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   From: master.dancer@verizon.net   
      
   "fkissam"  wrote   
      
   > I am desperate so any resources would be helpful.   
   >   
      
      
   Asya and Ron have already advised for you to seek out an experienced   
   podiatrist. To which I would agree.   
      
   FWIW.... A couple of years back I could barely walk on my right foot. The   
   ball of that foot felt like I was walking on a rock 24/7.   
   A callous had formed and I assumed it was from too much dancing and running.   
   I thought the "rock sensation" was from the callous.   
   Well, after living in pain for months I decided to seek out a podiatrist.   
   After X-rays, It turned out the "fat pad" on that foot had been damaged and   
   there was no protection for those bones and the callous was a result of the   
   bones trying to push through the skin.   
   There's a surgical procedure to repair the fat pad but my doctor advised   
   against it for me. He designed a pair of simple orthodics that I can put in   
   almost any shoe that basically has a quarter sized "hole" below that spot on   
   my ball.   
   They've worked fantastic for me. The callous has completely went away and I   
   can dance all I want and even walk barefoot pain free.   
   Good luck.   
      
      
   Bob Wheatley   
      
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