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Originally Posted by wdfifteen

I was the one who put it off. He told me I would need surgery right away, but it was summer and I didn't want to sit with my foot up for a month. He started giving me cortisone injections. He said, "This should keep you out of pain for two-three months, then I can give you another one. Three of these and you're done." We scheduled the surgery then.

Thank you all for the kind words. This may be a life changer for me.

My old GP, whom I changed from when he retired, never referred me to a podiatrist. Eleven years ago, after I finished the Paris marathon limping, I went to him and told him my knee would start to give out after about 18 miles. He put his elbows on his knees and looked up at me very seriously and said, "You're 57 years old and you need a doctor to tell you not to run 18 miles if it makes your knee hurt?" It was funny at the time, but I really needed more help than I knew. The knee was going wonky because of the way I was twisting my foot when I ran.

OK, this is fantastic news. It sounds like it's definitely going to be a life changer for you.

OK, the story is quite funny, but you're right, probably not what you needed. I'm sure he was pretty good, but also kind of like a coach that thinks that you should "walk it off" for everything.