Life has thrown me a little detour, to get me to slow down I think! I've had a pain in my left foot for about 2 weeks and I've ignored it until last Sunday, when my ankle was three times the size it should be. Dear Ted, who had been telling me to see a doctor, asked, "Will you see a doctor now?"
So off the the mini ER (a new concept here to keep people like me away from true emergencies like accident victims and heart attacks) where I was x-rayed. The diagnosis was "sprained ankle". At least nothing was broken.
However, after wearing the air cast for 4 days, and being still in pain, (which was getting worse) I called Dr. Saar - a foot doctor. As luck would have it, he had a 7am cancellation the next morning.
First let me say that I am very picky about my doctors. I once, after meeting a surgeon in his office, told him that he wasn't the one for me, and walked out. I can't read auras, but I can feel something...and he felt "evil". Anyway, I like Dr. Saar. He showed me the x-ray...pointed out the bone spur. He examined my foot, twisting it this way and that and told me that I had plantar fasciitis. http://www.bing.com/health/article/mayo-MADS00508/Plantar-fasciitis?q=plantar+fasciitis&qpvt=plantar+fasciitis
I start physical therapy this Tuesday. I know it will be painful, but foot massage is part of the therapy. Can't wait!
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