Heads Up!

So finally the situation with my right foot is improving.  It’s totally frustrating trying to get an answer from doctors.  I mean my foot hurts right ... so I go to see the doctor and they take xrays ... nothing broken.   Good news yes, however after that they are of no help whatsoever.  No heal spurs, no breaks beyond that they have nothing but theories, it might be planters facitis (?) go buy orthotics for your shoes, see a podiatrist (?) still no conclusive answer.    I feel like I’m in an episode of ‘House’  (for those that don’t watch TV this is an old doctor drama where they almost kill the patient experimenting with different treatments).   So I’m discussing this with the girls while they are home and my niece Jena who is a physiotherapist says to me “I think its probably your back aunty”.  She starts explaining that nerve pressure/irritation/damage in your lower back can actually cause heel pain.  Really ... because the pain is in my heel, so I call my sister who is a massage therapist in BC and she agrees with Jena.   I have never heard of that before ... so somewhat sceptical I make an appointment at the clinic where Jena works (it can’t hurt) and viola after two treatments I can walk without limping.  Apparently I irritated a nerve in my lower back which is causing pain down the back of my leg and into my heel.  I have some stretches to do for awhile yet in the future and instructions about no rough stuff like being thrown until we have the situation firmly under control, but just being able to walk with no pain is like heaven after these past six weeks.  So a heads up ... in today’s world of health care it is necessary to find your own solutions for anything that can’t be viewed in an x-ray or tested for in a lab.