Help, new nurse, suffering from Heel Pain.

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I'm a new grad that just got a job as an ER nurse in NYC. I'm suffering from bad heel pain and have been diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. Can ANYONE who might have the same problem or know someone who does tell me of a good podiatrist/ physical therapists/ accupuncturist...anyone at all (in NYC) that can help me with this....

I cant stand for more than an hour without being in pain....i need help...

thank you in advance

how severe was your case...how long did you have it...can you describe exactly the symptoms you had? Did you take a vacation by staying off your feet or it just WENT away...?

how severe was your case...how long did you have it...can you describe exactly the symptoms you had? Did you take a vacation by staying off your feet or it just WENT away...?

I had it for probably 2 years before I went to the Dr. about it. Then another 6 months to a year of "better but still there" before it went away. Yes, it just disappeared one day. I wasn't doing anything differently.

Mine manifested as heel pain, which was most intense in the morning upon first getting on my feet, or after having been seated for a while and then getting up and walking. I remember I hiked 10 miles one day then got in the car and rode the 2 1/2 hours home. When I got out of the car, I could barely walk because of the pain. It wasn't usually crippling though. I waited tables for a living at the time and got along alright.

Specializes in ER/Trauma.

My hubby has been suffering with this for the last year. When I finally talked him into a podiatrist, we wound up with a $400 set of inserts and a couple of cortisone injections in his heel. The shots would help for a time, but the pain came back. He went to his family doc for a referral to a different podiatrist when he wasnt getting any better and was beginning to have pain in his other heel.

Turned out the inserts were made wrong. New doc corrected them, gave him exercises, put him on some anti inflammatories, sent him to PT, and just yesterday had another cortisone injection. (Oh yeah, and we bought him new work boots) He says the pain is tolerable now, and I know he is not hobbling when he walks anymore. The only other option from the doc was some kind of immobilization. He does say that when he was able to stay at home and rest for 5 days when I had some surgery, he really felt little pain. I think rest is the best for it, but I know it is hard to do that.

I wish you luck!

Lori

Specializes in CCU (Coronary Care); Clinical Research.

look into gettig some z-coils...

http://www.zcoil.com

(ugly, i know, but well worth it)

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