I’m not sure who I get to blame. I don’t know if it’s from mom’s side or dad’s side but it didn’t just happen.
By now you’re asking yourself “What is he talking about?” I’m talking about my lower pods, my lower appendage ends, in other words, my feet.
It seems I have been blessed in one way in that I don’t have flat feet. Although that has probably saved me from early foot pain, I do suffer from the opposite affliction. I have “high arches”. In fact the podiatrist said they are unusually high.
A little background is in order. For the last year or so I’ve had a pain on the side of my foot that comes and goes. It mainly hurt only if I was walking but lately it’s gotten to the point where it hurt most of the time. The pain has also started radiating up to my ankle so I decided it was time to see a Dr. My GP didn’t have a clue so he referred me to a pod doc. I saw him today and that’s when he told me my problem. He gave me an injection of cortisone and made a temporary cushion. I guess those of us with extremely high arches tend to walk on the outside of the foot which creates above normal stress.
The cure is orthotics. So now I have an appointment to get my foot lathered in plaster of Paris. I’ll keep you informed.
