Plantar fasciitis

Not had a steroid injection in my heel but I've had one in my elbow. Just before my wedding I developed tennis elbow and had a steroid injection. It was very painful, but it did bring relief. I had a second one the week before my wedding, just as painful ? but worth it.
I did exercises to relieve plantar faciitis, my doctor didn't offer me anything at all.

Have you thought about acupuncture? I was first diagnosed with PF about twenty years ago and was told a steroid injection would be the only option but another doctor offered a course of acupuncture which was very successful.

I had a recurrence of PF two years ago and acupuncture is no longer available on the NHS at our local surgery so I toughed it out with rest, orthotic insoles, rolling a frozen bottle of water backwards and forwards under my instep and some brilliant socks that tighten up the instep area and make walking less painful. Wearing Skechers trainers are a must for me now.

Good Luck. Hope you soon see some improvement. Do let us know if the steroid injection works.

My husband had Plantar fasciitis, he tried everything, but the only thing which worked for him was acupuncture.
I have had lots of steroid injections over the years, hands, thumbs, shoulders, hips, feet and I can honestly say they haven't been too painful. It could be I just have a high pain threshhold.
I also think it depends on the professional who is giving the injection. With some injections, I have hardly felt a thing. Often, I'm given a local anaesthetic first, which obviously makes it less painful.
Good luck, I hope you get some relief soon.

I've had steroid injections in my knee, they weren't sore at all just an odd feeling of pressure . Keep your eyes shut , keep blethering and it'll be over quick !

merlot would you reccomend the special socks ?
DD sufferers with PF on and off. She also has a heel spur and weak ankle joints. Her foot gives her a lot of trouble.

The injection only hurts for seconds and then you will be in less pain, so it’s a no brainer. Let us know how you get on.

I sympathise Lucky as I’ve got it in my right foot. It feels like I’m walking on broken glass and I can barely put my foot to the floor . I am almost living in my Sketchers which do give me some relief . I’ve got various inserts in shoes that don’t seem to help at all. My GP has offered me injections if there was no improvement in 6 months which we are now approaching . I’m very keen to hear how you get on . ( I would accept a small amount of pain with the injection for the relief it may bring) Good Luck

My podiatrist told me to do stretching exercises to loosen my tight calf muscles. They were the cause of my PF. I have not had a recurrence since.

pF does eventually go but when I had mine I had the injection. Uncomfortable at the time but it helped relieve the pain.

Thank you for your replies. Of course, logically I know it’s better to have the injection but it’s just the dread! I’ve woken up this morning and it’s not half as painful! I wonder if I’ve frightened it away? I think it’s all been a bit quick (fancy complaining about that!) as I just happened to be at the GP yesterday. I never thought about acupuncture this time. A friend went to a 92 yr old physio in the village who started at the back of his knee and worked down and got rid of it in one session but he’s off sick now. I’ll grit my teeth and report back, thanks again for the reassurance.

I've had the steroid injection, for Plantar Faciitis. The actual injection was indeed painful, and the pain got worse for a day or 2....then it really worked, and the injection was the ONLY treatment that stopped the Plantar Faciitis.

Get it done, you'll be glad you did.

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These are the socks I bought, nina. There are others available. They really helped because you can feel the instep being supported due to the tightness of the fabric.

They're not expensive either so if they don't work you haven't wasted much money.

I would definitely recommend them.

Thanks merlot

Try some emla cream before the injection. A good pharmacy should have it. It’s a strong local anaesthetic

Thanks everyone.

Luckylegs, there was a thread on here only recently, some of the suggestions might help including my own.
www.gransnet.com/forums/health/1253702-Heel-pain?msgid=26913019

Thank you shysal very clever of you!

When I had PF I opted for physio and it went fairly quickly. Part of my Pilates exercises are to keep my calves supple and - touch wood - the ghastly pain in my foot hasn't returned. I do get cramping in my toes occasionally but that rectified by 'stepping' heel/toe for a while. Considering the overall lack of attention given to feet and the weight they have to carry I consider myself lucky not to have suffered more often!

I’ve bought the Emla cream, Missfoodlove but I can’t imagine what else I’d use it for later though! I’m genuinely worried now, not as much for the injection, although I’m really really nervous about that, but it’s explaining how it feels now first. It really seems funny in that it shifts about on my heel! Oh well, I’ll let you know later.

Hope it goes well this morning and that it brings relief.

I've had PF several times, and three Steroid injections in my right heel.
They're not pleasant, but nowhere near as bad as an injection at the dentists!
Stay off that foot as much as poss today, let the steroid start working it's magic!
You'll be fine, think happy thoughts!

Thank you all for your happy thoughts and wishes. Phew, it’s done and it wasn’t that bad! I was so worried because it moved around the heel and it wasn’t as bad as it had been but my lovely doctor thought probably, on balance, it would be better to get it done, particularly as he retires at the end of the month and no one else in the practice does the injections! It wasn’t nice but I’ve had worse pain, as someone said at the dentist or when I have to have venesection which makes me cry! Just got to sit here and rest now, lovely.

PS never got chance to use the cream but never mind, I’m sure it’ll come in sometime.

Glad it wasnt as bad As as you expected lucky. Rest up now and fingers crossed you will be skipping around painfree very soon,.