Went to the doctor today and got a diagnosis on the foot. I apparently have plantar fasciitis, which is, basically, a kind of tendonitis that you get in your foot. (That’s not exactly precise, but close enough.)

I’ve got some prescription anti-inflammatory medicine (something I’ve never had or heard of before, meloxicam, which has some very scary sounding side effects which, I was assured, are not all that common and tend to only last a few days), and the polite comment that being overweight will aggravate the condition (which I already knew and, as a matter of fact, have been working on, but that’s a post for another day).

Other advice was to get myself a good pair of supportive shoes without soft soles that will compress and put pressure on the arches, use shoe inserts if it makes me feel do some calf-stretching exercises, and use ice if I’ve been on my feet and have a lot of pain (I prefer hot water with epsom salt, personally, but the doctor thought ice was better in this case).

If it doesn’t get better in a reasonable amount of time, I’m to come back and I’ll be referred to a physiotherapist who can show me how to tape it (actually, I can get that info on the net if I really want) or show me some exercises or motions to improve the situation.

So, it seems that tomorrow I’ll be shopping for shoes, among other things.

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