1. Welcome to the Foot Health Forum community where you can ask about foot problems and get help, as well as be up-to-date with the latest foot health information. Only registered members can ask a question, but you do not need to register to respond and give help. Please become part of the community (here) and check out the shop.

New job, pain in ankles

Discussion in 'Ask your questions here' started by Unregistered, Feb 27, 2011.

  1. Unregistered

    Unregistered Guest

    * where does it hurt

    On the inner foot, near the heel, just under the ankle bone

    * how long has it hurt for

    2 weeks
    * how bad is the pain

    Pretty bad, at times

    * what where you doing when it started

    Working

    * what have you done for it so far

    Soaking in hot bath and icing just after I get home from work

    * anything relieve it

    The hot soaks seem to help quite a bit

    * what have you been told about it so far
    Nothing so far

    * is it affecting your ability to work or play sport
    Not really

    * do you have any other sorts of symptoms
    No

    * what country you are in

    USA

    Here's the deal. I was unemployed for a year and a half and just started a new job 2 weeks ago. For the year and a half I pretty much lived in flip flops and ballet slippers. Now I'm wearing tennis shoes again on a daily basis (8 hours/day the first week, now 10 hours/day of almost constant standing and walking). The pain started on the second night of work. I originally had pain in the bottom of my feet just at the very back of the heel, but that has gone away now. But the pain on the inner foot is as bad as ever. It's sore to the touch, it's painful to walk on. It is worse in the right foot than the left, but that could be because I have bone spurs in my left knee and I tend to limp a bit. But there's no bruising and no swelling. I keep thinking it's just me getting used to having regular shoes on again and that I'll get used to it. But since I'm no doctor, who knows. And I can't afford to go see a doc until my insurance kicks in at the 90 day mark. So any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
     
Loading...

Share This Page