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Hello everyone. I’m a podiatrist and I’m apart of team in the process of developing a non surgical bunion corrector - so please find attached a survey as it would help with our…
Anyone hear of Hyper-Flex? It is relatively new, minimally invasive. There is a NYC podiatrist who is using it.
Getting to the point that I need to see about surgery. Should I go to a podiatrist or orthopedic surgeon?
waiting on a response to my doctors referral. its up and down like a yoyo and no reason for the changes
Hello any orthopedic surgeons not a podiatrist . If you can recommend in New York not Hss they don’t take my insurance.
Yes!! I saw my podiatrist today. I got the news my foot is healing great and I can go barefoot and start jogging again (I never jogged but my podiatrist did say this lol). I am so, so…
Could I please have some suggestions for work shoes for wide feet (I believe I may have lipoedema or something similar so my feet are very swollen)? Birkenstocks weren’t wide enough…
Help needed in deciding. My surgeon suggests shaving bone growth on the side of my bunion and doing a big toe release during surgery. (I had chevron MIS last year and I already have a…
I see lots of talk about wide toe box shoes. However. I have narrow feet (one still with bunion in situ). I am finding shoes to be too wide on my operated foot but not deep enough…
Has anyone in here bought these boots? Any opinions? Looking for something supportive with a wide toe box. The SOREL ones I tried were too narrow on the toes!
I’m prone to inflammation and post surgery I’m dealing with major swelling on a daily basis. My former size 9 wide Hokas are unfortunately not providing enough space at the toe box…
Waterproof winter/snow boot recommendations?? When I find them with wide toe box, they are too loose everywhere else.
UPDATE: I think Skechers just lost a great customer. I absolutely love love love my new Hokas. Thanks to everyone who recommended them!! Amazingly comfortable for both bunion foot and…
Best athletic shoe wide width AND wide toe box? Hi all. I know that it has been mentioned here already but I can’t find the thread. I would love some recommendations on wide width…
Morning, I am new to this group. I have a tailor's bunion on my left foot. I had a steroid shot about a month ago and it helped for a while. I am thinking of trying acupucture. Has…
I’m leaving the group! I’m 12 weeks post op and I definitely consider my surgery a success!! I had MIS bunion correction hammertoe correction and third toe arthritic joint correction…
Got my first pedicure today. Before/After (6 months post on right foot, 5 months post on left foot). The scars are worse than I hoped for. I’m still in some pain when…
Ive had issues with pain since I was a teenager. Everyone always put it off as if it was in my head. About 2 months ago I got my pcp to refer me to a foot doctor. We tr
Today is Day 6 after my foot surgery.
Before and After. Just had my bandage changed. Day 15. 1 more week and I can remove the bandage and start physio. Trying light weight bearing each day but I'm very tentative. Quite…
Positive update: I was 6 weeks post op on Wednesday and had both feet done. There was a time I really thought I would never get shoes on, never drive again, never walk around a store…
5 weeks today post op my new right foot looked like the left foot 5 weeks ago big toe is still bit swollen snd sore at base off it , but starting too look good I rub rescue oil same…
What percentage of people with Plantar Fasciitis, return to their normal lifestyle too soon? This is the question I've been researching recently. I've read so many stories of those…
I have had this since December but really bad since February is it normal that my flare ups are still 8/10 even with trying to rehab it for months
Started having some bad heel pain in Feb . Went to Dr. He did some test and XRays and said looks like I have a small PF. He said there will be pain and sent me on my way. QUESTION…
I’m working in kitchens and cleaning and mostly on my feet all day is this making my plantar fasciitis worse. When I have my three days I am normal
Just want to share with people in case it can help someone. I’ve been dealing with PF since 2024. The past 6 months or so I have a lot of leg pain from the knee down. Kept thinking it…
Has anyone here been told they have PF only to realize they might have an entrapped nerve like Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome? I’ve been dealing with heal pain in my left foot for over a year…
Hi Everyone, I am 28 years old and had an endoscopic plantar fasciotomy in September 2025. I had relief after the surgery but in February of this year began to experience pain again…
I don't think I have planter fasciitis. But my pain is very unique, lasting more than a decade. My profile is 6ft male, 92kg/210lb, no other disease, normal BP etc. I have prepared…