Plantar faciatis flaring bad ...

I have been plagued with plantar faciatis for at least 25 years now. Fortunately one foot only! I am flaring bad the past few days. This past autumn I had 2 cortisone shot sessions and now it is acting up again! I have worn orthodic inserts, had shots, do the exercises ... take meds. I am facing possible surgery on the foot. Over the years my ligaments have been damaged due to compensating for the PF.

I have been very stressed and the FMS & CFS are also flaring.

Anyone else dealing with PF? or had surgery for PF?

I had the shock wave treatments on mine and after a couple months Im painfree.  It worked for me but there are no guarantees with it.  It's a series of three treatments three weeks in a row.

Thank you! I think I would prefer that over surgery.

I have PF on my left foot.  It usually happens when I am trying to exercise n walk.  I went to a place called foot solutions one time and for 500 dollars I could have gotten inserts and chung shi shoes.  I didn't do it.  I have also since gotten diagnosed with restless leg syndrome and my PF has gotten much better!  I also prefer water aerobics to walking on land for exercise.  Another thing--I will never get a cortisone shot for the pain.  I am just not going to do it.  Temp. relief yes, but in reality, it makes more trouble than it is worth.

Magnesium is a natural restless leg supplement.  You might try that and see if things get better.

Thanks Nicole

Gosh when this flares it really flares! The foot is better but now it is the knee (same leg - right). I see my Rheumatologist in a few days. I will mention the magnesium to him. I am on so many meds I want to make sure there will not be a problem adding magnesium to the regimen

After doing all the conservative treatments for PF for about 1 1/2 years, the surgery was the BEST THING I could have done.  Surgery went well.  I ended up out of work for 3 weeks (doc originally said 2 weeks recovery but with my lupus, I was a little more slow to heal).  I haven't had a problem with that foot since (done 12/2004).  Now, my other foot is another issue...

-TS