Ow.

[gothick]

So. Back from Wales. There will be pictures, but for the last couple of days I've just been coasting along in a not-doing-anything frame of mind, so I've not got around to Many Many Things I Should Have Done. I'm about to go to bed nice and early to see if maybe I can summon up some energy for Doing Stuff tomorrow.

In other news, I'll only be doing that if I'm capable of walking. Turns out my foot-ache is, in fact, plantar fasciitis. Ow.

Went to the doctor (turned out to be a locum, rather than the usual one) to talk about several things, including my hurting heel and problems walking around in the mornings, and he took one look, diagnosed plantar fasciitis, and started digging about in cupboards looking for steroids, local anaesthetics and syringes.

Here's the bit that's not for the squeamish: basically, the steroid injection procedure appears to be to stick the needle into the bit of your heel that hurts most, and then gradually inject the lot, all the time stirring the needle around inside to spread the steroid all round the general area. It's a good job I don't mind needles, and am generally quite relaxed about stuff. "You're taking this very stoically," he said. Meh.

Anyway. So, that didn't leave much time for the other stuff I wanted to talk about. I'm going to go back in a couple of weeks, assuming nothing's improved. But who knows, maybe my hurty foot is contributing to my poor sleep, and other things...

Comments

[kaveypie.livejournal.com]

"Obesity, weight gain, jobs that require a lot of walking on hard surfaces, shoes with little or no arch support, and inactivity are associated with the condition."

Now, you have same issue as me in the weight thing - it's HARD to get/ keep it off, I totally know!

But I'm wondering whether it might be worth ditching the baseball boots for a while for shoes with better arch support?

[gothick-matt.livejournal.com]

I think it wasn't helped by the elderly walking shoes I pushed rather beyond their natural life over spring -- the corn I got developed at about the same time as my heel started hurting.

Mostly I'm very careful with my shoes -- for anything longer than about a half-mile of walking, including my walk to work and back, you'll find me in decent walking shoes or Asics running shoes (not that I ever run anywhere!) Last week was a minor aberration, because those Converse were brand new; normally I'd only wear them for days that didn't involve much walking.

I think it is definitely another sign that I need to drop some weight off, though. Annoyingly, it's also something that will prevent me from taking the karate back up. Maybe it's time to shop around and find something else to do that doesn't involve such high impact on the feet.

[kaveypie.livejournal.com]

Good to know you're not living in hte Converse... I know you lubs them but they definitely don't offer great arch support.

The weight thing is depressing isn't it? I did so well last year and I just CAN'T find my mojo this year and I don't know why. Where did I PUT it for God's sake?