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I know they say plantar fasciitis does not happen over night and it is the tearing of the tendon. My heel pain did happen over night. I do a lot of standing all day. 5-6 hours at work, I am a teacher. I try my best to wear comfortable shoes or sneakers. I also am involved with a workout group that does intense exercises(CrossFit). My legs were tired and my feet hurt a little bit one night last week, but not my heel. I woke up the next day and felt pain when I stepped on my heel, but that pain has not gone away... I can not put pressure on my heel without it hurting. I have been icing it, massaging it, taking ibuprophen, and plan on going to the doctor sometime this week (I was hoping it would just go away in a few days) I'm frustrated because I want to go back to the gym and I'm nervous about being on my feet all day at work.
I guess what I want to know is, is plantar fasciitis something that would give me pain all day or is it just in the morning and after I've been sitting for a while?
thanks

juney wrote:I know they say plantar fasciitis does not happen over night and it is the tearing of the tendon. My heel pain did happen over night.

hi juney,

pf is more often an inflammation of the fascia, rather than tearing. you are right, it usually does not occur overnight, however many people do experience a sudden occurence of pain. think of tooth decay as an analogy; damage has been underway for a long time before a toothache "suddenly" appears.

another poster's similar question was discussed in this thread:
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come back after your appt. and let us know what your doctor says!

best, gina

Thanks Gina....
The pain is starting to go away... it's almost been a week. I know it will just take time. I tried to order some of those yogitoes and they don't ship to APO addresses, so I'm going to see if I can find them on another website.
I'll let you know what the doctor says.
June

hi june,

apo address, huh? that sounds familiar; my dad was in the air force when i was growing up. do you have a military connection too?

evolutionhealth.com has them - and they say they offer "Risk Free Lifetime Money-Back Guarantee! and Lifetime Replacement Guarantee!" ok, sounds good - and it looks like they ship outside the usa, so maybe they can handle apo boxes too.
http://www.evolutionhealth.com/Yoga_Toes/YogaToes.htm

i hope you like them; keep us posted.

best, gina