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by Denise
(Phoenix, AZ)
I drive for long periods of time and am very over-weight. A couple months ago my right heel (gas foot) began hurting around the back edge where I rest it on the floor of the bus as I drive...and in my car when I drive. The pain became unbearable so I saw my old foot doctor and she X-rayed both feet and compared to my old X-rays; but nothing had changed over 10 years. She didn't know what would be causing my heel to hurt so much. She gave me a shot of cortisone which had helped me years prior for a spur, but this only gave me relief on the left part of the heel and then only for about 10 days. Now the whole back edge of the heel hurts every bit as much as it did before. There's no discoloration or swelling, nothing appears wrong. Any thoughts on this, doctor? (and if I could--I'd kick myself for spending $174 for nothing, lol!)
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