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Hi guys. I dropped my MacBook on my toe vertically about 2+ years ago. Got an xray only on toe and nothing showed up and I felt kind of gaslit at the doctor because it obviously…
4 months post surgery. Are my bunions coming back?! definitely making a follow up appointment
I can't do this anymore. My foot hurts with arch supports, without arch supports, with the boot, without the boot. I hate staying indoors all the time, not being able to do anything…
So I have been dealing withe PF for a year. I have done shockwave it didn’t work on me. I also got the inserts from Good feet and they are working along with Brooks shoes, good socks…
Damn prior to PF,, i had a pair of Brooks Glycerin 21s and for my high arch and wide feet they fit perfectly.. however after 3 yrs that pair is wearing out and unf all the newer…
So today I went to see a podiatrist . I got a Cortizone prednisone, lidocaine combined shot in my heel.. Heall pain is caused by severe bruising from plantar  fascist in my arch…
My plantar fasciitis finally healed after 2 years! For those that healed or gotten much better, do you do any maintenance so it doesn't come back again? Edited: the changes I made…
I’ve dealt with PF on and off for about 6 years. Started out minimal and got steadily worse. Starting in 2025, it was to the point where I was hobbling. I tried hamstring stretches…
I have bunions and hallux rigidus on both feet. That makes me need a very large toebox for a wide and sensitive forefoot but the rest of my foot is just a medium. I'm a hiker and it's…
Please recommend a wide toe box trail shoe, waterproof, that will accomodate my bunions and hamner toe. The only shoe I can wear is Sketchers Xtra-Wide Mens walker in size 8. I am a…
I’m nearly 4 months post op and still can’t fit into any of my old trainers - has anyone else experienced this?
Have plantar fasciitis in one foot, arthritic ankles and an Achilles tendinitis in the other foot. It’s getting me down. I need every day trainer recommendations and work shoes please
Just had my 6 week post op appointment. Has anyone had any tendon (or similar) issue where the big toe is being pulled over towards the 2nd and is somewhat sitting lower and pulls…
Just left my week 7 appointment! I can finally start to walk flat footed with a little weight (will continue using walker) and begin limited PT. My swelling and pain is virtually non…
I think I can kinda relate to what Ariel was going through, because since my MIS bunion surgery, about 8 weeks ago, I have yearned to be a part of the human world again so I could…
For me, foot drop feels like my foot doesn’t want to lift the way it’s supposed to. I have to be careful when I walk because my toes can catch on the ground. Walking barefoot…
So I went to fleet feet and the girl there says that brooks 8 wide and brooks regular size 8.5 are “sister sizes” and on my digital profile both my feet measure 7.5, I have worn size…
Shoe Recommendation for Severe Bunion - cushioned/extra wide Good Day, My mother and I have a trip coming up - it will involve quite a bit of walking. My mother has a MASSIVE bunion…
I’ve been wearing OOFOS flip-flops everywhere. It provides cushion so I can even get out of bed first thing in the am without wanting to scream. I am about to have to walk up a…
I’ve always had wide feet. I could manage to squeeze into fashionable trainers etc but would rub. Anyway, I was pregnant last year and my left foot mainly just went “whomp” and the…
3wks and 5 days post surgery plantar fasciectomy and Tarsal Tunnel release. I have graduated out of my boot and into tennis shoes as long as my foot will tolerate. I am supposed to…
So just joined this group! I had fourth and fifth toes and part of thos first metatarsals on my right foot removed due to melanoma in 2012. Then had my heel straightened on left foot…
I broke my first metatarsal on my left foot back in February and I was non-weight-bearing in a boot for 7 to 8 weeks. The last few weeks I have started physical therapy and I am back…
How to stop pain on the little toe joint outside of the foot and under the little toe? This starting after walking in slightly narrower shoes eventhough I had no pain while walking…
On week 8 healing from stress fracture halfway down middle toe. A callus is forming around it which it’s supposed to do apparently and doctor said I won’t need surgery to scrape off…
Help! I just don't know where to turn. I am suffering from intense foot pain. A little about me. I am 66 years old. I work 3-4 days a week as a cook. I am on my feet for 8 hours a…
I had purchased a pair of used Dansko to try out. I wore them for the first time Friday to try them out for” a while” ended up having to go out of town unexpectedly and wore them for…
I don't know what to do. I have been wearing the same running shoe 928v3 New Balance for over a year. I used powerstep insoles and it greatly helped my PF. Today, I wear my new…
Hey guys! I am 27 y/o from the UK. My doctor has said I can get surgury and said waiting is 8/12 weeks. (Woo!) I also suffer from Morton’s nuroma in both feet. So far I’ve had 2 x…
Just joined this group today after a diagnosis by my Podiatrist 2 weeks ago of PF. But reading through here, I wonder if in fact I do have PF? 2 weeks ago i was doing my morning walk…