minkydog
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anybody got expertise here? My right foot is really hurting, burning & tearing in the arch. I suspect it is post-tibial tendinitis or a partial rupture at teh insertion point. i had the same tendon rupture about 5-6yrs ago and it was improperly treated. Of course, I didn't know that at the time and it healed poorly.The foot function has never returned to normal. I have over-pronated feet and the post-tibial tendon is always puffy and a little sensitive. But in the past two weeks it has gotten red and hot to the touch. 
Walking AT ALL causes pain.
Last week I called the foot doc,but he is out of the country until the end of March. In the meantime I'm icing the arch, wearing a walking cast to stabilize the foot as best I can, and taking Tylenol(I'm severely allergic to Advil). My question is, am I doing all I can? Can this wait until the last week of March?
Has anyone had surgery for this? My foot doctor suggested last year that eventually surgery might be needed to reconstruct & stabilize the foot--I'm getting other deformities due to the pronation. I can literally wear only one pair of shoes--New Balance. I wear them with everything--Sunday dresses, shorts,work clothes, bathing suit. I look like an idiot
in these poor shoes. I don't mean to sound vain, but this foot is making me nuts! I could live with the looks if there was no pain. At what point do you throw in teh towel and start cutting? 
Walking AT ALL causes pain.Last week I called the foot doc,but he is out of the country until the end of March. In the meantime I'm icing the arch, wearing a walking cast to stabilize the foot as best I can, and taking Tylenol(I'm severely allergic to Advil). My question is, am I doing all I can? Can this wait until the last week of March?
Has anyone had surgery for this? My foot doctor suggested last year that eventually surgery might be needed to reconstruct & stabilize the foot--I'm getting other deformities due to the pronation. I can literally wear only one pair of shoes--New Balance. I wear them with everything--Sunday dresses, shorts,work clothes, bathing suit. I look like an idiot
in these poor shoes. I don't mean to sound vain, but this foot is making me nuts! I could live with the looks if there was no pain. At what point do you throw in teh towel and start cutting? 
