<p>All right will do. Once I get my new insurance info, I’ll start making the necessary appointments. </p>
<p>I need to go buy another wrap because the one I got from the hospital has basically disintegrated haha. </p>
<p>My S had a brace kinda like this. More support than an ace bandage
<a href=“http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/ace-deluxe-ankle-brace%2C-model-207736/ID=prod6152482-product”>http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/ace-deluxe-ankle-brace%2C-model-207736/ID=prod6152482-product</a></p>
<p>See, everything I see is for ankle support. My ankles are fine, it’s the side of the foot. Would stabilizing the ankle still work for taking pressure off the foot? (Sorry if that’s a dumb question- first foot injury!) </p>
<p>On a related note, I asked the undergrads on my project if they had any advice for me as I begin to GSI. They all said, in one form or another, “Don’t trip.” Sigh… 
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<p>Use your Ace bandage to support the whole foot. Just as the hosp did, usually a figure-8 pattern. Ice to reduce any swelling, a warm compress or heating pad for pain , elevation, good shoes. This will take time. The continued pain doesn’t surprise me one bit. Hugs.</p>
<p>Link: <a href=“How to Wrap an Injured Foot | Healthfully”>How to Wrap an Injured Foot | Healthfully;
<p>Concur with others here–get to a specialist, specifically a podiatrist. My D used to be a ballet dancer and we learned the value of these doctors. They are so specialized that their clinical skills are highly developed when it comes to feet and they can pinpoint a diagnosis quickly. </p>
<p>Given the way you landed, the entire foot was affected. All those ligaments and tendons along the aide of your foot were likely stressed, so it’s not surprising that you still feel pain there. Actually, that is where most of my residual pain is located. </p>
<p>Until you can see a specialist, I think the best protocol would be to keep your feet elevated when you can and to contrast bathe your feet three or four times a day. (This is one of the things my physical therapist recommended.) Contrast bathing involves dipping your feet first in a bowl of hot water for a few minutes and then in a bowl of cold water for a few minutes. Keep alternating for about fifteen minutes, ending with the hot water. There is plenty of information about contrast bathing on the internet, and since I am not a doctor or physical therapist, you might want to research it yourself to make sure it is something you want to do. As for wrapping your feet, the ace bandages are good for support, but will not help reduce the swelling, unless you wrap your feet with the right technique. You want to wrap it so that the bandage moves the swelling away from the site of your injury. Perhaps you can find someone to teach you?</p>
<p>I know it is easy to say see see specialist, and I know insurance or other factors can make that difficult, but I agree with the other posters who think you should see one. Both of your feet are involved and this injury has the potential to affect your quality of life for some time to come, so I would try to make it a priority.</p>
<p>Sorry for such a long post. Good luck and keep us posted. I know how frustrating this injury can be.</p>
<p>romani, my daughter and her dancer friends use this, and I wrapped it around my foot for the first couple of weeks. It’s really soft and light compared to an ace bandage (but not as supportive). For some reason it was very comforting when I wrapped it just tight enough.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=25020476&cp=4406646.4413993.4415818.12137921.21210666”>http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=25020476&cp=4406646.4413993.4415818.12137921.21210666</a></p>
<p>romani:</p>
<p>I injured my foot in March – haven’t the faintest idea how – and it is only now starting to be pain free when I put it on the floor in the morming. Of course, I am much older so the healing takes longer. But just gives you an idea.</p>
<p>In addition to plantar fascitis, also pulled the achilles where in inserts into the back of the heel and strained the ligaments that wrap around the top of the ankle bone. It basically hurt in a full 270 degrees around the heel bone. Up until the injury, i was running 5 x per week. It’s only been this past week where I can walk with a normal gait.</p>
<p>Picked up a gel heel support from the othorpedist (which reduces the stretch of the achilles). Also picked up an hard plastic arch support at Walgreen’s ($18) to stop the full pronation as I walk. Made a big difference. (I suffered through it for a couple of months before see the doc.)</p>
<p>My husband used to run everyday, but he had plantar fasciitis, he went to see a doctor and they gave him some plastic arch, nothing helped long term, even acupuncture. So I gave him turmeric and honey everyday and it healed nicely. I think there is something in turmeric that helps reduce inflammation and generate new cells growth. Brides in India use turmeric on their skin before the wedding I believe also for the same reason.
Note, this is not a doctor’s advice just that I use a lot of herbal, natural remedy for a lot of things related to health.</p>
<p>Turmeric is pretty amazing.
You could also try arnicare gel (basically arnica) as a rub too, helps with bruising.</p>
<p>I would try a daily or semi daily icing routine to see if it helped reduce whatever inflammation you’re having that’s giving you the discomfort. Use a good ice bag, and fill it up with lots of ice. Get situated where you can keep it applied directly to the foot (not through socks or clothes) and let it stay on for a long time…say 15-20 minutes. </p>
<p>Icing has a much greater impact on healing that most people realize. Also advil and allege can give a little relief from nagging pain, but sometimes one works better than another. Also, the NSAIDs aren’t very good for your kidneys, so I’d be cautious about getting used to taking them on a steady basis. But do try the ice again.</p>
<p>Ice is good. Connective tissue takes a while to heal. Inflammation hinders healing.
I think the organ NSAIDs affect is the liver, but yeah, it can be easy to damage it with over the counter medications, especially if you take a little snort or three to ease the pain.( not saying you are)
But reading this thread, I can’t help but think of Jack White who badly sprained his ankle just a few days ago performing, <a href=“Jack White Plays Through Sprained Ankle in San Francisco”>http://www.jambands.com/news/2014/08/24/jack-white-plays-through-sprained-ankle-in-san-francisco</a>, but I saw him Tuesday in Seattle and he was jumping up & down on it like you wouldn’t believe!</p>
<p>A good tape job must do wonders.</p>
<p>Yes, please see an Ortho specialist. Meanwhile, follow the good advice given here: wrapping, contrast baths, and I would also recommend a topical NSAID cream if arnica does not work for you (it does zip for me!) - Aspercreme is a good one since it does not smell. </p>