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To avoid yet another homosexuality thread, I thought we could discuss the lump on my heel and what it means to me.
I've got a lump near the top of my heel just about where the top of my shoe rubs against it. Is this some kind of calcium deposit or am I going to die? Should I see my primary care doctor or go straight to a podiatrist? Should I go real soon? I guess if I'm going to die, I probably should, but it doesn't really hurt.
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It's kind of soft on the top, but hard underneath. It's not fluid filled and it's defintely not a callous.
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Sounds like a thick callus [on the tendon itself]. I will defer to Theca, but if it isn't troubling you (and you aren't having fevers, unexplained weight loss, etc), I would just mention it at the next visit. However, if you want a reasonably thorough answer, wait for Theca. She's good.
On the other hand, if it becomes painful or interferes with walking, see someone sooner. Pain suggests inflammation such as tendonitis.
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Zan, go see a podiatrist, and if necessary insist that he take an xray. I had a lump growing under one of my toenails years ago (ouch) that went undiagnosed until it was nearly too painful to walk. It was just a calcium deposit (whew!), but I was very glad when it was gone. Better to find out than worry if you're going to die (or wish you would because your feet hurt so bad).
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Thanks for the help everyone. It's not really on the achilles tendon, though. I described it as being right where the top of the shoe rubs mainly because I got about 3 new pairs of shoes within a month of each other and they all seemed to rub me there. I thought that might have caused it. It's located on the top of the heel bone.
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Hmmm, that sounds like it is at the insertion point of the tendon.
zgator, it's a shame I can't examine your ankles across the ethernet. However, the very lascivious sight might give me an attack of the vapors. *prepares to swoon at the thought
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If you ever got a look at my little toes, you really would swoon. They're pretty weird looking. The nail is on the side.
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I've been called a heel and a lump before. I know that doesn't help, but any medical advice I would give probably would.
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Hey, if there's still a CT around, I have an acute pain on the top of my foot that hurts when I move or take a step. I think it's possibly due to the fact that I was sparring a friend of mine without pads last night, and may have kicked him with the top of my foot... It didn't hurt until I woke up this morning... Is there any diagnoses from the Hatrack doctors? Also, tell me what to do so I don't cry while I'm walking to my classes.... (dies)
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You need to supply a little information about WHERE the foot hurts, and with what activities, etc.
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Ummm... It's on my right foot, on the ummmm... y'know where the instep is? It's above that... Along my tendons in my foot, I guess. It hurts when I go up on my tiptoes when I'm walking. I can't describe it... (bad at describing)
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jeniwren, my sister in law had one of those things under her finger nail - it was really painful for her and she was also very glad to get it out, though not happy she has to wait for a new nail to grow in.
Since this is a foot problem thread, I just wanted to point out my sprained ankle still hasn't healed,it still rolls over on me when I walk occasionally and hurts when I flex my foot.
I don't guess there's any way to speed the healing process, is there? It's getting kind of annoying.
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We're talking Keds, here. The perfect shoe. They don't get slimy when I wear them barefoot. However, I stopped wearing sandals at 10 because I couldn't stand the black, slippery footbeds. These were "quality" sandals, too. But they gave me the willies.
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One of my classmates is in the hospital with viral meningitis. That's not as bad as bacterial meningitis, right? How contagious is the virus?
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We could have a ball with the puns this topic provides, but I'd feel like kind of a heel turning a serious medical thread into a pun thread.
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