I had my MRI Monday morning and that went ok. I didn't know they were going to inject dye into my right arm at the elbow, so that wasn't very fun. I had my normal reaction of feeling nauseous and close to fainting. The MRI was really loud, so I had to wear ear plugs and I also had music to listen with headphones. They did short 2-3 minute tests and the machine would make all kinds of noise. I was glad when the whole thing was over, it took about an hour.

Yesterday we met with the doctor and went over the MRI results, which were negative. He didn't find any tumor, cyst, or bursitis. He said it is just chronic plantar fasciitis, so he told me to keep doing what I've been doing - stretching, wearing my night splint, icing my heel, and wearing shoes all the time. He also gave me some silicone 3/4 shoe inserts that should give me more padding than my harder orthotics. I got another coritsone shot too. Hopefully these new inserts help. He said plantar fasciitis normally goes away for most people after about a year, no matter what measures have been taken to cure it. Not exactly what I wanted to hear, but I guess it's better than unnecessary surgery and having to use crutches.