Yup, still here.
It's been three weeks since I went to the podiatrist for pain in my arch. They taped my foot for two weeks, which did offer some relief but not much. Last Friday I went back to see the doctor and to get fitted for a custom orthotic.
The current plan is to "manage" the injury. I will resume kickboxing and will ice my foot, take ibuprofen, and see how things go. I asked the doctor what the next steps would be and he said I might end up in a walking boot to let the foot heal. Here is where I get confused. This is from an injury playing soccer in 2009. I was off my feet for almost 11 week this Fall and it did not heal anything. As soon as I started walking, this injury came back in spades. So I do not see how resting it again is going to do anything but give it a temporary respite. He said I might also need to look into physical therapy.
The custom orthotic will arrive next week and we will see how that helps. He said I should not resume walking until then. He also gave me a night splint and some compression socks. Hopefully all of this will ease the pain enough that I can continue walking.
In the mean time, I am keeping my mental attitude strong. With the exception of a meal here and there (Valentine's Day, etc), I am keeping below 1600 calories and eating healthy foods with minimal sugar. I don't drink, so that's helpful. I've lost about 7lbs since the New Year and that should increase once I get back to kickboxing. Losing weight will also help with not putting so much weight on the foot.
I am looking forward to resuming kickboxing this week and then I will just take it from there. One step at a time. ;)
It's been three weeks since I went to the podiatrist for pain in my arch. They taped my foot for two weeks, which did offer some relief but not much. Last Friday I went back to see the doctor and to get fitted for a custom orthotic.
The current plan is to "manage" the injury. I will resume kickboxing and will ice my foot, take ibuprofen, and see how things go. I asked the doctor what the next steps would be and he said I might end up in a walking boot to let the foot heal. Here is where I get confused. This is from an injury playing soccer in 2009. I was off my feet for almost 11 week this Fall and it did not heal anything. As soon as I started walking, this injury came back in spades. So I do not see how resting it again is going to do anything but give it a temporary respite. He said I might also need to look into physical therapy.
The custom orthotic will arrive next week and we will see how that helps. He said I should not resume walking until then. He also gave me a night splint and some compression socks. Hopefully all of this will ease the pain enough that I can continue walking.
In the mean time, I am keeping my mental attitude strong. With the exception of a meal here and there (Valentine's Day, etc), I am keeping below 1600 calories and eating healthy foods with minimal sugar. I don't drink, so that's helpful. I've lost about 7lbs since the New Year and that should increase once I get back to kickboxing. Losing weight will also help with not putting so much weight on the foot.
I am looking forward to resuming kickboxing this week and then I will just take it from there. One step at a time. ;)
