Pat: You will never believe my cure for heel spurs!!! I had done everything there was to do, had many many cortizone shots in them all kinds of "treatments" and was finally to the point where I knew surgery was the only choice for me, but I didn't want a podiatrist, or some other kind of doc operating on me. I finally made an appointment with a very well know orthopedic surgeon and on my first visit told him I was there to have him operate on me. He talked to me for a while, and said I might not need surgery if I would do what he told me to do exactly. He had me wear high 3" or higher heel all the time for 2 weeks. I even had to get some that I could wear in the shower. He said to keep them by my bed so that the minute I got up I put them on and didn't take them off until I went to bed that night. I laughed and told him that was crazy and that if I did that I wouldn't need to worry about my feet anymore because it had been so long since I'd worn high heels that I'd fall and break my neck
But anyway I did it, and after two week, he took me down to 2 1/2 inch heel, the 2 weeks after that 1 1/2. He said that it wasn't the actual spur that hurt, it was the fact that the spur dug into the fleshy part of the foot and caused inflammation in the foot. by wearing the high heels it kept the spur from digging into the flesh and finally the inflamation went away and I have never had to have the surgery. I still have "flare ups" every now and then, and when I do I go back to high heels for a while, And I never wear completelyt flat shoes, even when I wear sandals I make sure they have a little bit of a heel. Hope this helps.
Andria: don't be too hard on your friend. There are so many different psychological aspects to WLS that it's hard to understand unless you've been there (or in my case, lived with it!) As crazy as it sounds she may very well have felt guilty that she had the surgery and you were still struggling (and failing, and struggling some more) while the weight seemed to be falling off of her. Also a lot of WLS patients do not want to admit to anyone that they have had surgery. And probally all the things she was telling you she was doing to loose the weight, she probally WAS doing that. The surgery will not work, if you don't work with it. Just my thoughts!
Terri: glad your horse is going to be okay. I want you to know that some people do look at the person, and not the weight. Just keep up the great work you are doing, and soon no one will know you ever had the problem of being overweight. You are doing great, and are a good example for all of us here.
Aren't you glad no one else posted so I can stop my novel!
