Foot issues.. suggestions??

[Karen]

Gosh, you know you're getting old when you start trading in your sexy killer heeled peeptoes for who-cares-what-they-look-like-as-long-as-they-have-support!

In that case, kiddo, I musta been BORN old! As a child they almost made me wear braces on my feet, as I tended to stand on the outside edges of them. When all my friends had clogs, I wasn't allowed to - Ma had feet problems because of bad shoes when she was growing up, so if it didn't bend correctly, I wasn't allowed to wear it!

When I was 28, Paul convinced me to see a foot doctor for the first time. When they went to take x-rays, they said "roll your feet to the side," so I easily turned them insides up and stood on the outside edges as I always have. Then the technician said "Okay, turn them on the other side .." and I nearly fell over. I couldn't do it!

I look at the pretty sandals and think "Oh, well, can't do those - my orthotics'd fall out!"

[Catty1]

Jenn - how about Googling some ankle exercises? There might be some stretching involved that could help.

Would your orthotics people have some, perhaps?

I hope you feel better soon - it's a tough break-in period for feet, especially standing still for longer than usual.