Shoe suggestions for Barbara or anyone else

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Hi Barbara,

I know the feeling about shoes. My husband has to MAKE me go shoe shopping and

then we end up making 3 or more trips to return and try a different pair before

I find something that I can halfway tolerate.

Right now I have three pairs of shoes (all in multiples) that I have

found work for me.

New Balance 490, Vasque hiking shoes- " Breeze " #7451M, and

Skechers Tredds " Sashay " #45063.

All of them have a really stiff heel to help keep my ankle from turning, a

roomy, round toe box, and a kinda rectangular shape sole. (Too many shoes have a

sole that curves severely inward at the arch- Bad for me. My feet are

collapsed-overpronated.)

And I wear black velcro ankle braces made by Futuro Sport from Wal-Greens on

both feet. They have these stiff inserts at the sides that aren't severe, but

really help. And with that I wear two pairs of Foot-ups that help WONDERFULLY

with my foot drop, + I've started wearing these cushioning toe sleeves from

Wal-mart to keep my

toes from squishing so hard on each other. That was causing a LOT of

pain. The toe cushion " sleeves " seem to be working really well. I even tried a

pair of toe socks and that worked ok, but then I couldn't find any more of them.

I know your feet and mine are probably totally different, this is just what has

worked for me. I'm 27 years old. My condition has gotten noticeably worse in the

last 4 years or so.

Rena