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My mother had appointment today with her podiatrist of 20+ years. My mother presented him with a lovely gift. The doctor is retiring after 41 years of loyal service to the hospital and of course to his patients. He told my mother she was his favorite patient. He will be missed. We said our goodbyes and mom told him she will miss him, I teared up, niece teared up and her doctor teared up then gave us a big hug and said goodbye.
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((((((glad))))) Take care. This too will pass
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EB, wishing you much success in getting to your desired weight and staying there. I was already overweight at the start of the lockdown then gained 8 lbs almost immediately. Prior to that I "couldn't" lose even 2 lbs so I put some skin in the game and purchased the Noom app. I endorse Noom because it is scientific, logical and research-based. It addresses the psychological reasons why we over eat. Noom does not sell any foods, meals or plans, does not tell you what to eat or when. It gives you daily brief readings (like proven research results and solid information so you learn to be a critical thinker when it comes to fads), assignments and challenges so that you choose how it goes. It even has a "social" intranet of other current Noom users and a coach to connect with. If you don't own your habits and choices you won't succeed. And one must view things as a lifestyle change (permanent) not a diet (has an expiration date). If one does not address the psychological reasons for over-eating or poor eating then one will absolutely never keep the weight off. This is why so many bariatric surgeries fail. Bottom line is: calories in/calories out is what makes one lose or maintain weight, and the goal is healthy/beneficial calories for best health going forward. It is hard at first but I promise it gets easier. This July has been the 1-year mark since I started. I told myself at the beginning that I'd be satisfied even if I were only losing 1 lb a month but keeping it off (so I had tempered expectations: slow and steady wins the race). I truly surprised myself that I've been this successful thus far. I feel great and have held off diabetes, my main goal besides just having more energy and not looking like the QE2 in a moo-moo.
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Oh Geaton, thank you so much for telling us about your foot problem. I gained about 15 lbs. this past year. Diet here we come. Boy I am serious about dieting now.
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Well a very dear friend of the family since I was a kid just called and has Covid as well as his family. They were all vaccinated. He feels very sick,, temp, muscle aches, sore throat, sweats and weak His 80+ year old father is sick to his stomach. One of their friends had a bad cough and three of them were together. They used to live a few dorrs down from our family, we were very close growing up. So Sad.
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To those suffering with plantar fasciitis: I've been in that club. I've done: rolling foot on icy thing; store-bought arch supports; custom made orthotics; stretching exercises; cortisone shots; Grafton scraping, dry needling -- and none of it worked. Even though my podiatrist insisted that weigh had nothing to do with it, my PF gradually went away after I lost 30 pounds over the covid lockdown. Now, I have a very athletic but rail-thin friend who also suffers from PF, so this counters the weight philosophy. Maybe it was coincidental in my case. All I know is that aggressive and consistent treatment did nothing. Then I stopped treatment and lost weight and now it's finally gone. I play doubles tennis 2x a week and try to get my 10K steps in on the other days and I do still use the custom inserts and gel inserts in all other shoes. Just want to say there is hope for you that you won't have it forever. I wish I could tell you when to expect relief. May it be soon!
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Glad,
Hope you feel better soon. Prayers and hugs sent to you.
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Hello Llama,
I never had the steroid injections before. The podiatrist did not offer me the treatment. His inserts are not working too good that I purchased at his office for $50. Loose and slip forward. The ice bottle and exercises work better so far. I might consider injections if my foot continues to hurt. Thank you.
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LLama and Glad, wishing you both speedy recoveries.

In case I've missed somebody, wishing everybody good healthy days ahead. 💗
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Golden: Thank you for that and indeed I am not ignoring my episodes. I've already set up my online portal, scheduled with my gastroenterologist, my neurologist, my cardiologist and my new Nurse Case Manager. Since an ER is only as good as is possible, including overnight hospital stay, they may not be able to get into lab values - thoroughly. That's where the patient portal comes in so that I can look at the whole picture. I am very proactive about my health. Thank you so much again.
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EB: Have you had corticosteroid injections in your foot before? Glad that you were able to get some relief based on Barb's suggestion.
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Golden: Imodium does work for me - normally. It just didn't work that day. Wow. God bless your mother. Thank you.
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Need: You're very welcome. I hope she can work remotely as long as she needs to till back to 100% wellness. It looks like so many states with vaccinated individuals will be back to mask mandate.
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Hope you feel better soon, Glad. You’re in my prayers.
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Glad: Hope you get less sore. Praying for you.❤
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Kinda stiff, sore, can't do much with my arms. But not in what I would consider pain. Tylenol only if and when needed.
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That's great, Glad. How ya feeling? Wishing you smooth sailing going forward and an easy recovery.
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Home in my own bed tonight.😌
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llama - I need to say I don't think you should ignore your episodes. Mother had her own way of dealing with things which worked for her. I am sure it wouldn't work for everyone. When I was young in Montreal, I knew a 70 year old who said when she got flu she walked miles in the city then came home and washed her ceilings and then the flu was gone. In my 20s, as I was then, I could not have done that even without the flu.. We all are different.

eb - mother was a physiotherapist and believed strongly in exercise. If you keep doing those exercises they should help the underlying condition, not just get rid of the pain. I haven't had it since I exercised. I notice the tendons in my ankles get sore if I don't walk enough. Glad various things are helping.

need - so good to hear your daughter is getting better and they are taking precautions at her workplace.
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Golden, I did the exercises extending and flexing you suggested this morning and I will do a few more as the day goes on. Feels less tight.
Barb, I rolled the ice bottle over my foot as you suggested. It really worked well. Right now foot feels better. I don't know why podiatrist did not offer me cortisone injections. He has the same thing and knows how painful it is. He probably wanted to see how the inserts works first before anything invasive. I just might get the custom ones.

Thank you all for your kindness!
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EB,

Thanks, she said that her taste is coming back. Her cough is still lingering a bit. She’s been drinking hot tea.
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Hello Need, glad your daughter will be wearing a mask when she goes back to work. I am happy she is doing better. How is her taste now?
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Llama - I'm sorry Imodium doesn't work for you. Fainting was never a big deal with mother. She just got up and went on with her day. I guess we were brought up in Viking mode - stoics. I remember mother once had a little bronchitis. She exercised to deal with it. Hope you are feeling better and there is an end to these episodes.
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Thanks, Llama

I am too. She says that she is going to wear a mask when returning to work. They eased up on wearing masks because all of the employees were vaccinated. This new variant is highly contagious. She thinks it’s better to go back to wearing a mask.

She is staying home longer than the required quarantine time, they have deep cleaned and sanitized her office. Doctors have said that the Delta variant packs a much stronger punch, more contagious and symptoms vary, even among those vaccinated like my daughter. She felt pretty funky.
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Need: I am glad that your daughter is improving from COVID.
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EB: Yay! So happy for you.
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Barb: Thank you so much. I actually had not heard of vasovagal. That was helpful to me and I thank you.
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Golden: Thank you. Sorry that your mother fainted. Imodium failed for me.
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Glad: That's good news.
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Need: Thank you so much.
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