

CalzoneGolem > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/14/2019 at 14:31

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Fuck yeah perf ect score so far! Keep it up my dude!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/14/2019 at 14:33

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I’ve had very minor planters and it was one of the most debilitating pains I’ve ever had. Can’t fucking walk, can’t fucking run, can’t fucking stand. You have my sympathy and I sincerely hope thing get going on the upswing.

For Sweden > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/14/2019 at 14:35

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Go to Firestone and buy their lifetime alignment service.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > CalzoneGolem 06/14/2019 at 14:36

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I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/14/2019 at 14:41

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Man that sucks. My dad was diagnosed with the same about a year ago- he gets by with some good insoles and shoes all the time.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/14/2019 at 14:42

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Oh man, that sucks....hopefully you can find a treatment that helps on top of everything else....as Red Green always says, we’re all in this together!

CalzoneGolem > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/14/2019 at 14:43

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412GTI > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/14/2019 at 14:48

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:(

I hope you get some comfort with this or any of your other ailments. 

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 06/14/2019 at 14:50

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^

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > 412GTI 06/14/2019 at 14:53

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Every day is a new adventure. I just try to make it all seem normal.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/14/2019 at 14:55

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Oh holy shit, I’ve just started getting symptoms for this. Damn, I better ask someone. 

M.T. Blake > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/14/2019 at 16:22

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Even your feet are being disobedient. Things will get better. They always do. 

ttyymmnn > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/14/2019 at 16:38

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My dad has PF. It sucks. I’m sorry about that.

And yes, getting old sucks. But at least you are still waking up in the morning. I see that as a victory.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/14/2019 at 18:13

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I dealt with this a few years ago. There are two schools of thought. The first is the typical medical approach - coddle your foot in orthotics and wait for it to heal. The second is to make the foot stronger by walking around barefoot as much as possible. I chose the latter. A pair of flat-bottom “minimalist” shoes substitute for going barefoot. Both methods call for massage (stepping on a tennis ball works) and stretching. There are some ankle braces that keep your feet at a 90 while you sleep. Some people like them, but I found them uncomfortable.

I haven’t had any problems since I went minimal on weekends.

Good luck with yours!

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 06/18/2019 at 01:07

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Idk how I ended up here, but you and I share this. I was also diagnosed on Friday, but mine took a trip to the hospital and agonizing pain.

Mine was a really bad case, but has improved since.

Hang in there, my dude. We can do this. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 06/18/2019 at 01:22

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Thanks. Good luck to you as well. I ended up at the doctors office on Friday for a diagnosis, taking yet more time off work, thankfully not needing to head to the hospital. These days it’s just one ailment after another, and all I can do is laugh about the absurdity of it all.

I’m doing a bit better these days, as long as I’m loaded full of Naproxen. Going up the stairs isn’t a problem since my heel doesn't need to touch the step,  but going down is a challenge. I’ve heard that the compression sleeves are good this condition, but today I’m going to try some fancy insoles. For the first time in a long time I was able to purchase an OTC item with my FSA card, so I went for the premium product. I’ll let you know how they work out. Today is my Friday and I wasn’t planning on going anywhere for my weekend, but I guess I’ll have to test these out by wearing shoes around the house at a time when I usually wouldn't...