Western medicine

I took a friend's advice and visited a podiatrist to discuss the heel pain I've been experiencing. This fast-talking doctor went through my medical history, and with barely a single notable event or ailment or allergy, he declared that I would be "an easy patient." He pinched my heel, and I squealed in pain, and he diagnosed me with plantar faciitis. He rattled off a course of treatment which included icing the ligament, doing some therapeutic stretches, and administering a series of cortisone shots in my heel. Somehow I assumed he meant this last thing was an optional treatment. Next thing I knew he was filling a syringe. He saw my apprehension and talked me through it, but I couldn't have anticipated the pain I was about to receive. When did doctors get so aggressive?! Now I'm feeling twice the pain. And my consolation prize? 90 days' worth of pain pills. The system is rigged.