I have a hurty right hip.
Fun game, though think original spelling Pooh.
Have now been prescribed a monthly injection of testosterone to try and reverse my insanely low levels. Will be interesting to see what a difference in makes.
Interesting - lots of guys suffer with low T symptoms. Usually that prescription is gel/ patches.
You have to tweak the rates carefully to avoid your testes backing off production even further.
If youāre okay talking about it Iād be very interested in how you get on with it.
No problems talking about it at all.
I think itās more that in France, the patches and gels are considerably more expensive on the French health system, so they donāt tend to use them unless there is a compelling need.
I get to have another blood test just before the third injection, to see what levels Iām at at the tail end of the month, and theyāll then adjust as required. Thereās not really an issue with testes production backing off as Iāve already had the snip.
Have had pain in my right foot for ages and it has got progressively worse recently. I found time to get to the doctor this week who diagnosed Plantar Faciitis. I think it is pretty much tennins elbow of the footā¦ At itās worst it is agony!
Anyone in the slaughterhouse had it? I am supposed to get arch supporting insoles and cushions for the heels of my shoes but there is a lot of stuff out there and it would be good to have a tip on what works.
My son has it. Itās really common in boys between 11-15.
Has he got treatment for it?
If you havenāt sorted it beforehand, we could certainly have a go at Lopwell
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Is that a young Jim, sans beard?
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Haha, it could be 
I might be able to escape from Jim, even with a dodgy foot. It would be a close thing at the moment though!
Not sure I have much to worry about, heāll be front and centre all weekend in the best chair in the place. 
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yep, I have had it and it comes back from time to time. Go find a physiotherapist and someone who can make orthotics to measure (ask at your GP for recommendations). I have had no success with supports and inner soles you buy over the counterā¦ regardless of what they say on the packet. I relieved alot of my discomfort by going up a shoe size, which meant the shoes were wider. In the end I had to throw away all my smaller sized shoesā¦
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you lot know me better than i do 
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I asked the GP but she just said look online. Iāll see if I can find someone who custom makes inners. 
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Thanks Greg, will look for something like that closer to home or in London.
Agree with the orthotic advice given.
But given the fairly static nature of your work look for work posture elements. Which tasks make it worst?
Sometimes a mat or small magazine in right place can sufficiently alter balance towards more equal foot load.
Also yoga. If one part of your connective tissue is that tight, other parts of the monocoque will be out of shape too.
Itās quite common for monocoques to be bent, apparently.
A year or so ago I got some custom orthotics made privately. They were pretty good but did set me back Ā£300 (seemed reasonable given the time that the specialist spent assessing me, getting them made, fitting them and then offering follow-up).
Some time later I discovered that my local NHS Podiatry Service has a specialist in musculoskeletal (MSK) issues relating to stance and gait. This is free of course, as long as you can get your GP to refer you (mine put me in the hands of Podiatry years ago because of my diabetes). I got a second assessment which was able to benefit from the experience of the first (private) one and the second set of orthotics are even better than the first. Because he wasnāt ājustā making me orthotics he also spent some time on the underlying MSK issues and has given me exercises to try and stretch my calf muscles without aggravating the acute symptoms (some Achilles tendonitis and some heel pain, which seems not to be plantar fasciitis).
Based on my experience Iād say see if you can locate Podiatry within your local NHS structure and, if you can, see if you can persuade your GP to refer you to them.
VB
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