While reviewing past blogs, I came across an entry from Dianne who asked about ideas and tips for “walking and standing in glamorous shoes.”
Just reading her entry made my feet hurt, let alone the thought of actually wearing a shoe that is considered “glamorous.” My first thought was shiny shoes with high heels and pointed toes. Yikes, that sounds painful!
Two decades ago, I stopped shopping for fancy shoes and accepted the fact that I can only wear wide shoes with no heels. Basically, all of my shoes are neutral. They are not necessarily ugly; I just avoid drawing attention to my feet.
Adding to the list of “Arthritis Can’t Do’s” – stylish shoes, can’t do that!
Like most of my body, arthritis has affected my feet, causing severe damage and the need to have both feet reconstructed. While the surgery helped to relieve pain and made it a bit easier to wear shoes, I can honestly say, the recovery was among the hardest of my 31 operations. Not being able to bear weight for two to three months was extremely difficult, especially when my upper body has severe limitations and cannot help carry my weight.
The only advice I can give to Dianne or anyone about shoes is, go for comfort! Since our feet carry our weight and hold us up, why torture them? Treat your feet to the most comfortable shoes you can find. I cannot think of any occasion that is worthy of adding pain to our feet. Do not make the outfit about the shoes. Instead, draw the attention upward using accessories or stylish hair.
Have you had foot surgery? Tell us about your experience. Would you recommend it? Do you have comfortable shoes in your closet? If so, tell us where we can find them.
Thanks!
Dr Cathleen A McCarthy
http://podiatryshoereview.blogspot.com
Thank you all again.
Pam
http://www.walkingcradles.com/c2/ALICIA-BLACK-LEATHER-SILVER-p26916.html.
You will definitely be able to find one that fits, because they specialize in sizes and widths, and they are really comfortable because they use a 'tiny pillow' bottom.
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I hate this issue
my big ole AFO's ankle foot orthotics come up to almost thew top of my ankles and ONLY fit in sneakers which go with NOTHING dressy and the doctors DONT CARE!!! LOL
I like those sandles that contour to your feet with the velcro that adjusts for all sides and cost a million dollars.... Birkenstock... or something like that... they have nice feeling sandles but they don't really go with everything either however I can make SOME amends with them and my clothing.
I also find a lot of slippers with nice flowers on them.. say asian style or whateve.... i use those a lot for dress shoes because they are flat, and look nice however I use my wheelchair a lot so my painful feet arent touching thr ground
when I am walking, I need a ton of support and honestly havent found shoes that i really like that LOOK nice and go well with my dress clothes. I hate to dress up and look all pretty and then you look at my feet and its like Eewwwww... makes me sad... and mad.....
I do find that black shoes that are real supportive were in for awhole that cover my feet almost like sneakers but aren;t.. i don't remember what they are called however they are pretty nice. They don't fit my AFO's.. they will fit the regular orthotics that fit flat in. They are comfortable to wear and don't look so bad.
I appreciate the other suggestions from other commentators here.. I plan to check out the suggestions
One of the best sneakers out there is New Balance.... thats one thing I can suggest is a good sneaker!
Thank you for the advice on a good pair of shoes for bad feet. I will be looking for New Balance the next time i go shopping.
Denise
Hope this helps you.
I missed my dress shoes and sneakers, but couldn't find any other shoes that would work. The podiatrist was unsympathetic.
One day we went to a store owned and staffed by Mennonites. I looked at the plain black tie shoes worn by the women and realized they were almost exactly like mine and they wore only that kind of shoes their whole lives. For some reason I felt totally different about my shoes. They became a model of simplicity instead of a monument to loss.
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