Re: Ankle Pain/ swollen feet, need shoes

[Guest guest]

Hello ! I can't walk without my orthotics, custom made for me by my

podiatrist. My RA started in my feet & ankles and is the part of my body most

effected by the arthritis. I also have a double wide shoe size and wear New

Balance sneakers with the orthotics all day long in order to walk. You can get

them in extra wide sizes at http://www.brownsnewbalance.com/ - I bought my

sneakers there and couldn't be more pleased, especially because I have a hard to

find size (10.5 extra wide). If you haven't gone to a podiatrist yet, I really

recommend it because I was helped so much by his care. I still have the pain

when I walk - I don't believe a shoe will take the pain away, but without the

orthotics I'd be crawling or in a wheelchair.

Take care!

Lori

[ ] Ankle Pain/ swollen feet, need shoes

As long as someone mentioned shoes...

I am in search of a pair of shoes that will not further complicate the

pain issues I am having with my feet and ankles. Will be trying to

find a place that has those MBT shoes, soon. I have a pair of Keens

that up until my feet started to swell were great. Now I can't even

put them on and sit, without pain in the joints in my feet. I bought

a pair of Crocs the other day, a couple of sizes too big. I can at

least put my swollen feet in them and walk. At least when I have

enough pain meds to be able to stand up since my ankles are flaring in

a major way, complete with nodules forming. I could wear my Uggs, but

my hands and fingers hurt too bad to pull them on. Odd, my feet are

swollen, but my ankles aren't really all that swollen, just where the

ankle joint is. I take a water pill every day, without it I swell up

like a balloon. So does anyone have any suggestions for someone with

Size 7.5, extra wide foot, narrow heel, high arches, and some intense

foot and ankle pain? Thanks for any help.

[Guest guest]

--- In , " cynthiadew1 " <cynthiadew1@...>

wrote:

>I use the MBT sandals when my feet are swollen. I can put socks on

and still wear them, and they are adjustable in 3 different places,

so custom fit moment to moment. My toes are starting to spread like

Vulcan hi sign...hahaha.

> As long as someone mentioned shoes...

>

> I am in search of a pair of shoes that will not further complicate

the

> pain issues I am having with my feet and ankles. Will be trying

to

> find a place that has those MBT shoes, soon. I have a pair of

Keens

> that up until my feet started to swell were great. Now I can't

even

> put them on and sit, without pain in the joints in my feet. I

bought

> a pair of Crocs the other day, a couple of sizes too big. I can

at

> least put my swollen feet in them and walk. At least when I have

> enough pain meds to be able to stand up since my ankles are

flaring in

> a major way, complete with nodules forming. I could wear my Uggs,

but

> my hands and fingers hurt too bad to pull them on. Odd, my feet

are

> swollen, but my ankles aren't really all that swollen, just where

the

> ankle joint is. I take a water pill every day, without it I swell

up

> like a balloon. So does anyone have any suggestions for someone

with

> Size 7.5, extra wide foot, narrow heel, high arches, and some

intense

> foot and ankle pain? Thanks for any help.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Those shoes are too expensive for me. I'd have to go barefoot if they were

all I could find.

Dennis in Eastexas

" It's not Rocket Surgery "

[ ] Ankle Pain/ swollen feet, need shoes

> As long as someone mentioned shoes...

>

> I am in search of a pair of shoes that will not further complicate the

> pain issues I am having with my feet and ankles. Will be trying to

> find a place that has those MBT shoes, soon. I have a pair of Keens

> that up until my feet started to swell were great. Now I can't even

> put them on and sit, without pain in the joints in my feet. I bought

> a pair of Crocs the other day, a couple of sizes too big. I can at

> least put my swollen feet in them and walk. At least when I have

> enough pain meds to be able to stand up since my ankles are flaring in

> a major way, complete with nodules forming. I could wear my Uggs, but

> my hands and fingers hurt too bad to pull them on. Odd, my feet are

> swollen, but my ankles aren't really all that swollen, just where the

> ankle joint is. I take a water pill every day, without it I swell up

> like a balloon. So does anyone have any suggestions for someone with

> Size 7.5, extra wide foot, narrow heel, high arches, and some intense

> foot and ankle pain? Thanks for any help.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

--- In , " cynthiadew1 " <cynthiadew1@...>

wrote:

>

> As long as someone mentioned shoes...

>

> I am in search of a pair of shoes that will not further complicate

the

> pain issues I am having with my feet and ankles. Will be trying

to

> find a place that has those MBT shoes, soon.

I looked at them on several internet sites last night. They are

$$$expensive$$$! Particuarly when the only one that would fit me (I

wear an 11 1/2 women's) would be mens, and other than the sneakers,

they are butt ugly.

My problem isn't so much swelling, (although that happens too,

sometimes) but the fact that my feet are already pretty badly

deformed (which is alarming, considering that I've only had this for

a little more than a year!!!) I need shoes that are really wide

through the ball of the foot, because that's where my feet stick

out, but I basically have a pretty narrow foot, so a wide size shoe

falls off my heel. The bed of the shoe also has to be well

cushioned, or it feels like I'm walking on hot rocks. I can't walk

barefoot or even in socks for this reason.

I'd love to hear if people have found brands that have large sizes

that fit this sort of problem. I've ordered a couple of pairs of

shoes from Footsmart, but they haven't fit at all. Again, they seem

to assume that if you need width in the ball of the foot, you must

either have fat or swollen feet and need it all over. The wides

fell right off my feet, and the medium widths didn't give me enough

room.

I did get a shoe stretcher from them though, which has helped make a

couple of pairs of men's sneakers from " Famous Footwear " tolerable.

[Guest guest]

----- Original Message -----

From: " cynthiadew1 " <cynthiadew1@...>

> So does anyone have any suggestions for someone with

> Size 7.5, extra wide foot, narrow heel, high arches, and some intense

> foot and ankle pain? Thanks for any help.

I have size 7, wide feet, high arches and need to wear decent support. I

buy Propet sneakers, currently wearing their " Lifewalker " style. Any other

brand seems to either make my feet hurt or causes my " bad " knee to act up.

Darcy

[Guest guest]

Thank you for making me laugh. The toes in my right foot are

permanently in the Vulcan hi sign. Now, I have something funny to

show my trekkie friends.

wrote:

My toes are starting to spread like Vulcan hi sign...hahaha.

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

For sneakers, I wear Adrenaline sneakers. Here is a link:

http://www.brooksrunning.com/prod.php?p=BSI42166.23650. I love them! Also ...

has a great satisfaction guaranteed. After I had been wearing these shoes

a few years, I ordered a pair that came torn. I called & they mailed me a

self addresses stamped to send my shoes back. I received a new pair 2 days

later. Also, they are guaranteed to last 6 months or 500 miles whichever comes

first.

For sneakers, I suggest going to a local running or walking store (not

foot locker). A good store will watch you walk & ask you for some health

background to find the best shoes for you. I have never been disappointed.

Take care,

Steph in VA

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>MBT Shoes will stop all that right away. They saved me!

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: " cynthiadew1 " <cynthiadew1@...>

> > So does anyone have any suggestions for someone with

> > Size 7.5, extra wide foot, narrow heel, high arches, and some

intense

> > foot and ankle pain? Thanks for any help.

>

> I have size 7, wide feet, high arches and need to wear decent

support. I

> buy Propet sneakers, currently wearing their " Lifewalker " style.

Any other

> brand seems to either make my feet hurt or causes my " bad " knee to

act up.

> Darcy

>