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Podiatrist appt--- verdict TARSAL TUNNEL SYNDROME-- nerve entrapment in the posterior tibialis ligament and  lost arch due to  weakened posterior tibalis muscle from the entrapment caused by shoe wear (brooks pureflow inverting my already pronated foot) and avoidance of running on plantar fascitis.  Answer:  exercises to increase strength/flexibilty.  STEROID shot.  Didn't even feel it (bad sign-- told you I the nerve was damaged-- I have had numbness in my ankle with tingling shooting pains to the foot/plantar region for five weeks.  I was all braced to freak out from pain of the shot but nothing.  What I did notice was the end to the shooting pains.....for the moment.  I ran timidly on four hours of sleep and wearing my mirage 2 saucony shoes for first time in over two weeks.  They give support for the semi-pronator.  When I wore them only twice before my inner ankle was angry with the support (it wanted to still pronate, where it felt comfortable in its misery, it didn't want correction of any sort) but now with the steroid shot the shoes feel comfortable.  Hopefully I can straighten out the problem before the steroid wears off and my left foot has time to notice it is in new alignment.  I have lost my arch-- wet foot print no longer shows an arch.  I have found great articles on this problem and I am doing what they say to do.  Today's run my legs felt so wonderful.   I was worried the first two miles and ran a 8:57 pace x two miles-- so relaxed going this way and that -- a new running route to break up the monotony and so I don't know mileage/pace as well as adding on good hills etc...  Last few miles were 7:42, 7:23, 7:31 (last mile was on dirt for 0.25 of it).   The land behind my house is being developed and I wanted to see how long now it would be for my kids to walk to school (0.5 miles).  Yay for NO driving this next year.  Amber benefits mostly as she is still in 4 th grade.  Brooke only gets a year with this short commute.  Before there were gates blocking the kids from going over on the undeveloped private property.  I loved this run because it was almost as if I am healing...I may be coming back....slight twinges noticed in the ankle-- dead nerve trying to come back to life.  AP today 8:02 for 8.3 miles.  Chiropracter appt this morning.  I am also getting a steroid shot in my back next week as my tarsal tunnel is also being accentuated from my herniated disc-- it is called a "double crush" syndrome-- compression from the ankle and from the back of the same nerve.  Melanie gave me hope of a guy who had the very same symptoms of ankle numbness and hamstring pain and had same day surgery for a herniated disc (small) incision) and four days later a heck of a lot better.  Although I am just headed for the steroid shot first.  His did not work.  Fingers crossed.  Sometimes they are not placed in the right spot.  Mine will be done under fluoroscopy.  Don't I sound like a complete mess?? okay at least my right side is holding together just fine ; D.