Plantar fascia release surgery on feet

my mom had it and has regretted it ever since - it eliminated some of the pain due to the bone spurs - but it has been about 4 years and she still has pain from it.

Doesn't help. Makes you more miserable.

Have you tried taping?

Maybe mine was less serious than yours, but about a month or two after I first started getting pain I saw a podiatrist. Got some plastic molded inserts that I just put into whichever showed I'm wearing. After a couple of weeks, the pain went away and has never returned...still using the same inserts about a year or so later now

I stretch the hell out of mine, which only provided temporary relief.

Eventually I went to a doctor to check for a bone spur. They confirmed that there was no bone spur and they used some osteopathic manipulative stuff on it (which hurt like hell initially but did the trick) and it went away pretty quickly. They said I was lucky that there wasn't a spur.

I got some custom inserts for my shoes that really helps.

Lesson: Wear comfortable shoes. Stretch properly.

Man I don’t know but I’d love to find out what’s best.
I started having pain in both in the mornings and now it kills me to walk first thing every morning unless I ice the night before as well as stretching and using foot rollers/balls throughout the day. It still hurts and has really limited my being active like I’m used to.
I’ve spent lots on different types of the above mentioned products as well as insoles and nonentity have done more than make it bearable.

Good luck to ya and I’ll be following this thread for any advice

My wife had the surgery after two years of severe pain, injections, boots and other therapies. 3 weeks post surgery most pain was gone. 2 months post surgery it was all gone. She would have done it earlier if she knew how successful it would be.

I had it done. Had plantar fasciitis for a year and nothing relieved it. Not physical therapy, ice bottle rolling, stretching, putting it in a walking boot, cortisone shots, dry needling, putting it in a non-weight bearing cast for two months, scrunching towels with my toes, etc... you name it and I tried it.

Had the surgery last September. Followed all post-op instructions to a T. Good news is it completely cured the PF. Bad news is it seems I have every complication possible all at the same time. Of course the doctor has "never seen" something like this. The fascia that is partially cut supports the bone structure of the foot. In most cases, your foot muscles adapt. In my case, it's like the bones of my foot are collapsing on themselves.

I have pain between the talus and navicular where they feel like they are grinding together and pain along the top of the foot as well. I'm very restricted in the shoes I can wear and have pain with every step. It's very discouraging actually. HOWEVER, it is less painful than the plantar fasciitis which felt like knives being shoved in the bottom of my heel every step I took.

I know I need to go back to the doctor but he is just going to put me back in a non-weight bearing cast again and between trying to treat the PF and recovering from the surgery, I was on crutches or a scooter for several months last year and don't want to do that again.

I do believe the reason I had so much trouble curing the PF was that I waited so long to get it treated so there was lots of time for damage to occur -- one year. So lesson here is go see the doctor and start treatment as soon as you notice it.

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My podiatrist does not recommend surgery. He said patients are still left with pain.

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This is not true.

The surgery can be done either open (small incision) or endoscopic (small camera). The recovery is basically the same for both.

Have you exhausted all conservative treatments? Had an Mri?

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Ask about a topaz procedure instead

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It can be a good option, but has a slightly lower success rate.