"You should rest and keep your leg elevated."

[Morticia]

Took the bandages off today. Ug-ly.

 

[TheBeachHouse]

Best of luck. I have plantar fasciitis and they told me the micro tears wouldn't heal unless I could rest and stay off my feet. Well tell that to an innkeeper in the summer heading into foliage while also building a new house that you and hubby are finishing yourselves. Micro tears aren't getting any better and I ordered a boot from Amazon to sleep with at night because there is no way in hell that I can stay off my feet. Maybe in March or April..

Ouch! I had that this summer, too. The pain! What I have now is skin cancer. Not the severe kind. Had it all removed.
I did find that changing out my shoes helped the pain in my foot go down a lot. No sandals. No thin soles. I had to wear thick soles and socks all summer. I got running socks with really thick cushioning.
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what I find works for me is Sketchers - (derotated shins, displaced kneecaps and flat feet) plus come in a range of colours so can be a bit smarter than trainers.
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I had it this summer too. Gave up flip flops forever.
Did four things and have no more symptoms.
1. the boot at night.
2. iced the heal every chance I got.
3. shoe inserts and soft soled sneakers. (not the very expensive ones, got them at the drug store.)
4. slow stretches every morning and I watch how I rest my feet so that I keep the tendon stretched.
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I was already doing the stretches as I pulled something in my back in Feb. That went away but then I had a pain in my thigh. Which apparently moved to my heel by summer. (I know when I did it - running in hiking boots to catch my boat - wham! I felt it right away.)
This has not been the best year ever.
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Sounds awful. Hope you are healing quickly. It's tough to have to slow down to get well. Especially in our business.

 

[Silverspoon]

Took the bandages off today. Ug-ly..

It will look much better once the stitches are out. I looked like Frankenstein for a week or so this winter when I had a similar procedure on my face. Thank goodness time heals all wounds!

 

[2cat_lady]

Had the old P F years back because I had pretty much spent my entire adult life in occupations that required standing all the time, six of those years in high heels! I found a podiatrist that used ultra sound and a masseuse that pretty much put me in the most excruciating pain I'd ever experienced in my life. Including childbirth.
After a few treatments, you wouldn't believe the relief I started to feel. That was about six years ago and I am pain free even though I still spend most of my waking hours on my feet. Still need to wear good footwear but all is good now.

 

[Morticia]

Took the bandages off today. Ug-ly..

It will look much better once the stitches are out. I looked like Frankenstein for a week or so this winter when I had a similar procedure on my face. Thank goodness time heals all wounds!
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I had something similar when I was 12. The scar is still amazingly visible and was striking when I was a teen.
This Dr said it would look awful for about a year. Yikes!

 

[Morticia]

Had the old P F years back because I had pretty much spent my entire adult life in occupations that required standing all the time, six of those years in high heels! I found a podiatrist that used ultra sound and a masseuse that pretty much put me in the most excruciating pain I'd ever experienced in my life. Including childbirth.
After a few treatments, you wouldn't believe the relief I started to feel. That was about six years ago and I am pain free even though I still spend most of my waking hours on my feet. Still need to wear good footwear but all is good now..

I did the masseuse thing once. I hurt for days after and decided I'd stick with the stretching and different shoes. Glad it worked for you!

 

[Silverspoon]

Took the bandages off today. Ug-ly..

It will look much better once the stitches are out. I looked like Frankenstein for a week or so this winter when I had a similar procedure on my face. Thank goodness time heals all wounds!
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I had something similar when I was 12. The scar is still amazingly visible and was striking when I was a teen.
This Dr said it would look awful for about a year. Yikes!
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Ugh...I guess all skin heals differently. Hopefully only a few special people will get to see your scar. Treat yourself to a few new pieces of clothing to cover up the remains. Good excuse to hit all those shops near you after the holidays.

 

[Lee2014]

Get well soon!!!!!

 

[ChrisandShelley]

I hope you're feeling better.

 

[Morticia]

I hope you're feeling better..

I hope you're feeling better.

