Re: Going to see a Rheumatologist
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Posted by jill on July 16, 1998 at 13:09:54:
I went to an arthritis specialist while visiting my brother. I've had PF for about 18 months but always have questioned the diagnosis. He said I had hallux rigidus ( osteoarthritis in my big toe joint) and in the joint on the top of my foot causing essentially flattening of my foot and that I needed a full orthotic with metatarsal support. Oddly I had gone to a third orthotics maker who essentially said the same thing and had made me a soft orthotic full lenght a few weeks earlier, and oddly enough I have been doing much better in the last 6 weeks. I have also been getting weekly accupuncture, taking glucosamine, and a low dose of an SSRI. Out of my about a dozen practitioners these are the only two that really looked at my feet. My orthopedic says its hogwash, but i'm hoping and doing better, so there.
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