Personal journey with bilateral plantar fasciitis surgery
Recovery Category
I Can Ride A Bike!
By: Christina on: Apr 4,2009 In: Recovery
Okay, that my not seem like a big deal, but it is. I haven’t ridden a regular bike (non-recumbent) for that past 3.5 years. My lower back started having problems due to walking incorrectly from the foot pain (from the plantar fasciitis). When I would ride a bike every turn of the wheel felt like [...]
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- Tags: bike riding, exercise, Recovery
Plantar Fasciotomy Update: 4 Months Right Foot/7 Months Left Foot
By: Christina on: Mar 26,2009 In: RecoveryI had physical therapy today and I’m pretty happy about my progress. My legs and feet are getting stronger. I can drive longer distance as well as walk more without having increased pain. Today at physical therapy I walked on the treadmill for 10 minutes – worked up to a speed of 2.2 which is [...]
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- Tags: driving, exercises, leg pain, physical therapy, Recovery, stretches, walking
Leg Pain After Plantar Fasciotomy
By: Christina on: Mar 5,2009 In: RecoveryIt’s been over a month since my last update. I’ve been having pain up the side of my leg and it started with my right leg (right foot surgery was in November 2008 – left foot surgery was in August 2008) and now my left leg is hurting as well.
I noticed that my knee area [...]
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- Tags: alignment, fibula head, ice, ice routine, leg pain, sore knee
10 Week Update – Right Foot/5 Month Update – Left Foot
By: Christina on: Jan 30,2009 In: RecoveryWhat a month January has been! Kinda crazy if I do say so myself.
The rash issue has finally fully subsided, but where the rash was my skin is very dry. I’m hoping that the dark spots from the rash will fully go away, but for now it looks like my feet are [...]
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- Tags: incision, left foot, pain, pop, right foot, scar tissue, tightness
Plantar Fasciotomy 3-Month Update – Left Foot
By: Christina on: Nov 15,2008 In: RecoveryWell it’s been three months since my first surgery. It’s healing well – but still healing. I saw my doctor Thursday and he could push around on my heal area and it didn’t hurt. That is GOOD news.
Doing my stretches has really made a difference. I do some as soon as I wake up before [...]
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Full Range of Motion!
By: Christina on: Oct 20,2008 In: RecoveryI had my last physical therapy appointment today – unless by some miracle I get approved for more (I could use a few more visits). I received some good news though. I have full range of motion in my left foot, the foot that had surgery on August 12th. I was so happy [...]
Plantar Fasciotomy 2-Month Progress – Left Foot
By: Christina on: Oct 17,2008 In: RecoveryHey there,
I have reached the 2-month mark since surgery on my left foot. I wish I could say that I’m running around pain free. Not quite. I’m making progress, but still have to limit walking. At least I can get ready for the day without having to constantly sit down. But when I [...]
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- Tags: pain, progress, walking
Walking Update
By: Christina on: Sep 27,2008 In: RecoveryYesterday I tried walking without crutches. It wasn’t easy, but I wanted to try. I did okay. I wasn’t hobbling terribly like I was before so that’s good! I do have to walk slower and I try to concentrate on walking in as normal a fashion as possible. Today I’m going one place and will [...]
6 – Week Plantar Fasciotomy Update for Left Foot
By: Christina on: Sep 20,2008 In: RecoveryI do have some good news. I made an appointment with my surgeon because I had some real concerns about having surgery on my right foot while I still can’t fully walk on my left foot. The second surgery has been rescheduled for November 18th. This gives me two months to build the strength back [...]
Taking A Step Back
By: Christina on: Sep 20,2008 In: RecoveryWell, I had to go back to walking with crutches. It’s not that I can’t put any weight on my left foot, but I have to control it. Both feet were bothering me. It would have been better if I’d just kept using the crutches while walking instead of going without them because I was [...]
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- Tags: crutches, foot pain, walking
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About this blog
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!
Disclaimer...
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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