Theresa Parker wrote:
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Dear Dr.
I am a over weight woman of over 100 pounds I have been a homemaker for over 7 yrs and now have gone back to work and yes you guessed it ,a factory worker ....uuggg ...I have worked for 2 weeks now and have severe pain along the outer ridge of my heel. I have started to lose weight but I believe its going to be a while before I lose enough to make the pain stop..when I get home at night I can hardly walk Is there anything I can do to stop this pain? Or at least lessen it? I have tried different shoes and bought numerous inserts for my shoes I AM DESPERATE TO TRY ANYTHING .
Thank you
Theresa
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Without a more detailed description of your condition and especially without the ability to examine you, one can only guess as to what your problem is. But my guess from the few facts you have offered suggest the possibility that your weight has cause the squeezing out of a longitudinal tissue ridge on the side of the heel very close to the plantar surface (the bottom skin). This often occurs when the patient frequently wears slippers, shoes without counters (the portion of the shoe that surrounds and cups the heel) or shoes without firm counters. This tissue ridge tends to remain even when not bearing weight, and often becomes irritated, inflammed and sometimes calloused. if it is calloused, you should see a podiatrist to have it trimmed down, and some sort of emollient should be applies . . even Vaseline or Vitamin A&D Ointment (not cream). Then a protective heel cup may be useful, along with, of course, the use of only shoes with firm counters. As I have stated above, this is only a guess and you really need to see a podiatrist who can actually give you a hands-on examination of your problem.
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