re: Dealing with Plantar fasciitis

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So after a little research and a self diagnosis I’ve concluded it’s Plantar fasciitis

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Feet are complicated and I wouldn't be so confident with my conclusion if I were you (although you very well could be right), just be open minded because if you get it set in your mind it's plantar fasciitis and that's that....and you attempt to treat it as plantar fasciitis but your symptoms get worse and it never goes away you'll eventually have to go to a podiatrist and get it professionally diagnosed. There is many causes for heel pain.

All that said, you know what your symptoms are and I second what the other poster said, roll the bottom of your foot over a ball of some kind. I use lacrosse balls, they cost $6, but you can definitely use a baseball you may have laying around or a tennis ball or a racquet ball. I find tennis balls and racquet balls too squishy to be any good for me, and golf balls are too small and hard, the lacrosse ball is perfect due to it's size and density, and I use it on several different body parts/areas. I would only roll your foot on a frozen water bottle if it's killing you and you need to numb the pain, but what you need to do is warm your foot up, roll it out with the ball daily for 30 seconds to 2 minutes each. Just set a reminder on your phone to get in the habit and see if that handles it.