Hi Robin, I was wondering if you found something to relieve your pain or if you went for surgery. I had suspected that I had PF I guess about 2 years ago and it seem to flare up in both feet and I could hardly walk to the bathroom in the morning because it hurt so bad. It slowly got better. Then in August of 2021 my left heel started hurting really bad and I thought it must have been coming from the chronic nerve pain that suffer with in my left side . So I spoke with my doctor and she increased my Neurontin and gave me some pain pills. I suffered from August til December and finally just called uncle and made an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon. Found out that I had a stress fracture running through my heel, and of course I had PF in my foot (already knew that) and my Vitamin D level was low. He put me in a cast with non-weight bearing for 12 long weeks. After the cast came off I was placed in a walking boot for a month. I’ve been out of it now for almost 2 months and the pain is so severe at times I can’t walk. I moved back to Louisiana and had to see a different other surgeon who advised me that the other doctor kept me in a cast too long by looking at my records he got from his office. My new doctor said he didn’t do you any favors at all because he cast the PF to become severe. He offered me shots in my heel to try and help the pain but I told him I was going to have to think about that. He did give me a gel heel insert but it hasn’t helped. I had no choice but to go back to work, working 12 hour shifts on my feet most of that time. Does any one have any suggestions on what might help with the pain? I didn’t see any replies to the other questions but though I would try. Thanks in advance

I was told that a small bone in the top of the foot is sometimes to cause of PF. Does this ring a bell with anyone?

Next and only option at this point seems to be surgery.

My quality of life sucks because if this infuriating pain.