by Suzee
(Indiana)
In May I had surgery for Plantar Fasciitis on my left foot and altho alot of people disagreed with me having the surgery including my doctor, I still stand by decision because I am pain free in the area that hurt to begin with. Last week I started experiencing pain on the top of my left foot. If I put pressure on the spot that hurts, squeeze my hand around my foot, stretch my foot in a downward position or twist my foot a certain way it shoots a pain up thru my leg and almost brings me to tears. There is no bruising, red spot and a little bit of swelling if I am on it too long but nothing to indicate that I hurt it. Sleeping is a big hassle as no matter which way I sleep it seems to agrivate it more. I work 10 1/2 hour days and I am up and down for those hours due to being a shipping/recieving clerk, is there anything that I can do to relieve the pain and get this to heal as taking time off to heal is not an option. Going to the foot doctor is an option but it's not covered by my insurance so that is my last resort.
Thanks
Hi Suzee,
You do not mention where on top of the left foot you are having pain, so I have no idea what is causing your pain, but I do have a few thoughts for you.
One. You do not mention what type of surgery you had for your plantar fasciitis, but one of the complications of that type of surgery is a destabilization of lateral side of the foot usually from cutting too much of the plantar fascial ligament. Without examining you I have no idea if this is part of your problem or not, but I thought you should be aware of this potential complication.
Two. If there was no trauma with onset of this new pain, then prior to going to a doctor, you might try immobilizing the foot by wrapping it with an ace bandage to better stabilize it when walking. Assuming you can tolerate it, I would suggest a 10-14 day regimen of either Aleve, advil or motrin taken according to the package insert on a regular basis for that time period.
If your insurance will pay for physical therapy, that might be a good option as well.
Marc Mitnick DPM
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