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Back to podiatrist today. He was disappointed to hear about the extra pain I had while my foot was taped.
I explained that the pain moved outward, to my fourth toe. He showed me why:
My metatarsals have a slope to them: second one (analogous to the index finger on a hand) is very high, third is lower, and fourth is so low that he's amazed I haven't had pain in that joint for years. It just sticks way out on the bottom of my foot. Now that he's pointed that out, it's blindingly obvious to me as well. My foot is weird. (Doctor said "That's what we like here. Weird feet.")
So he recommends physical therapy to bring the inflammation down, AND orthotics (shoe inserts) to help correct the positioning of my feet.
I got plaster casts taken today. That process feels gooky and weird. Custom orthotics will be made from those and will arrive in three weeks.
The empty casts resemble ballet shoes. When set upon a counter, mine roll inward noticeably. A blue line drawn on the back of my heel before casting showed up on the inside of the cast afterward; it should remain vertical, but it was maybe fifteen or twenty degrees off. Badness. If the cast is rolled back to put the blue line in a vertical position, all of my toes but the fifth float in midair. I bet these will be some hellacious orthotics. I wonder if they and my feet will both fit in my shoes!
The doctor also drew a smiley face on the base of my right heel, which transferred faithfully to the inside of one cast. Cute. He says the first time he did that the lab called him back in a panic, wondering what the arcane marking was and what to do with it. He says my "temporary tattoo" should wear off in a few days.
Wonder if I'm too lazy and cheap to go to physical therapy. That's a strong possibility.
I explained that the pain moved outward, to my fourth toe. He showed me why:
My metatarsals have a slope to them: second one (analogous to the index finger on a hand) is very high, third is lower, and fourth is so low that he's amazed I haven't had pain in that joint for years. It just sticks way out on the bottom of my foot. Now that he's pointed that out, it's blindingly obvious to me as well. My foot is weird. (Doctor said "That's what we like here. Weird feet.")
So he recommends physical therapy to bring the inflammation down, AND orthotics (shoe inserts) to help correct the positioning of my feet.
I got plaster casts taken today. That process feels gooky and weird. Custom orthotics will be made from those and will arrive in three weeks.
The empty casts resemble ballet shoes. When set upon a counter, mine roll inward noticeably. A blue line drawn on the back of my heel before casting showed up on the inside of the cast afterward; it should remain vertical, but it was maybe fifteen or twenty degrees off. Badness. If the cast is rolled back to put the blue line in a vertical position, all of my toes but the fifth float in midair. I bet these will be some hellacious orthotics. I wonder if they and my feet will both fit in my shoes!
The doctor also drew a smiley face on the base of my right heel, which transferred faithfully to the inside of one cast. Cute. He says the first time he did that the lab called him back in a panic, wondering what the arcane marking was and what to do with it. He says my "temporary tattoo" should wear off in a few days.
Wonder if I'm too lazy and cheap to go to physical therapy. That's a strong possibility.
