Heel spurs?? anyone??!


Question: okay so when I broke my toe the podiatrist took xrays and he's like did you know you have heel spurs and I was like what in the hell is that?? Am I gonna die or what?He briefly explained it's part of your bone comming off??Or something.He asked me if I have pain in my heels and I'm like all the time.I'm on my feet 8 hrs a day.And when I get up in the mornings it's painful to walk.So I decided I have to go back to him to see what can be done because now that he pointed that out I feel even more pain.What is he going to do to fix it?and how did I get this?I'm 35 yrs old and I'm wondering is this normal to get?Can someone help me?Thank You.


Answers: okay so when I broke my toe the podiatrist took xrays and he's like did you know you have heel spurs and I was like what in the hell is that?? Am I gonna die or what?He briefly explained it's part of your bone comming off??Or something.He asked me if I have pain in my heels and I'm like all the time.I'm on my feet 8 hrs a day.And when I get up in the mornings it's painful to walk.So I decided I have to go back to him to see what can be done because now that he pointed that out I feel even more pain.What is he going to do to fix it?and how did I get this?I'm 35 yrs old and I'm wondering is this normal to get?Can someone help me?Thank You.

i have them on my heels too, and i am 33, i think it comes from standing on my feet al day... here is what i fould on webMD

A bone spur (osteophyte) is a bony growth formed on normal bone. Most people think of something sharp when they think of a "spur," but a bone spur is just extra bone. It



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