Down to 300mg/day Neurontin

[Bluecanoe]

Thank you for the reply; I am not able to walk much at all, except around the house. Driving to appointments is hard because we live in a rural area, and it is a 45 minute drive just to get to physical therapy. I use an ankle wrap, but walking anywhere around where we live is on uneven surfaces; trails or fields or uneven gravel, which is hard on the ankle. I used to walk a mile or two daily with my dog, and now it is a struggle to even get anywhere. Did you do PT? Did ultrasound help? I wear night splints when I am in bed, until the pain makes me rip them off. I have been struggling with foot pain for years, but I never had ankle problems like this. Walking was about the only exercise I could do, and now I am housebound. I have to get to the chiropractor twice a week to manage my neck pain/headaches, upper and lower back pain, so I have to be able to drive.

[Maria]

Hi BlueCanoe,
Yes w/i the first year I had some treatment w/UTZ and PT however the PT tho because I had Plantar Fasciitis (sp) as well as PTT but it was too much of a hassle as the PT and UTZ aggravated the tendonitis it seemed so staying off my feet during acute episodes worked out the best.

I too have a dog tho live in the city so sometimes have to have friends walk her for me or she has to suffer very short walks (during acute episode).

Uneven ground is pretty much unmanagable for me when the episode is acute as I feel like I have no stability which I think is pretty much true when that tendon is inflammed.

I walked on the beach barefoot for about an hour several days ago and was pleased not to have a flareup as I wasn't on packed sand all the time tho felt it better to walk w/o shoes at this point than with.

During the first year I experienced this problem I was off my feet for periods of nearly 2 and 3 months at a time except inside to get to the bathroom, kitchen etc and even then using a cane at night and early a.m.

Isn't just amazing what stuff can go on with our bodies?? I wonder how the cave man lived such an undomesticated life?! Didn't live to be 50 plus that's for sure!