Thanks! I hiked 4 miles on Christmas and today I dispensed with all the bandages. I look like Frankenstein's monster but I can cover up pretty well. Stitches come out next week.

 

[gillumhouse]

I hope you're feeling better..

I hope you're feeling better.

Thanks! I hiked 4 miles on Christmas and today I dispensed with all the bandages. I look like Frankenstein's monster but I can cover up pretty well. Stitches come out next week.
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YEA - so happy you were able to hike, both because of healing and the weather;

 

[Morticia]

Stitches out. Ouchie!

 

[TheBeachHouse]

Stitches out. Ouchie!.

ouch! hope you heal way-quickly!

 

[Lee2014]

Stitches out. Ouchie!.

Good! Happy rest and healing!

 

[Flower]

Stitches out. Ouchie!.

Have you tried putting straight Vit. E cream on your scare. I did and it healed quickly and left my scare nicely. I also took vit E by pill also.

 

[Morticia]

Stitches out. Ouchie!.

Have you tried putting straight Vit. E cream on your scare. I did and it healed quickly and left my scare nicely. I also took vit E by pill also.
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Have you tried putting straight Vit. E cream on your scare. I did and it healed quickly and left my scare nicely. I also took vit E by pill also.

This Dr is big on Vaseline. In another 4 weeks I am supposed to start massaging the scars to get the collagen to do its job. Hope that works better than the last surgery. That was 50 years ago and the scar is still quite obvious.
(I keep thinking it's weird I have a scar that's 50 years old!)

 

[Generic]

Stitches out. Ouchie!.

Have you tried putting straight Vit. E cream on your scare. I did and it healed quickly and left my scare nicely. I also took vit E by pill also.
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Have you tried putting straight Vit. E cream on your scare. I did and it healed quickly and left my scare nicely. I also took vit E by pill also.

This Dr is big on Vaseline. In another 4 weeks I am supposed to start massaging the scars to get the collagen to do its job. Hope that works better than the last surgery. That was 50 years ago and the scar is still quite obvious.
(I keep thinking it's weird I have a scar that's 50 years old!)
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I have one from when I was a child, climbed up on the table to play with the chandelier and got one of the crystals in the arm. (Or so says my mother... she could have done it herself with a knife for all I remember of the incident.)

 

[gillumhouse]

Stitches out. Ouchie!.

Have you tried putting straight Vit. E cream on your scare. I did and it healed quickly and left my scare nicely. I also took vit E by pill also.
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Have you tried putting straight Vit. E cream on your scare. I did and it healed quickly and left my scare nicely. I also took vit E by pill also.

This Dr is big on Vaseline. In another 4 weeks I am supposed to start massaging the scars to get the collagen to do its job. Hope that works better than the last surgery. That was 50 years ago and the scar is still quite obvious.
(I keep thinking it's weird I have a scar that's 50 years old!)
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One-upmanship Alert - I have one on each side of my left wrist from 2 separate "educational" sessions from my Mother on the same subject (both over 60 years old). It was my turn to go over the hill to Granny's to get milk and I did not want to. She gave me an education as to why I should and as I walked down the hill, walked into a metal clothes prop breaking the empty bottles I was carrying. One is fairly long and the other was deep which is why there were stitches instead of "butterflies". You are a young whippersnapper.

 

[Samster]

Hope you have a speedy recovery!

 

[Aspiring Martha]

Stitches out. Ouchie!.

Have you tried putting straight Vit. E cream on your scare. I did and it healed quickly and left my scare nicely. I also took vit E by pill also.
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Have you tried putting straight Vit. E cream on your scare. I did and it healed quickly and left my scare nicely. I also took vit E by pill also.

This Dr is big on Vaseline. In another 4 weeks I am supposed to start massaging the scars to get the collagen to do its job. Hope that works better than the last surgery. That was 50 years ago and the scar is still quite obvious.
(I keep thinking it's weird I have a scar that's 50 years old!)
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Docbones recommends Mederma for his pts. He said plastic surgeons have been using/recommending it for years. You can get it over the counter at most drug stores.
Get better soon!