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Jul 2011
8:46am, 18 Jul 2011
30 posts
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rosieg
Do I need to worry about this?
I have been having some very mild achilles pain in my right foot - a few perfectly bearable twinges towards the start of a run, and then no problems whatsoever. However, I have also developed some odd "lumps" on the back of my heel. They are quite small - sort of beginnings of varicose vein size and they have no other symptoms. They just feel like part of my foot, not painful, not different - just there.
I made the mistake of googling and now wish I hadn,t. Any reassurance/ advice very welcome!
Thanks 
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Jul 2011
9:06am, 18 Jul 2011
20,599 posts
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cabletow
Can you post a photo?
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Jul 2011
10:06am, 18 Jul 2011
31 posts
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rosieg
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Other heel completely smooth
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Jul 2011
10:07am, 18 Jul 2011
32 posts
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rosieg
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Jul 2011
4:39pm, 18 Jul 2011
20,600 posts
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cabletow
Hard to tell but if the lumps are the ones right on the insertion of the tendon and if they are tender I would suspect superficial Achilles bursitis - your shoes are rubbing - the heel cup is too stiff
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Jul 2011
4:57pm, 18 Jul 2011
806 posts
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auburnette
Haglund's deformity? Do you wear a lot of ballet pumps?
If so the achilles pain could be completely unrelated.
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Jul 2011
5:00pm, 18 Jul 2011
807 posts
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auburnette
PS. if it is haglund's deformity I wouldn't worry too much - I have it (high arches plus too many bad shoes) and it doesn't cause any problems bar the occasional blister. Other people generally won't notice.
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Jul 2011
6:04pm, 18 Jul 2011
33 posts
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rosieg
Good answers - thank you I was worried you were going to tell me I had to give up running for ever and ever
Lumps aren't tender but do seem to be roughly at insertion point. Lump kind of goes diagonally up and left from here (looking at heel from behind)
No ballet pumps, but I run in VFFs and wear VivoBarefoot the rest of the time which I guess is similar
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Jul 2011
7:31pm, 18 Jul 2011
20,601 posts
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cabletow
hagglaunds is more lateral
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Jul 2011
7:32pm, 18 Jul 2011
20,602 posts
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cabletow
Hagglaunds is marker of insertional tendinitis and retrocalcaneal bursitis - the deep bursa Hagglaunds is marker of insertional tendinitis and retrocalcaneal bursitis - the deep bursa
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