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Posted 9/10/2008 9:20 PM (GMT 0)
I have to ask...does anyone else wake up in the morning with pain the their feet?

When I get out of bed in the morning and I put my feet on the floor, it feels like someone beat the bottoms (soles) of my feet with a stick all night. I can barely walk at first, it gets better with time.

Anyone else have this or something similar? confused

Posted 9/10/2008 9:30 PM (GMT 0)
Does the pain continue throughout the day?  If so, you may have plantar faciitis.  I had that and it was horrible.  It felt like someone was driving a stake through my heels.  It was the worst when I woke up but it continued all day long.

 

Sherrine

Posted 9/10/2008 9:32 PM (GMT 0)
 ABSOLUTLY!!! The only difference is mine is not only in the mornings.  If I am having a really bad day or the weather is changing, I get these miserable knots in the bottoms of my feet.  They feel like they are just smaller than a golfball, and they are spread out all over the soles of my feet.  It really makes walking around painful! confused

Posted 9/10/2008 9:34 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Mom, yes I did have that very same pain in my feet upon waking. I talked to my orthopedic about it and he suggested that I take a wide belt and hold it with both hands, place my feet in the loop part and stretch my feet as much as I could. I cannot for the life of me remember what he told me this was, but his trick worked for me,lol. Susie
Posted 9/11/2008 12:25 AM (GMT 0)
Do I ever!  yeah The first few steps are a doozey sometimes and sometimes I have to walk down the stairs sideways so I don't fall down.  It usually doesn't last very long, just a few minutes.  The other day though I had quite a knot in my left foot and it lasted all day.  I was limping around pretty good.  Luckily it went away the next day.

Posted 9/11/2008 12:53 AM (GMT 0)

Scootermae said...
Do I ever!  yeah The first few steps are a doozey sometimes and sometimes I have to walk down the stairs sideways so I don't fall down.  It usually doesn't last very long, just a few minutes.  The other day though I had quite a knot in my left foot and it lasted all day.  I was limping around pretty good.  Luckily it went away the next day.

Not that I want anyone else to be in the same pain that I am, but it is good to know I am not nuts turn

 

Dana

Posted 9/11/2008 12:53 AM (GMT 0)
It does sound like plantar fasciitis which I have. The pain with those first steps in the morning is a classic symptom of it. For me it gets better as the tissue stretches out but can get worse again later in the day if I'm up on my feet for a long time. The stretch that Susie talked about was recommended by my dr. also and it does help. I try to do it every morning before I get moving. Lisa
Posted 9/11/2008 3:16 AM (GMT 0)
confused  Yes I do, its like someone has broken the bones in my feet, I have a pillow on the ground to step on, I can barely walk but it eases as i move around, then it goes after a few days then comes back.     sue2z :-) :-) :-)
Posted 9/11/2008 5:18 AM (GMT 0)
No, you're not nuts. I think (from the looks of it) several of us have that. I didn't take into account that it could be something other than just getting older. But yes, first thing in the morning I hobble my way to the bathroom. Usually after about a half an hour and they're moving reasonably again.
Posted 9/11/2008 12:24 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, I have had plantar fasciitis for several years and experience the kind of morning pain you describe.  I also have a lot of foot pain during the day if I walk too much.

 

I use arch supports in my shoes, and I wear "arch sleeves" (little elastic bands that you slide onto your feet to support your arches), and these help some.

Posted 9/11/2008 2:10 PM (GMT 0)
We had this discussion back in July...before some of you newbies joined.  I started wearing Birkenstock sandals when the pain was so bad and now I don't have the problem anymore.  I do go into detail in this thread...I think in several places.  If you are interested, check out this 2 page thread.

 

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=24&m=1178742

 

 

 

Sherrine

Posted 9/11/2008 5:23 PM (GMT 0)
I have problems when i get out of bed each morning, but its the top of my feet that hurt when i try to walk, I end up hobbling too, for a little while.
Posted 9/11/2008 5:29 PM (GMT 0)
I started wearing birkenstockS as well a few years ago (I actually got a few cute/funky sandals through QVC)   because of a painful heel spur and it helped. I only had an xray done and they saw the spur - how does one get diagnosed with plantar fasciitis ? Would an xray show it or is it seen by MRI?

pAM

Posted 9/11/2008 6:46 PM (GMT 0)
i have the same horrible pain my is bad first thing in the morning and if i sit down for 10 min and get back up it hurts really bad im gonna ask my rheummy if anything else will work
Posted 9/11/2008 9:52 PM (GMT 0)
I looked up plantar fasciitis and it sure looks familiar.

I think this is what I have also. It describes my pain to a tee.

Thanks for the info.

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