Why does the bottom of my foot pop when I stand up?

Severe foot pain on the bottom of my feet...hurts to stand on them and has lasted for 4 weeks now.

• I awoke one morning and when I got out of bed, it hurt like crazy to stand on my feet. The pain continued very persistently for 3+ weeks... extremely tender in the morning, gradually getting better during the day, and increasing again in evenings. It felt like my foot had collapsed in the middle where the arch is, except I still had an arch there. On the inside of my feet there was slight swelling and slight discoloration . It has now been close to 5 weeks and the pain is getting to be less and less, but not gone completely yet. Accompanying this I also experienced pain and problems in my knees, and in a very unsystematic way, also had problems bending my knees. This would shift though....one day it was one leg and the next the the other leg, then it would subside and it would return..... It was so severe at one point, that just 2 weeks ago, I could barely go up and down stairs. The knee situation seems to have improved now and have not experienced that in the past 6 days now. Any ideas?Reworded

• Answer:

  I would see your doctor, that being said, what you are describing sounds like plantar fasciitis. It is very painful, especially first thing in the morning. One thing you can try, go to Wal-Mart at the pharmacy, and do a foot scan for the Dr. Scholls orthotics, a little pricey, but compared to a podiatrist.....worth it!