Personal journey with bilateral plantar fasciitis surgery
Hey there! Thanks for stopping by.
I just finished installing the blog. I’ll post more as I approach the surgery date – July 29th – and let you know how I’m getting along and preparing for my first surgery – plantar fasciotomy.
I’m a little nervous about the foot surgery, but an awesome thing happened. When I set up the first web page about having this surgery and how the need for it came about, a women contacted me who had gone through the same surgery – for both feet as well!
That was really encouraging – to chat with someone who also had bilateral plantar fasciitis! What has also helped me feel better about this is the support and love I have received from everyone.
It just makes going through something like this easier. I’ve never had any kind of surgery before. I’ve never even had a broken bone.
I’ll post separately about how someone can get plantar fasciitis. I hope you’ll pay close attention to the signs of this awful foot pain. If you think you may have it, please don’t wait years to get help like I did. It’s a serious medical condition that only gets worse if neglected.
Okay, I’ll post again soon!
When I started thinking about having surgery for my plantar fasciitis I spent hours researching online. I could only find one personal experience with plantar fasciotomy and it hadn't been updated in a long time.
So I thought I'd chronicle my journey from beginning to end and post updates as time goes on as to how well the surgeries worked for me. I'll be having two - one surgery for each foot. I have bilateral plantar fasciitis.
I also created this blog so that my family, friends, associates and clients could easily check my progress and chat with me during recovery.
So if you're visiting this blog way after I've had surgery, I hope the information you find here helps. If you're one of my family members, friends, associates or clients, I hope you'll post lots of comments because your support will keep me going strong through post-op recovery.
Regardless of when you stop by, I'm glad you're here!
I am not a doctor or licensed professional. Information presented on this website is for educational purposes only and should not be used to replace the advice of your doctor, physical therapist or other medical or licensed professional. Information presented on this site is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure plantar fasciitis, foot pain or any other condition or illness. No statements have been evaluated by the FDA or other government or medical entity.
This is just me sharing my experiences with you. What works for me may not work for you or anyone else. If you have or suspect you have a medical condition such as plantar fasciitis or other foot pain, please see your physician immediately for proper care.
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Val
July 27th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Sending all my healing thoughts your way Christina! You know I’ll be following closely. Can’t wait to hear the good news that you are up walking with no pain! Can you even imagine that moment anymore. You’re going to be there soon.
Listening to the building you up mp3’s!
Christina
July 28th, 2008 at 7:53 am
Thank you, Val! You know what? I can’t wait to share that good news with you too.
I hope you’re enjoying the mp3’s!!
debbie
June 8th, 2009 at 9:34 am
hi christina, i just had my surgery done on tues. june 2nd went to the doctors on thursday and was in the shower on saturday .the incision looks great already but the first two days were painful the wrap they put on the day of surgery was to tight and caused alot of my pain . i have alot of bruising on the foot also . i read about your surgery and looked a pictures before i had mine done and that helped me out alot.
Netta Scott
August 6th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Hello. I just came across your blog. I had my surgery on July 31,2009. So I am green under foot. I started having the “Foot Pain”, two years after I started working at the post office. That was in 1989. No one I worked with talked about foot pain the way I did. My lunch hours were spent grasping pencils with my toes and resting my feet on two ice bags.
This last year had me in tears more days than not. Walking was painful, standing was painful and feet throbbing in the night was unbearable.
The night pain is gone. Haven’t really had to do pain meds. Today was my first day in shoes. I am hopeful, prayerful.