Softball Ouchie

[kybearfuzz]

I've been having trouble with my feet lately. A couple of weeks ago, they hurt so bad after a softball game that I couldn't bear to wear my cleats. I took them off and walked in my stocking feet to the parking lot and my car. I blamed the cleats as they have been crushing my feet, so I think they were a bad buy.

That night, my feet ached like crazy, so on top of them being sore, I believe I had a gout flare-up. So I took my gout meds and went to work. The following weekend, I bought some new shoes in the hopes that it would fix the problem. I played in the new shoes last week and things went great. However, my feet started aching a couple of days later, which I believed was tendonitis in my heel.

I'd not been running as a result, which had been really bugging me. Today, even though my heel wasn't 100%, I decided to go for a run. I did a weird gallop the first couple of laps, but then my gait went to normal. I'm sure the endorphins were kicking in. By the time I was half-way through my 3.4 mile walk-run, the pain was pretty much gone. I've found this to be true in the past, that working out will often get whatever kinks taken care of. My heel hasn't hurt the rest of the day, so I'm hoping it will stay that way.

Softball is looming in a couple of days, I hopefully will not experience a repeat of the past week.

Comments

[notmypresident]

This may be a dumb question, but have you seen a podiatrist or other professional about this? I hate to think you're inadvertently doing further damage to yourself.

[kybearfuzz]

You're sweet to be concerned, but I'm okay.

I have seen my doctor and a podiatrist in past. The latter basically said that I have a long arch in my foot and sold me expensive orthotics, but they didn't help. The conclusion was that I had strained the tendons in my feet. The only thing to fix it is time and rest mainly.

[rickps]

By no means wanting to wish anything on you but have you had your feet checked for plantar fasciitis? Common with people who are involved with activities stressful on their feet (I developed the issue from 11 years of square dancing). Just a thought.

[kybearfuzz]

I have often wondered about plantar fascitis. The only time I have been told I have it was at an ER visit when I couldn't walk on both feet.

The ER doc had it wrong though, it was a huge gout flare-up due to some medications I was on for blood clots. I've not had a formal diagnosis of that since.