The orthopedic doc said that waiting too long to treat this can lead to a very long recovery. In addition stress fractures can occur if left untreated which will have to be dealt with also.One of the lawyers my wife works with had the exact same symptoms as I did but he lived with the pain for a much longer time. He got a stress fracture because of it and got the boot for 6 weeks.
Listen to your body. It will tell you if some maintenance is due.
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Plantar fasciitis, heel spurs, and an avulsion fracture of the right calcaneus...I was out of comission for six months! Oh and let's not forget the arthritis that developed in the right ankle! Man, getting old sucks!