Mid-foot pain

[marykatca]

Hello,
A few days ago, I started getting a pain in the bottom of my right foot - it's at the top of the arch and right in the middle of my foot. It only hurts when I press on that part of my foot or when I am walking. The walking pain happens when I lift up my heel taking a step. The pain radiates from the top of the arch of my foot to the heel. The pain was minimal at the beginning of the day, then got worse as the day went on. I taped my foot after a few days of this and am using a walker and crutches I already had to keep weight off of it as much as possible.

I am a few weeks away from having insurance, and have to wait until then to get it checked out.

I am curious as to what this may be and if there is anything else I should be doing until I can get to the doctor.

Thanks for any help!

[Londres70]

Make sure your shoes are not to old.  Some people wear the same shoes for years, which is not good.  If you are walking a lot you must make sure the arch support is adequate.  It definitely sounds like inflammation.  

[marykatca]

Thanks for responding.  I normally wear tennis shoes - either Nikes or New Balance.  I don't wear heels that often.  I take long walks for exercise, maybe I twisted my foot or something.  The pain is more in the arch instead of the heel.  I'll try stretching my foot, I haven't done that yet.  I did ice it for the first couple days.  

[Londres70]

Sounds like Plantar Fasciitis; my guess.  

Try stretching the foot, ice, rest and an OTC NSAID, i.e Motrin.

What kind of shoes do you wear daily?