masraum, nope. it started as a mild pain in the heel, became a very bad pain in the heel, then, over the course of a week, came to involve nearly the whole foot and then things REALLY ramped up and got swollen. it was even worse than the picture from three days ago on sunday. some of the worst pain i've ever experienced for this amount of time. anyway, it is on its way to being better. hell, its already much better. i have no idea what its doing, but praying that it isn't gout.