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Help..any suggestions for heel Spurs

lucky-girl — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 16:50:08 GMT

Do they eventually go away...thanks

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viva923 — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:05:19 GMT

Hello

NO my heel spurs did not go away by themselves, I had to have surgery on same foot 2x's before spurs either slow down or quit growing. both my feet have been prone to bone spurs both on heels,and top part of the feet. both are equally painful. when it got to bad to walk I had to do something asap, had them taken away. last maybe 2 yrs and back in again for same issue.

good luck with your bone spurs.

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:11:04 GMT

Plantar fasciitis surgery took care of my pain.

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millieshops — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:17:20 GMT

@lucky-girl I was fortunate because mine did go away without surgical intervention. Style suffered - I had spur pain during the years we saw pictures of city women wearing their sneakers to work and changing in the office. I wore my sneakers to work - period.

I did have solid black ones.

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chickenbutt — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:19:25 GMT

I dealt with this about 17-18 years ago and fixed it myself. It's been fine ever since. Man, the pain! It was awful.

Anyway, one of the things to do is GENTLE stretches. Before getting out of bed I would sit up with my legs out in front of me and, GENTLY, stretch my ankles. Do some reps of that.

During the day I would do another kind of stretch where you stand on a step or curb with your heels hanging off and very GENTLY lower the heels to get a stretch. Some reps of that.

With stretches it should always be done very gently, but they are very important.

One other thing was not walking around barefoot for a while. Wearing shoes that support well makes all the difference toward fixing this. I wear Birkenstocks a lot and that was an excellent choice for me.

This wasn't my situation but, if one is overweight, losing weight will help a lot. Also, if it is at all possible, not being on your feet as much. I was working on my feet a lot back then but I just tried to lighten up on that a bit while I was treating myself for the problem.

I learned this stuff from Googling and just paying attention to what seemed like good ideas, physically.

It was so awful. I remember coming home from work and, literally, climbing up the stairs in my house on my hands and knees.

I don't recall, at this point, how long it took but I made it go away and haven't even had a twinge of it all these years since. I also continue doing some degree of stretches each day. I think, as I've gotten older, that stretches and drinking water are two of the most important things.

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Still Raining — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:42:24 GMT

BF is a runner and she had one.

Went to a podiatrist and altered her shoes. It went away.

Certainly worth a visit.

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turtle52 — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 18:10:12 GMT

I had steroid injections which were very painful but they helped. I never go barefoot and I only wear shoes that have arch support. As mentioned, stretching exercises help.

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ProudMa — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 18:14:04 GMT

Dont suffer...go to a podiatrist..I had outbreaks thru the years...they will build you a heal cup insert...and if really bad can get a shot to ease inflamiation.

Of course depends on your severity of growth....surgery may be called for

BUT LIKE ALL ILLNESSES....donot IGNORE...that never works...

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lucky-girl — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 18:50:35 GMT

Thank you all for your help.. I will keep you posted ❤️

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Melzie — Sat, 30 Jan 2021 19:01:05 GMT

Years ago, I had spurs from a PT job where I was on my feet for hours at a time. My Dr. suggested getting some Spenco inserts specifically for heel spurs. They gently tip your heel to take pressure off the spur. They worked for me and over a few months the spur didn't bother me anymore and eventually I didn't need the inserts anymore either. I don't know if the bone spur broke off or if it wasn't a very serious case but the inserts worked for me. Worth a try before considering something more invasive. Good luck with it!

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chrystaltree — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:34:13 GMT

We have a foot and ankle clinic at the hospital I work for so I see a lot of the clinical notes when the docs need insurance authorization for something. As far as I know, they never go away but the pain can go away. Of course there is surgery but patients can get relief from the pain from orthotics, special shoes, stretching exersizes, cryo therapy and cortisone injections.

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lucky-girl — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 02:03:09 GMT

Thank you..I will check out your suggestions

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BornToShop — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 02:14:12 GMT

Both my mom and I suffered from this. For some reason, it went away for both of us. I had a friend who had surgery and she said never again. It didn't help her. Bottom line, I don't think there is one magic solution; I'd be very careful about surgery and unless you have exhausted all remedies would I even consider surgery. Both my mom and I wore KURU shoes; they are awesome and without a doubt enabled correcting this painful situation!

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jlkz — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 03:19:48 GMT

Went to surgeon who xrayed and found that in addition to an Achilles' tendon, each heel had a bone spur. He recommended stretches, no more bare footing, and shoes with arch supports. No,plantar fasciitis was not the issue here.

When I asked about surgery, he said he wouldn't do it because recovery was extremely lengthy and the Spurs could return.

The Achilles' tendon spur did go away: the egg size bump did go down considerably but the bump is noticeable. The heel Spurs seem to have found a home where they are not irritating anything.

This Fall when we were doing some landscape cleanup, I found myself standing on a steep slope and started to feel pain in my feet......got onto flat ground immediately !

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Group 5 minus 1 — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 03:30:05 GMT

See an orthopedic surgeon. All that other stuff is just a band aid.

Had both my Achilles Tendons removed ( not at the same time) and bone spurs.

Recovery IS long,but I think it is worth it.

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GrailSeeker — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 03:49:12 GMT

@jlkz wrote:
Went to surgeon who xrayed and found that in addition to an Achilles' tendon, each heel had a bone spur. He recommended stretches, no more bare footing, and shoes with arch supports. No,plantar fasciitis was not the issue here.

When I asked about surgery, he said he wouldn't do it because recovery was extremely lengthy and the Spurs could return.

The Achilles' tendon spur did go away: the egg size bump did go down considerably but the bump is noticeable. The heel Spurs seem to have found a home where they are not irritating anything.

This Fall when we were doing some landscape cleanup, I found myself standing on a steep slope and started to feel pain in my feet......got onto flat ground immediately !

I did transcription for a podiatrist, and my understanding is that the spur is not what is painful, but rather the strained plantar fascia. The spur is the bone attempting to reattach with the plantar fascia. Microscopic tears in the plantar fascia is what causes the pain. Ice before bed time was one of the most often recommended self-treatments, and this is important.

I've had it for many years, too. I do believe in good arch support and exercises to stretch the fascia. Its a come and go thing. I really don't have a lot of faith in podiatric surgeries, or some of their other gimmicks. Maybe an orthopedic surgeon does differently.