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Question on boots - I have a bone spur that is large, digging into my Achilles. My podiatrist put me in a boot to mobilize so the damage will stop that goes up to 3 inches below my…
MRI results just came in. I’ve been experiencing PF pain since November 2025. I started physical therapy in January 2026 and slowly have been feeling off and on better. I’ve had 2…
Hi, I'm looking for recommendations for walking/hiking shoes...I have a bunion and Morton's neuroma and can't find anything decent in the Uk.Thanks.
So guess who ended up in A&E today ! And guess what I did ! I fell off bloody PAM! (my faithful knee scooter). MEDIA1.GIPHY.COM
6 weeks post op today from lapiplasty surgery. Bruising is gone and swelling for the most part is gone but happens when I've been on my feet awhile. Doctor would like me in the boot…
Hey so I just got my cast last Friday and yesterday I fell hard in my tub and it my foot my stitches been hurting when I try to move my toes and I’m just looking at my big toe where…
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…
I'll be 4 weeks post-op Wednesday. As of now I have been wearing surgical sandals because it hurts too bad to wear shoes. When we go out I walk to the vehicle and if its a short…
I'm sitting at about 31 days post-op... I want to be as honest as possible in this post. I had MIS surgery because "on average" you can make a quicker return to form and feel so…
Really desperately needing a tennis shoe that I can start exercising/walking in that doesn’t cause me heel pain. I have plantar fasciitis in both feet but my left foot is a lot worse…
Anyone else have this specific shoe problem? I have bunions, but I have a very narrow heel. Buying wide shoes doesn’t work because I end up walking right out of them because my heels…
I’ve had a bad PF flare up recently and I’ve been getting sporadic back pain as well. I’ll be walking and feel a sharp stabbing pain in my lower right back. Around the same time I…
I just diagnosed with pf and heel spurs in both feet. My right is worse than my left. He didn’t question and put cortisone in both feet right away to ease the pain. I’m on my feet all…
Hello! Day 3 here. Pain came in fierce last night. Had to succumb to Hydrocodone. Do you find keeping the boot on when laying down & sleeping helps with pain? Dr said I could remove…
I was posting questions about the boot I could use on the plane to avoid and accidents whilst travelling it’s a (long haul flight with connections through Heathrow … ) today my friend…
62 years old, my first bout with horrible plantar fasciitis in my right foot. Pics are to show my extremely high arches. Before I spend hundreds more dollars I would love to connect…
Anybody who can chime in , please do so Last 5 months I have had heel pain . About 3 years ago I had plantar Fasicitis in my right foot but the pain was mostly on the heel but on the…
Does any one else pinky toe feel numb and like it’s going to fall off when they the boot comes off. ??
When the nerve that controls the muscles that lift the front of the foot is permanently damaged — by spinal cord injury, stroke, peripheral nerve injury, or neuromuscular disease —…
Inside cast photo in comments. Can I just say feet surgeries really blow? It’s so painful. It takes it out of you. But you have to do some cheerful things to keep going. Like, wearing…
I’m 7 weeks post op from big toe fusion and got the walking boot, but the pain from the boot touching the incision is so painful I can’t stand to walk in it.
Less than a week since my minimally invasive bunion surgery / Morton’s neuroma surgery and it’s looking pretty good! I was pleasantly surprised once the dressing was removed. 100%…
Every day wear for walking , which shoe do you recommend?
Many of you gave me good advice when I asked about walking the Camino de Santiago with PF. Well I ignored some of it and walked it anyway. We completed our Camino in June, and we have…
My old comfy (wider at the heel) walking boots, including a cushion insole and heel pad, are powering me through the winter. Even with wet feet, they're better than new ones that are…
How long was everyone out of work? My Dr says I can go back after a week i I’m at my desk and I use a knee scooter for any site tours that I have to give.
My question is, I am three weeks out today?And i'm able to get around with my air boot but it hurts the side, where are my bunion was removed by my big toe?What are people using to…
Has anyone tried this boot? It is expensive but I am desperate. Has anyone had any success with it?
Before and after. Surgery was June 19th. Post op x-ray July 22nd. Left foot is scheduled for August 21st. I’m in St Petersburg, FL. Still dealing with swelling and inflammation but I…
Hi! I will preface this by saying that I'm a 40 year old female and have been active for several years, five days a week, doing cardio and weight lifting, mainly. A few years ago, I…