Posted by Julie on 8/13/04 01:32
Christy, at least get another opinion before you go in for surgery. It may be the right move for you - but then again it may not, and if it isn't entirely successful you may regret it. I hope this doesn't sound cynical, but sometimes a doctor's "last option" is all he knows - or even what he wants to do.
When I hear the words "tried everything" I always wonder whether the "everything" that has been tried were really the right thing(s) for that particular person'e particular case of PF, based on an accurate diagnosis of the causes. Were the shoes the right shoes (the wrong ones can cause a lot of trouble)? Were the orthotics properly casted and correctly made? even if they were the right things, how long were they tried for? There is at least one thing you haven't tried: ESWT.
And there is one more thing you haven't tried, and I think it may be the most important. Change your job, or at least your duties. Standing all day is one of the most frequent causes of PF. Continuing to stand all day makes PF extremely difficult to cure. If you have surgery, you will be losing the main supporting structure of your foot - standing all day may become impossible.
I am very sorry if this scares you. But you really need to do more thinking and more research before you opt for the knife. Now that you have told us that you do a standing job, I would urge you strongly to put off the surgery and seek at least one more opinion.
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