Weight a Minute

To my great dismay, in October of 2009 I had a second bout with Plantar Fasciitis. I had first felt the excruciating pain in my heel in the exact same month of 2004. Upon the initial diagnosis I purchased professionally fitted orthotics and refrained from running for nearly three months. Along with the physical frustration, I remember keenly the emotional turmoil brought on by the fear of never running regularly again, as well as the mind numbing monotony of indoor low impact exercise. In those months I nearly lost my sanity, but managed to gain a fair amount of weight.

In the last six years, somewhere in the back of my mind, I worried about the possible return of Plantar Fasciitis. My fears came to fruition, in October, with a vengeance. I’ve since felt the symptomatic pain of Plantar Fasciitis with each morning’s first step for the past six months. I found that wearing a running shoe to bed lessens the pain, and is ridiculously funny. Unfortunately, I can’t shake the pain as I did previously. I get the unpleasant sensation in my left heel throughout the day, regardless of activity.

I have reduced the intensity of my daily exercise and consequently am reliving an onslaught of all the same mental anguish I felt five years ago. I find it maddening that, even with daily exercise, the weight jumps back on me quickly when my running is reduced. I may have to resort to modifying my diet until my heel heals.

Yikes!

Tom