I suppose my username should be Nu2minimalist instead. I have had a terrible case pf for 3 years. I have seen podiatrists and orthopedics. I have worn night splints, taken drugs, gone through multiple orthotics and even had surgery. The only thing that I got was more pain. I am lost what do I do? I just went to the podiatrist and had an MRI. He informed me that my pf was torn and that I would have to have surgery. Well, I mentioned surgery earlier, that was to shave spurs off my big toe that prevented it from bending. That surgery ended with a staph infection that required a PICC (Peripherally inserted central catheter) and two months of pumping antibiotics. You can see why I wouldn't want to try surgery again.
I bought some vff after one of my friends said that running bf cured her foot woes. I wore the vff for 2 weeks and my pain was at least 90% less. I even put my crutches away. I would have to use them at night just to get around the house. I know pain is different for everyone, but I would gladly welcome another bout of kidney stones if my feet would stop hurting. After 4 weeks I finally went running, but I think I over did it. It felt so good, I ended up going 2.5 miles and my feet let me know it when I was done. Oh yeah, I am 45 lbs overweight. I put on that weight by not being able to run for 3 years. Now the foot pain that I have from running definitely feels like overuse and not pf issues. I plan on waiting 2 more days and running again, but this time keep it to about 1 mile.
I hope all goes well. I will keep posted.
I bought some vff after one of my friends said that running bf cured her foot woes. I wore the vff for 2 weeks and my pain was at least 90% less. I even put my crutches away. I would have to use them at night just to get around the house. I know pain is different for everyone, but I would gladly welcome another bout of kidney stones if my feet would stop hurting. After 4 weeks I finally went running, but I think I over did it. It felt so good, I ended up going 2.5 miles and my feet let me know it when I was done. Oh yeah, I am 45 lbs overweight. I put on that weight by not being able to run for 3 years. Now the foot pain that I have from running definitely feels like overuse and not pf issues. I plan on waiting 2 more days and running again, but this time keep it to about 1 mile.
I hope all goes well. I will keep posted.