Posted by Crystal on 9/12/04 10:09
I worked retail standing on my feet for 4 years. I was 22 when I had the surgery and overall, my foot is better. But, you must do streches on your foot to avoid more scar tissue. I had the surgery back in Dec. 2003. Really, the only problem I have had in result is scar tissue on my heel, which is partially my fault because I did not continue therapy after the surgery like I should have, and my arch is flatter, BUT, my arch was flattening before the surgery due to the strain of my foot. I still have an arch, but when I step on it my foot flattens a bit. I am also OVERWEIGHT, so that does not help my foot. My therapist and I are doing exercises to strengthen my arch and decrease my scar tissue. My doctor said I had the worst heel spur thing he had ever seen and I was definitly a candidate for surgery. Therapy did not help before the surgery because my problem was very VERY bad. If I would have not gotten the foot surgery, I can tell you that therapy would not have helped because the spur/inflammation part was so large. Sorry if I do not sound "politically correct" in my explanation of whatever you call the anatomy of the foot. I would suggest your doctor do an ultrasound on your foot, and see how bad the spur area/PF of your foot is. Hope this helps.
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