Plantar Fascia Release Surgery?

I hope you get a lot of responses because I'm interested in hearing them too! ;) My husband is having so many issues with his plantar fasciatis too and he's considering the surgery but is hesitant because of the recovery period. From what he's heard, it's long.

My son in law had both feet done after years of trying different things. He had a long recovery period due to the fact that it took a while for the bone spurs (caused by the plantar fascia) to go away. He now has a series of exercises he does on a regular basis to make sure it doesn't happen again. He's on his feet for work 8 hrs a day plus spends a lot of time up and down ladders so the surgery changed everything for him. Went from being grouchy because he was in pain all the time to being a pleasant guy.

hello
I have PF but won't do a surgery.. no way... that which has helped me is... stretching of the foot AND the legs... << that has really helped.. also and so VERY important.. shoes that allow your toes to splay (this includes sneakers) and a toe box that doesn't taper at the toe.. what you are looking for is alignment of the big toe and the back of the heel.. after three failed attempts at THREE different podiatrist, even one most recently.. I went back to the literature I found online.. BEFORE you decide to do surgery..
read from this Portland, Oregon based podiatrist (Dr ray McClanahan) website..
https://nwfootankle.com/foot-health/drill/3-problems/31-p...

he has several articles on there about foot ailments, including youtube videos... I have never been to the NWclinic (I don't live up that way) but just in listening and reading all the foot articles, I learned more about foot health and shoes and so much more than ever visiting three podiatrists in person.. definitely read his articles before considering surgery..

as for my feet.. since switching shoes over year ago now, my neuromas are much better (before it was becoming more and more difficult to walk) the PF has taken awhile to heal and can.. it's a stubborn injury.. but I do all the things he listed for it and slowly but surely it is healing.. most importantly, follow his shoe wearing advice.. that is really what has helped..

best of luck

I had knee surgery on Jan 6 and am still on crutches. It is miserable and incredibly frustrating to say the least. I am lucky that my husband works from home and my girls are 12 and 17. I would really recommend you talk to your doctor and even a physical therapist about the recovery from this surgery. Having help for a few days post surgery does not sound like nearly enough help to me. If you are non weight bearing after surgery, I would say there is no way you will only need a little help post surgery. Although I was partial weight bearing after my surgery I could not physically get up by myself for about a week. This has been a hard process not only physically but emotionally as well. I didn't even consider the emotional aspect pre surgery.

I had the release done about 5 years ago after suffering for 2 straight years of various treatments. I am a nurse and work 12 shifts 3-4 days in a hospital, plus a side job 2 days a week, so I was pretty miserable before the surgery. I was out of work with minimal weight-bearing for about 3 weeks and then I went back to my regular work schedule. I had to wear a hard boot splint. The Doc wanted me to stay out of work for a full 6 weeks but I couldn't afford to stay out of work that long. I ended up wearing the boot for about 12 weeks and had some residual soreness after a long day on my feet for about another 12 weeks every since then I have been pain free. I still do my stretches most days. There were days that the recovery were painful and really tough to get through, but it passed relatively quickly and I have never regretted having it done.

Good Luck!