Went to the podiatrist and had my foot x-rayed.
Its a heel spur that looks like a fish hook digging up into my heel at the point where the plantar tendon meets the heel bone.
Its a big one, too (and 'pointy')!
Got a cortisone shot (thought I'd shoot thru the roof of the exam room, even tho freezing stuff was applied beforehand) & I have to go thru anti-inflammatory Rx, ice, stretching, shoe insert, and on...and on...and on............
If it weren't fer a weee dram (mebbe a bit more) o' the nectar of the Emerald Isle don't think I could make it thru, at the end o' the day