[at-l] Heel Spurs?

[nealb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (William Neal)]

I hope it's not really heel spurs.  My father had them.  He was young and
vigorous and did lots of walking around his plant carrying lots of heavy
tools or machine parts.  Finally he went to a doctor and he tried everything
the doctor recommended.  Then the pain got so bad, he had to go in for
surgery and have them "burned" off.  I remember him crawling around on his
hands and knees for several days after that: He could not stand the weight
on his feet.  But he said he felt a LOT better.

I do not remember much about his treatments or his official diagnosis since
I was so little at the time (I WAS LITTLE???).  But I do remember it
involved cortisone and that it had something to do with bone spurs growing
off of the bones in his heel.  And I know he was in lots of pain since I
have seen him get splashback from a welding job (an inexperienced newbie
helper) and keep on working.  Mom and I would not have known about the
welding accident except his arms were bandabed from his hands on up.  So if
he complained about his feet, they must have hurt.

I would suggest going to a specialist or two and getting a definitive
diagnosis before it gets worse.

Dad was back up to walking miles a day in his plant, but then he had to walk
or he would not have had a job.

William, The Turtle
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Kichline [mailto:kichline@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 1:36 PM
To: at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: [at-l] Heel Spurs?


I'm suspicious that I may be developing heel spurs - the main symptom being
hobbling around like an old man for the first few minutes in the morning
with amazingly painful heels.  Any suggestions and wisdom from other" folks
who use their feet"?

Chuck Kichline
http://chuck.kichline.com




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