My Feet Still Hurt

[Stormchild]

I still have plantar fasciitis, my feet hurt like hell, and I wish someone out here in front of God and everybody had had the kindness to ask how I was doing.

[Stormchild]

Which means my heart hurts too, come to think of it. So I will go think of it. Sorry for being a grouch, people.

[teartracks]

Storm,

It's Ok to grouch.  Sorry the feet are still hurting.  I'm IMing with daughter this moment.  Will write more in a little bit. 

I'm back.  Storm,  How awful an aching heart and aching feet.   That ='s hurting everywhere... 

Here's a heartfelt hug for you.

tt

[Hopalong]

Sending you magic sandals, Storm...

I'm really sorry about your feet.

Hops

[debkor]

Storm,

Sorry you are in so much pain.  Wish there was something I could do for you besides just listen.
Hope you feel better very soon.

Love
Deb

[Stormchild]

Sorry about the guilt trip, everyone. I don't know what got into me.

I went away and blogged about something completely unrelated to sore feet.. to get my mind off myself and onto other things.

I feel better now, came back here to apologize, and found your kindnesses. So now I feel better still.

Thank you!!!

[Stormchild]

Pain is a really insidious thing.

It really does make me self centered... totally focused on what hurts and how much it hurts and what to do about it...

Maybe I needed a lesson tonight. There are so many others whose pain is worse, some whose pain can never be healed in this life.

Nothing like going 'Waaaaaah Poooor MEEEEEEE!' in public to get yer perspective back right quick.

Thanks again.

[mountainspring]

((((Stormy))))   I'm sorry you're not feeling well and I hope your feet get better soon.

[mountainspring]

Hi Again.... I found a link that had this information...

Rob Grant
This weekend at the Elk/Beaver noticing a couple of my fellow runners in agony with a foot on a bag of ice, I'll post what finally cured?(I don't like that word) my plantar fasciitis. In desperation I went through the usual gamut of sports medicine therapists, chiropractors and orthotics which only lowered the figures in my bank account. Taping I didn't find practical for day in day out training runs, besides, that tape's expensive and I don't believe anyone's skin can withstand it for long. While browsing the rack of support bandages in a drug store I noticed the Futuro Ankle Brace, $10.95(there's lots of other brands which will probably do the trick), I slipped it on; it seemed to give good support to the arch. After about 3 months of wearing it to run & walk(I slip it over the outside of my sock, otherwise I found it irritated the back of my heel) the pain at the back of my arch was gone. I did try running without it but after a few days I thought I felt a little twinge in the arch so I always just slip one on for a training run. I have run every ultra since Vermont(at about 20 miles the duct tape had bunched up, so off it came, thought it would be useless trying to reapply it on muddy feet so took a chance and ran clean) last year without bandage or tape, so far no pain, but haven't had the courage to tackle a road race yet without the bandage or a few wraps of duct tape around the arch.

  This is the link.  It's got more info on pain relief.  I hope it's helpful.

http://www.ultrunr.com/plantar.html

[axa]

Storm,

So sorry you are in pain. Sending you good healing energy

xxx

axa

[poetprose]

Storm child , I understand been there done that

Hope you find relief soon...

[Overcomer]

Sorry we are all knee deep in our own issues that sometimes we forget about our comrades!  Hope you get to feeling better!

[Gaining Strength]

Seastorm - I have just tuned in since yesterday afternoon and was struck by two things in particular about your post: 1) how many supportive responses you received and 2) how open you are to receiving.


You write: Pain is a really insidious thing.
It really does make me self centered... totally focused on what hurts and how much it hurts and what to do about it...
Maybe I needed a lesson tonight. There are so many others whose pain is worse, some whose pain can never be healed in this life.
Nothing like going 'Waaaaaah Poooor MEEEEEEE!' in public to get yer perspective back right quick.

I agree that pain is insidious and makes us self-centered.  I find it true of emotional pain as well.  (Suddenly I get how the overload of emotional pain creates Ns.) I am glad you got your perspective back but could the outpouring of sympathy and caring had a small curative effect?  I just wonder.  Caring responses here seem to have that effect for me.

Your friend - Gaining Strength

[Stormchild]

Hi GS

I'm Stormchild. I can't speak for Sea Storm, because I have no idea if her feet hurt or not; she'll have to speak for herself on that point. I hope they don't, though - it's no fun.

I wanted to let you know that I absolutely did thank everyone who posted, in the post immediately preceding the one that you quoted. Came back just now to thank everyone again, in fact, because a lot of folks have posted since I first said thanks.

Thanks, everyone. Again, and most sincerely. Have to say it collectively, because I'm already going to be late for work and I must go.

(((((((Everyone)))))))

[Stormchild]

This pain I was complaining of seems almost obscenely trivial after what happened at VT on Monday. But I owe people more than a general thanks, and I wanted to say my personal thanks here and now, because it's been brought home to me just how fragile we all are and just what a fleeting gift this life of ours can be...

Thanks, tracks. turns out, I was getting ill with something. which is exactly what happened the last time they hurt this badly. so now I know. I slept more than 12 hours yesterday... not quite well today, but was able to work, anyway.

S&S - thanks for your posts. Do you know... the one pair of shoes that feel best to me now is a pair of Clarks wedgies. Normally I don't wear heels, haven't for years. But these really help. I put them on and go, MMMMMMM!

Thanks Hops. I got magic wedgies! ... Clarks.

Debs, you did something besides listen - you chimed in - thank you - it helped.

Mountainspring, thank you for the link! extremely helpful to see what others have done.

axa, thank you for the kind thoughts.

CB, thank you too. I have a good set of heel inserts, I think it was just that I was about to get ill again, that set off the pain so intensely.

poetprose... thank you... if you've been there, then hopefully you've gotten through it... that's encouragement and then some...!

kell, thanks. so true, and so understandable, too.

GS - thanks for your thoughts too. I scolded you a bit and am sorry; you are right about the support having helped, yet it seemed as though you were scolding me more than encouraging. forgive me for reacting to that, rather than to your good intentions, which I do see much more clearly now.

Nite, all. still not at my best, going to turn in early.