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Last year I started walking for exercise. I walked 4-5 hours a week. I had heel pain but just powered through it. I finally went to the doctor 6 months later as it continued to get worse. He gave me orthotics, took an X-ray which showed a heel spur, and told me to always wear my shoes. He also gave me a cortisone injection. I ended up having three or four injections within a couple of months or so. The pain lessened near the the time of the shots but still continued. It eventually hurt 24/7! It became hard to drive, and I would often be crawling by nighttime. So four months ago, I had surgery for the plantar fasciitis and heel spur removal. He also did a topaz debridement. After the surgery, my pinky toe was no longer able to move out to the side. The incision became infected about a month later to which I was given a cream which did fix the problem. Two and a half months after the surgery, my foot was hurting more. I was given anti inflammatorys. The area where the topaz debridement was done was very swollen. After taking a bath (I don't even stand up to take a shower since I wear my shoes all the time), that area, the end of the arch near my heel, was touching the ground because it was swollen. A few weeks later another doctor at the office happened to see me. He said that I have tarsal tunnel syndrome. He gave me a steroid shot in my hip area and a steroid pack. I was back 5 days later with my son. My original doctor looked at my foot after I told him about being put on the steroids. He then did the deep tissue laser therapy. I had that done three times in one week. It made my foot more uncomfortable. A week later I explained that I was more uncomfortable and that I realized at times I do not have feeling in a portion of my foot. The doctor then gave me a cortisone shot which was unlike any I had before. I was screaming in pain! He said he went through adhesions which was why it was so painful. Then they did the laser therapy. I had the laser done again today. I'm scheduled to have another cortisone shot later this week but am going to cancel it and go get a second opinion. Right now my foot is either in pain or is feeling weird or uncomfortable 24/7. You name it, I feel it! I have shooting pains which sometimes wake me at night, it burns,
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