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I have had plantar fasciitis three times, 46, 41 and 2 years ago. The first two times I got orthotics and it cleared it right up. 2 years ago I had a very bad case. Spent a year doing PT and all of the things mentioned above. There was only a little improvement. In despteration 6 weeks...
I am walking the Camino Fortunes right now. Started in Lisbon and just finished a 20 mile day, Tui to Redondela. QI got plantar fasciitis over year ago and had to postpone 2022 Camino. Tried PT and Cortisone shots but they did not completely heal the plantar fasciitis. In April I finally got...
Yesterday I had a scheduled appointment with my GP. High on my list was getting info on the 60 day look back. By the way, some insurance policies go out to 180 days, which is something you should always check on the "details" button wherever you are searching for policies. He read the summary...
This is a USA based travel insurance question. I went to buy travel insurance for my upcoming Camino and ran into some issues. I did not realize that I should have purchased travel insurance before purchasing my airfare due to a pre-existing condition. Because I did not purchase insurance...
I lost my clear glasses the first night in Orisson. Thankfully I had a backup pair. The backups weighed very little and were worth far more than their weight in a feeling of security. By the way, Orisson did find them and promised to send them to my home in the US. We asked how much money to...
Good Luck Frank. In August 2018 I had "widow maker" heart attack while swimming in a 2 mile open water race in Lake Superior. I did manage to finish before full on cardiac arrest. That being said, after a lot of PT and learning to watch my pulse rate, 8 months later I started on the Camino...
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