Good morning James - no surgery. They have all told me that there
was no surgery that could be done for me. I think it is because they
don't know what is causing it. From what I can gather, I think there
are many things that actually cause this. They haven't pin-pointed
my cause, yet. They said I have a slightly bulging disk, but that it
was normal for a 'person of my age'. They also said I have arthritis
in that area which may be causing it, also.

Today, so far is another good day since wearing the arch supports. I
took one Ibuprofen 800mg yesterday afternoon, around 2:00 - and that
is all I took the entire day. Today, I don't seem to need anything
at all, yet. But the day has just begun, too. Truly, I don't know
if this is all coincidence, or what, but each day is getting better
since I began wearing these arch supports. Last night, I found out
another one of my friends was wearing them, too. He doesn't have
piriformis syndrome, he has some kind of problem with his feet, and
he works on concrete and stand all day, and sometimes double shifts.
He loves them, they have helped him a lot, too. Like I said in my
last message, these are not the same thing as doctor prescribed arch
supports. I will keep you posted on my progress. So far, so good.

--- In piriformissyndrome@yahoogroups.com, james weber
<redjay25@y...> wrote:
> Hi jo, I am happy they are working for you. Any relief
> from this wretched condition is a blessing. Please let
> me know if they continue to work. Have you had
> surgery on the Piriformis ? James.
>
>
> --- Jo <jnjpreston@y...> wrote:
> > The GOOD FEET arch supports are not the same as
> > doctor prescribed
> > arch supports, where all they do is make the arch
> > supports to fit
> > your foot the way your foot is shaped now. These
> > are not like that
> > at all. These are designed to take your foot back
> > to the arch
> > support that you had as a child, and to re-align
> > your spine to the
> > way it is supposed to be. I'm on the three step
> > program, and you
> > wear the flatter ones most of the day, and the ones
> > that are supposed
> > to change the shape of your foot, you start out 1
> > hour a day and add
> > 20 to 30 minutes a day, until you get used to them.
> > They teach you
> > to stand straighter and it helps to take some of the
> > pressure off
> > your lower back / spine area. Today is my 5th good
> > day in a row. I
> > can't swear to you that this isn't coincidence,
> > maybe it is. But I
> > have seen a great deal of improvement in the way I
> > feel lately. I've
> > been doing a lot more riding (still with the pillow
> > - because I don't
> > want to chance it) - and Friday I felt so good, I
> > swept and mopped my
> > office, the file room and the hallway at work.
> > Could be coincidence,
> > I don't know, don't care, I just know I feel better
> > more each day
> > since I got them. Yesterday morning, I went for
> > about a 1 mile walk
> > while wearing them. I did pretty good, could have
> > been better. But
> > I've only had these for 3 weeks, now. They might
> > not work for every
> > single person that tries them, but I'm getting more
> > and more
> > convinced every day.
> >
> > --- In piriformissyndrome@yahoogroups.com, james
> > weber
> > <redjay25@y...> wrote:
> > > Hi Jo, I have worn arch supports for 2 years.
> > There
> > > were prescribed for a foot injury. They don't help
> > my
> > > Piriformis problem at all.
> > > Just thought you might like the information.
> > James.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Jo <jnjpreston@y...> wrote:
> > > > I have recently invested some money in the GOOD
> > FEET
> > > > arch supports.
> > > > A friend of mine has a store nearby, and talked
> > me
> > > > into buying them.
> > > > He had a sciatic nerve problem about a year or
> > so
> > > > ago, and he swore
> > > > that after he started wearing the arch supports,
> > he
> > > > has never felt
> > > > better. Now, let me repeat - he is a very good
> > > > friend, and he
> > > > wouldn't lie to me or try to talk me into buying
> > > > them just for the
> > > > money. I don't know if I'm getting my hopes up,
> > or
> > > > what, but the
> > > > last two days, I've not needed my pain
> > medication as
> > > > often, and so
> > > > far today, I haven't taken anything. It's 10:30
> > in
> > > > the morning, and
> > > > the mornings are usually the worst. I'm feeling
> > the
> > > > pain, but not
> > > > like I usually do, and it's tolerable enough to
> > not
> > > > take the
> > > > medication. I don't want to keep taking this
> > stuff
> > > > that has so many
> > > > possible side effects and might eventually cause
> > me
> > > > to have other
> > > > medical problems (with my stomach or whatever).
> > Six
> > > > months ago I
> > > > would have never considered spending that much
> > money
> > > > on something
> > > > such as this, but I'm desparate now, and told
> > him I
> > > > didn't care what
> > > > it costs me, I'll put it on the credit card if I
> > > > have to. It's been
> > > > about 2 to 3 weeks since I've started wearing
> > them.
> > > > He told me that
> > > > one of the chiropractors here in town (one with
> > a
> > > > great reputation, I
> > > > might add) wears them, and has even called upon
> > them
> > > > to come by his
> > > > office to fit two of his patients. I don't know
> > if
> > > > I can claim them
> > > > on my taxes as medical expenses, but I'm going
> > to
> > > > try. I wish my
> > > > insurance would have paid for them. They do
> > have a
> > > > website, but I
> > > > don't know what the web address is. They
> > shouldn't
> > > > be too hard to
> > > > find on the internet, though, if anyone is
> > > > interested in looking them
> > > > up. I just saw one of their 1/2 hour long
> > > > infomercials on TV the
> > > > other day for the first time. And like I said
> > > > earlier in this
> > > > posting, this may be wishful thinking, but
> > really, I
> > > > have felt better
> > > > the last couple of days.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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