This is My Foot...

It's a foot post folks! I've talked about the whole 'foot' thing many times now. The confusion, the PF diagnosis, the heel feeling better...then not. It ultimately didn't feel as good as it should last week. So I asked for a podiatry referral, and had the appointment today...And Gracias Dios Mio for the appointment!

First, they took Xrays! Which is what I wanted! Just tell me already if it's PF, or something more. Well, above is my foot. Isn't it cute? Everything looks just great except for that lil' hook thingy at the end of my heel. Here, lemme give you a better look (as shot by the Dr. Foot Guy himself!):

This is not a shot of the Wicked Witch of the East's shoe. That's my heel with a HUGE heel spur...which is basically a bone thorn. You're not supposed to have those. Your heel is supposed to be pretty much round and smooth. But such is not the case with my feet. I've GROWN (yes, folks I grew bone) a heel spur and it's come to the point where it's just too much and has gotten in the way with my life. So now I know. And now it makes TOTAL sense why I kept saying 'it just feels like I have a thorn in my heel'. Literally, that's what I'd tell ps daily.

So...the good news is I know what the heck is up with the foot. Dr. Foot Guy told me it was most likely NOT caused from The Relay I participated in (which I had cast'd as the villan). Rather, it developed gradually over the past 3-4 years and had just probably had enough around The Relay time. 

The better news is they gave me some things to help me out pronto! They taped my foot, gave me a night brace (yes Maggs, I know have one too!), and scanned my feet for a new pair of my first orthotics. I should have them in a week.

The even better news is he said my Newton Running shoes were NOT the cause of my injury. I love my Newtons, and just bought a cool new pair last week to help with the whole sit.


And the BEST news? Hold your breath people...He said I could run... now. Wuh? Yes...he said I can run AND I could be 'healed' for Vineman in 5 weeks. Now how I actually fare on the run at Vineman is a different post all together, but I swear I almost started tearing up when he said those magic words.
So that's what workin' for me over here. I know a lot of PF/Foot friends are in the house. Tell me, what's been your experience with heel spurs? And for all the non PF/Heel spur folks out there...I don't have an answer on how to steer clear from this, but I think post run stretching probably would help. Peace out people!