I'm wearing a special insole,with a lump in it to press up at what corresponds to a hand knuckle joint and widen the gap between two bones that are pressing on a nerve. It is, we've worked out, a long standing thing,exacerbated by an ankle that has always been weaker....so will take work over time to correct.
I'm finding HAVING to wear shoes a problem.
No taking off shoes as you enter the house.
No wearing jandals/flipflps/thong sandals...although after six months in New Zealand my ankle was stronger....
It is just going against the grain for a barefoot walker.
Thing, thing a thong.....
ReplyDeleteI also have "parameters" imposed on my shoe options now. If I put up with a clog, or similar, that doesn't bend, I can prolong the interval between horrible cortisone shots into the base joint of my big toe.
ReplyDeleteI have several pairs of shoes that I'll never wear again. They still look so pretty in my closet.....
with you on this g .... except, for me, its going against the grain for a shoe lover .... I've had to wear orthotics for many years now .... I miss shoe shopping and hate having to take out a loan in order to buy shoes that I can fit to my orthotics
ReplyDeleteI started out with bad feet, wore corrective shoes in the cradle. Manipulated my toes down to normal positions as a kid, which worked.
ReplyDeleteStill, love to be barefoot. Need solid shoes and arch supports.
In short - my sympathies.