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Hi! I just wanted to share what has helped me a lot with PF, especially because a couple of months ago I felt like I saw no light at the end of the tunnel.

For roughly the first three months I basically babied my feet. I rested almost all day, spent most of my time in bed or on the couch, walked as little as possible, and even followed my doctor’s recommendation not to do things like walk around the grocery store. I was doing nothing.

I’ve been at the point where even walking to the bathroom felt like too much, and I couldn’t stand long enough to shower comfortably, even while wearing OOFOS. I was scared to use my feet and felt like rest was the only option.

Then around the beginning of month three I moved to Europe to study abroad and suddenly had no choice but to start moving again. I have to walk to get pretty much anywhere here so I started increasing my activity.

At first I would do around 10k steps one day and then spend the next day mostly resting on the couch. I could definitely feel the extra activity the following day but that rest day seemed to bring me back to my normal baseline.

After about a week of that I started doing around 10k steps one day and maybe 5k the next instead of completely resting. From there I gradually kept increasing what I could tolerate.

Now I’m regularly doing around 11k–13k steps a day with little to no increase in pain from the walking itself. Whatever discomfort I have now is usually the same discomfort I wake up with in the morning and it just kind of follows me throughout the day. Walking doesn’t seem to make it worse anymore.

the craziest part is that even with all of this walking my baseline level of pain seems to be going down significantly week by week. I haven’t felt that horrible sharp pain in a long time and lately I’m barely having what I would even consider “bad” pain.

I take advantage of public transportation and occasionally taxis when I feel like I’ve already done enough walking for the day so i’m still mindful not to super overdo it too quick. hopefully eventually I’ll be back to walking everywhere without even thinking about it.

I’ve also been wearing Hokas everyday day and I limit barefoot time to maybe 10–15 minutes total. At home I wear my OOFOS. My hope is that by the beginning of next month I can start slowly reintroducing my regular flat sneakers and loafers for school.

I also stopped religiously wearing my night splints every single night. Now I usually only put one on if my foot feels achy while I’m lying in bed because that stretched position seems to relieve the discomfort pretty quickly. and stopped any stretches after doing physical therapy and not seeing any improvement. I feel like walking outside is good therapy for it.

I genuinely cannot believe how much progress I’ve made. About a month ago my family was seriously considering whether I was going to need a wheelchair because walking felt so difficult. The first day I had to walk through the airport was incredibly painful and exhausting. 20 days later it’s insane how much better it’s getting.

obviously everyone’s PF is different and I’m not saying to suddenly force yourself through severe or worsening pain. but for me after months of extreme rest gradually loading my feet and letting them actually do things again seems to have helped way more than continuing to avoid walking altogether.

so if you’ve been dealing with this for a while and have been extremely inactive because you’re scared of aggravating it might be worth gradually increasing your activity rather than continuing to completely baby it. For me getting moving again has been one of the biggest turning points in my recovery.

I just moved to Madrid and want to get the Women’s Third Authentic Jersey Pink 26/27 to kind of celebrate living here again as an adult. I was born in Madrid but moved away as a child so being back and living here on my own now feels pretty special and I thought getting a jersey would be a fun way to commemorate it.

The problem is I’ve literally never owned a sports jersey before and no one in my family watches sports, so I have absolutely no idea what the etiquette is lol.

I’m debating getting my own last name on the back with either 11 or 12, since both numbers have personal meaning to me. Is putting your own last name on a jersey considered tacky/weird or is that a normal thing to do? Which number is better?

I don’t really want a player’s name because I don’t have a particular connection to or love for any one player that would make me want their name on my first jersey. So I think my options are basically my last name + 11/12 or just leaving it completely blank.

What would you do? Customize it or leave it blank? And if customizing your own name is considered a football faux pas please tell me before I spend €200+ on it 😭

I just moved to Madrid and want to get the Women’s Third Authentic Jersey Pink 26/27 to kind of celebrate living here again as an adult. I was born in Madrid but moved away as a child so being back and living here on my own now feels pretty special and I thought getting a jersey would be a fun way to commemorate it.

The problem is I’ve literally never owned a sports jersey before and no one in my family watches sports, so I have absolutely no idea what the etiquette is lol.

I’m debating getting my own last name on the back with either 11 or 12, since both numbers have personal meaning to me. Is putting your own last name on a jersey considered tacky/weird or is that a normal thing to do? Which number is better?

I don’t really want a player’s name because I don’t have a particular connection to or love for any one player that would make me want their name on my first jersey. So I think my options are basically my last name + 11/12 or just leaving it completely blank.

What would you do? Customize it or leave it blank? And if customizing your own name is considered a football faux pas please tell me before I spend €200+ on it 😭

For the past month my pain has FINALLY started getting better after 3 months of dealing with this. I can now walk around 10–11k steps a day without any stabbing pain. During the first half of the month I would still have a general ache but now I mostly only notice anything if I’m standing for a long time or walking for one long stretch and it goes away when i rest/sit down for a while. It also weirdly seems like I’m getting better the more I walk compared to when I was basically in bed resting all day. literally every day it gets noticeably better.

My question now is how do I transition out of wearing supportive shoes/orthotics all the time and back into regular shoes? I have custom insoles that I can move into other shoes and for the past month I’ve only worn my Hokas and OOFOS. I’m planning on continuing to wear the OOFOS at home until I’ve been pain free for a few months, but I start school again at the beginning of September and my school has a business dress code so Hokas definitely aren’t going to work lol. I also just don’t want to wear them in general and once they’re out of my life i will be much happier.

I’m planning to start with loafers and leather sneakers so definitely no heels yet. I’m just not sure how slowly I should introduce them. I live in a very walkable/public transportation city so I thought about wearing my Hokas for my commute and changing shoes once I get to school but realistically I don’t think my school bag is big enough to carry an entire pair of Hokas around all day

For anyone who had to transition back into work or school attire once the initial flare up started calming down how did you do it? Did you start with only a few hours in regular shoes and slowly increase? Did you keep using your custom insoles? Any tips for avoiding another flare while still getting your feet used to normal shoes again?i’m getting so excited of going back to normal life and i’m thinking of working out again, walking, my cute shoes again!!, one day barefoot again. so excited but also don’t want to regress as at one point i couldn’t even walk to go to the bathroom

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edit: oops i meant two main characters, not two male main characters.

I’m an IVF conceived Christian myself and I’m curious how other IVF conceived Christians view this and reconcile it with their faith.

I’ll be visiting with my family, friends, and my 10 lb little dog. I’m not too worried about shopping since someone in our group can always stay outside with her while the rest of us go into stores.

Restaurants are more of a concern because she’s not allowed to stay alone where we’re staying so she’ll need to come with us whenever we eat. Breakfast doesn’t seem like it’ll be an issue since I’ve seen plenty of casual places with outdoor seating.

I’m more curious about lunch and especially dinner. Are most restaurants with outdoor seating okay with a leashed dog lying under the table while you eat? For example, places like CRU, Cisco Brewers, or other restaurants with outdoor seating.

also are there any restaurants that allow dogs indoors? Where I’m from dogs generally aren’t allowed indoors at restaurants although there are a couple of local places that don’t mind them indoors.

overall would you say Nantucket is very dog friendly for dining or should I expect to rely mostly on takeout lol. Any tips from someone who’s also traveled with their dog.

edit: Also are dogs allowed on the beach?