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[lucky-girl]

Do they eventually go away...thanks 

[viva923]

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.

[deepwaterdotter]

Plantar fasciitis surgery took care of my pain.

[millieshops]

@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.

[chickenbutt]

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.

[Still Raining]

BF is a runner and she had one.

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

Certainly worth a visit.

[turtle52]

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. 

[ProudMa]

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...

[lucky-girl]

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

[Melzie]

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!