Dave, Sounds like you have plantar facitis (sp?) I had it for about a year and could not hardly walk when I climbed out of bed in the AM. Went a store called "good feet" and got fitted for some orthotics made for this issue and it is like I never had the problem. They are a little pricey but they work and all of the pain is gone. The cheaper route is to go to the Dr. Schols fitting machine in wally world and get some insoles although they are not nearly as good or pricey......YMMV
