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How’s your PT going?
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Thank you for asking, and it's not. I was going to attend one more session and ask for a more detailed plan about my pain issue. Decide if the PT herself has a clear picture, or . No one at the PT place has ever told me what the exact plan is or what I can expect.
Then the battery in my car went dead. Had AAA put a new battery in - and the starter went out. My husband is managing (a Big Thing for him) to give me rides to my T and Pdoc; thank the universe their offices are close to where I live (and where he lives; we don't live together). Having my car towed in on Friday and we'll see what's-what, as far as cost. I drive a 2002 SUV, it's beat. If the cost is less than 400$, I'll pay it. More than that...the car is just not worth it. The joke of all of this is that I own 3 pairs of cold-weather shoes that are nice quality...have cushioned soles. And I own 2 pairs of cheap-as$ed boots that have 2" heels and soles like rock. No cushion, at all. SO. It's the cheap crap shoes that give the best support to my foot and hurt the least. Somehow, this strikes me as amusing. Thank you so much for your support (no pun intended ), Christina. __________________ |
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This is crazy. I'm 56 years old and can barely walk. My next plan is to purchase the inserts with hard bottoms (hard shoes seem to keep my ankle and arch supported). The inserts are called Good Feet...or Happy Feet...something like that. They cost about 50$. Yikes. But I have to be able to walk.
If those inserts don't help, it's back to the podiatrist and being a squeaky wheel. Everyone I have spoken to about this achilles issue says they have received cortisone shots. It outrageous that the doctor sends me off with a "good luck!" __________________ |
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#45
Sometimes cortisone shots can really help and other times it can cause more problems.
Your PT should be able to tell you what the goal is and kind of a timeline of steps. As for having to change what shoes we can wear and what we can’t .. it just is what it is. Are you doing exercises numerous times a day between going to Physical therapy appts?? If I don’t do mine for my neck at least twice a day my pain from spinal stenosis just gets worse. __________________ Helping others gets me out of my own head ~ |
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If your PT doesn’t really sit and listen to your questions and explain the goals and exercises than can be done at home and in what specific order, that’s a very important step then I think it would be wise to find a new PT
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I agree. I'm realizing that the PT place I was referred to SUCKS.
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