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After a couple of years of on and off random foot troubles, I decided enough was enough and I'd go and have this checked out. With only a few minutes consulting with Dr. Golub, he x-ray'd my feet and informed me of the bad news. I was stricken with the incurable disease of Higharcheeitis, seems I've had it since birth and 30 years of ignorance resulted in the pain I've been experiencing.
I asked if there were any bionic foot replacement options available to me, and unfortunately there are none. I guess medical advances in this area are still at *least* five or six years away. I wasn't really interested in a surgical solution any way. :-/
I'm guessing that Dr. Scholl's isn't a very good doctor or even a doctor at all, just more a good business man with a convenient first name. Doctor Golub explained that the inserts I've been using; scholls, good feet, walk fit, massaging gel, you name it, I've tried em, just don't work well with as high of an arch as I have. I needed something fit just for me.
The only real solution is to get custom orthotics casted special for my feet. We went over the costs of custom orthotics which their cash price in the $500 range, some insurance companies cover some of that cost and couple insurance companies have a small deductible. Truly, I was just happy to not end up laid out on a table somewhere under the knife. $500 would be worth it as long as I don't have these troubles any longer.
A quick phone call between their office staff and my insurance company later, we came to the conclusion that orthotics were in fact a covered item. He had my feet casted and a week or so later I was using my new orthotics with little to no more pain to speak of.
I do occasionally have slight pain in my foot, but since I have been using my custom inserts on a daily basis I've not had to use crutches to get around for a day or two once every four to six months; not even once!
Thanks Dr. Golub - you know I'll be back if I 'run' into any more trouble. Let me know if you ever need a volunteer for Bionic foot replacement, just don't add an extra GPS locator, and I'm you're man. I'd even be down for a new arm or laser eye of some sort. Maybe even laser eye treatment, but I guess that would be a different Doctor.
Happy Yelping Phoenix!
Edit: I can't believe I forgot to include this. They also seem to be the go - to podiatrist for a lot of local pro athletes. Their office is littered with thank you photo's and signatures of athletes from the suns and coyotes from recent years and past. My guess, if they're good enough to take care of a pro athlete, they're likely good enough for the average Joe too.
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