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I saw my surgeon again last Monday since this flareup has lasted over a month now. It turns out that the pain I am having in both feet (I had bilateral plantar fasciotomy’s just over a year and a half ago) is right where the plantar fascia is still attached. Where it was released is fine – no scar tissue.

My doctor prescribed a week of prednisone which I am currently taking. So far it is not helping. I took it years ago when we tried every conservative treatment option prior to surgery and it didn’t work then either. I’ve continued to ice when my feet are hurting or feel like they are on fire. It provides some relief, but I can’t keep ice on my feet 24 hours a day.

On Friday I was at a friend’s house helping her with some cleaning. I didn’t notice any significant increase in pain, but when we went out to eat all of a sudden I had a very sharp pain in my left foot whenever I would put weight on it which caused me to limp. Of course I got to a chair as quickly as I could so I could sit down! When she prayed over our meal she prayed for my foot as well. :) We sat for maybe 30 minutes and when we got up to leave I was able to walk. Whew!

I have two and a half days left of prednisone. I hope it helps. My doctor didn’t say why, but he preferred to go with prednisone as opposed to giving me cortisone injections. I’m not  fan of either, but with the pain I’m having I’d pretty much do whatever for relief – short of being cut into again of course. ;)