OT any tips for lving with plantar faciitis?

 We have to go with what our iwn doc tells us.

Kate

Denise,

Your surgeon's name is Yaya Doodles?

How cool is that?

I'd probably call his (?) office all the time just to hear them say "Yaya Doodle's office."

Nawww, my doctor isn't Yaya Doodles.  I wish!  That's a great name!

I like the surgeon who implanted my band (B. Williams), but was totally put off by the insensitive and rude staff.  So I don't want to put his name down.  I have a new surgeon (H. Houston), but I don't want his success rate to be negatively impacted by my lack of sucess with the band, so I don't put his name down either.

So I perused the surgeon's list and found Dr. Doodles--a match made in heaven!  I would like to think Yaya has a very entertaining bedside manner.  With a name like that, how could you not??

 I had it terrible before WLS.  What help me the most, not counting losing the weight, was getting a professional foot massage.  Seriously, at that time I was going in for monthly massages on my upper back and shoulder due to a pinched nerve.  One day she asked me if I had any other problem areas and I told her about my PF after just two "treatments" it was gone!  I always wear a good shoe and wear birkenstocks around my house like most people wear slippers.  It's been several years and it's still hasn't returned.  I don't know if this is typical or not but it worked for me.  Good luck Lori

ETA:  by the way I walk or run seriously everyday.  My feet take a pounding but they feel just fine.

I suffer from terrible pf - and it often seems to go away as quickly as it came on.  I agree with all the other posters - but what really works for me is a combo of anti-inflammatory meds - b/c of the band - i used children's liquid advil, and Voltaren Gel - which is a prescription, topical, anti-inflammatory, and ice, a natural anti-inflammatory.  The pain comes from the inflammation and the inflammation just gets worse and worse and worse - stretching may prevent reoccurences but in my experience stretching did nothing to stop the pain when the area was already inflamed.  That Volatren Gel - was a godsend - I hope it's available in the UK.