BIRTH! SCHOOL! WORK! DEATH!

[the_siobhan]

CAT!

Lord Brock is now on prednisone. (I remember the name because it's the same steroid my sister was treated with when doctors first diagnosed her auto-immune disorder.) Two days later he was eating his weight in chicken and four days later he is following me around the house and yelling at me like nothing happened. Complete turn-around. Fingers crossed this is the magic bullet.

HOUSE!

Inching along. Work on getting the walls and doors fixed was delayed by days of rain, but dude promised he'd be here first thing tomorrow morning. Haven't heard from roof guy, probably for the same reasons. I have started calling around for quotes to get the stairs built from the kitchen.

ME!

I have shit feet. They hurt pretty much all the time, but lately they've been extra special painful. So off I hobbled to a podiatrist, who immediately told me I have plantar fasciitis. This is a Latin phrase that roughly translates to "shit feet".

I can't even blame age for this one.

He gave me stretches, a prescription that has to be compounded, and an order to stay off my feet. So far I have managed one of those three things. Eventually I will manage to find a compounding pharmacy in this city that is open more than two hours a week, but not walking is going to be harder.

Hopefully my insurance will pay for orthotics. But I draw a hard line at Birkenstocks.

Comments

[gatheringrivers]

There's also an appetite stimulant you can get (both in pill and in a gel thing for the ear) - Mirtazapine - (it's an antidepressent) - just in case the steroid is ever a concern. It's more expensive than the steroid though.

[cornerofmadness]

there are some therapeutic things you can try to help with the plantar fasciitis (along with the stretches and orthotics) but as both a podiatrist and as someone who has PF, it's a figurative pain in the ass and a huge one in the feet

[redbird]

Plantar fascitis is also a fancy word for "never go barefoot again."

[dissectionist]

This compounding pharmacy was a major help to me when I was dealing with the withdrawal hell, and they accept online prescriptions and ship anywhere in Ontario. I would heartily recommend them. https://quiickmedicine.ca/

Yay for the Lord improving!

[ndrosen]

I have been troubled by plantar fasciitis in the past. Doing the exercises helped me, and I recommend doing them to help with your case,

[badly_knitted]

So happy to hear Lord Brock is on the mend!

Sorry about your feet though.

[jo]

Eventually I will manage to find a compounding pharmacy in this city that is open more than two hours a week

It's not convenient to you, but there's one up the street from us on Marlee that is open 7 days a week, 9 to 7 M-F and only slightly shorter hours on Sat and Sun.

[the_siobhan]

Yeah, he was on mirtazapine to try to get him to eat, along with cerenia for nausea. It was helping but the steroids are working much much better.

[the_siobhan]

It gets better, right? I walk a lot and I have no interest in changing that for longer than it takes to heal up.

[the_siobhan]

So I was warned. :-p

[the_siobhan]

Oh very cool, thank you! I will check them out.

[the_siobhan]

Doing exercises I am pretty good at. It's the "stay off them" part I suck at.

[the_siobhan]

It's always something, right?

[the_siobhan]

I'm going to try the online company dissectionist suggested, but I'll keep your place in my back pocket if I need it. Thank you!

[cornerofmadness]

In my experience it tends to come and go. You'll want sturdy shoes (most cross trainers, walkers etc will do), icing the soles can help. If it persists, and if you can have it, steroid injections are often helpful

[badly_knitted]

So true. Fix one thing, something else starts causing problems.

[gatheringrivers]

Ahhhh! ok cool :)

[chasing_silver]

Steroids are magic IME. I had several cats on mirtazapine and cerenia and it was the pred that got them going!

[the_siobhan]

Meds are in my hand, so thank you for the recommendation! I wouldn't have been able to get them otherwise, I've had repairmen in my house for the last 11 hours.

[dissectionist]

They’re really great. I had to be in there so frequently for a few months that they started feeling bad about charging me for all these little prescriptions and wouldn’t accept the dispensing fee. I started having to leave cash on the checkout to make them take it, LOL. I’m glad they were able to sort you out so quick!

[greylock]

That's good kitty news. And house news.
Less good about the compounding pharmacy. There's several near me, which is not helpful.
But given they have restrictive hours, and there's I assume there's no delivery service, maybe they have a reciprocal arrangement with a nearby store you can pick up from once it's prepared?

birkies

[kalmn]

They do make birks in black, you know.

[ducks]

I am actually considering getting a pair used to try them out because boy are they expensive but I need sandals. Also I think they may take my toaster oven back at some point. (I think goths are exempted from this; you're fine.)

[elusis]

I have dealt with PF on and off for years (mostly off for the past few, thank goodness).

Vionic orthotic slippers at home have been essential for me, even though they get smelly weirdly fast if I don't wear socks with them 100% of the time (I haunt Amazon and eBay for discounted pairs of the "Lynez" style.)

I have a few pairs of "Super Feet" orthotics that I swap in and out of shoes as needed. They're essential for things like my gardening boots with no support. I also have to NOT wear totally flat shoes/boots (so Docs are Right Out, unless I can fit the orthotics in them, and I have a high instep meaning a lot of boots then really smoosh my foot.... I favor boots with a slight heel as a result.) I hadn't owned "tennis shoes" or "trainers" or w/e in decades, but got a pair of Brooks runners from their "Run Proud" collection a few years ago with the Pride flag and trans flag and Progress flag on them (go loud or go home?). They're now my daily "leave the house" shoe since my beloved Frye harness boots no longer work with my calves.

The stretches help. Also scrunching up bath towels with your toes. Mostly you have to let the tears heal, and they heal sloooooowly.

[elusis]

It is, unfortunately, true.

[elusis]

Oh: and, steroids kept Ophelia alive for 2 years when she was given 1-6 months to live with a presumptive bowel cancer diagnosis.

orthopedic shoes

[nimrodiel]

I have planters fasciitis and heel spurs at the back and bottoms of my heels it is not fun.

Ortho Feethave some nice looking shoes with good support https://www.orthofeet.com/collections/boots-for-women

I found I can wear my docs if I use the custom orthotics my podiatrist had me get.

Hoka sneakers help my pain a lot when I am running around the classroom all day.

[kest]

Fucking bodies, man. Freezing a water bottle and rolling it around under your feet can be super helpful.

[the_siobhan]

I should get some dedicated house shoes at some point, I usually wear the beat-up converse that aren't street-worthy any more, but I tried to put the orthotics in and they don't fit.

I tend to avoid heels because of the vertigo, but I bought some Bludstones last year that have a very small lift and those have been fine.

Re: orthopedic shoes

[the_siobhan]

Oh some of those are quite nice! I looked at the brands the podiatrist sent me, but they were all sneakers. Fine for bumming around the house, but I'm not wearing them to work or marching around in the winter.

[the_siobhan]

Fucking bodies is becoming my mantra.

Re: birkies

[the_siobhan]

I have a Birkenstock, I want to paint it black.

Hmm. Doesn't really scan.