Trinkwasser said...

I wear Vasque steel-shank leather hiking boots. You can toe onto a rock and
the rest of the foot doesn't bend and strain. No steel toes. They help my
neuropathy also driving my 5-speed manual transmission car. Stomping the
clutch and brake pedals so often the boots make it less severe on the balls
of my feet where the pain is.

I also low-sided my motorcycle in a turn when my front tire hit a flat
aluminum can. WHAM. I was down instantly!!! The motorcycle landed on my
boot. If it didn't have the steel shank in it, my cycle would've crushed my
foot! I got up and rode home with an egg sized dent in the side of my
helmet. My body armor saved the rest of me.

I think this year I need a new pair of walking sneakers. Probably get
another pair of ASICS GT-2100s with the built-in Gel foot cushioning again
but a size bigger and wider so my feet have room to swell during walks.

Enjoy your new feet w/wo panties. ;)

Andy

When I got my free diabetic shoes last year through Medicare, this is the
brand of my shoes, and I have loved them.  Of course, walking is not a
judgment by me.  ;-)  I *do* get many compliments on their appearance.  I
just tell people they are my *once a year free from Medicare shoes* because
that is all I know about them.  The ones I got are the walking shoes.  I
didn't have anything like that at all, and shoes for me are more for looks
than for use.  I guess.  I've had them about six months and the soles are
still clean.  *s*  They *do* make getting in and out of the car to the wheel
chair more steady, though, I've noticed.

I will say this..... when my legs gave way at the dentist (detailed in my
blog), one thing that prevented me from getting up *my* way was that the
shoes I had on, Aetrex,  woulld not give any at all like my feet would do.
That would be true, I guess, of any shoe, but I did notice the regidity of
the shoes that day.

Ragdoll Billie on the Road to Remission
http://andlifegoesononedayonestepatatime.blogspot.com/
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/billiewages

Striving for a world without Myasthenia Gravis
http://www.myasthenia.org/amg_whatismg.cfm

Billie, apparently you're speaking of Aetrex brand shoes, which it seems can
be seen at http://www.soleconnections.com/Women-G2/-C0/-S0/Aetrex-B4/

I can tell you really like them. What style have you tried?

Trinkwasser, apparently you're speaking of Totector brand shoes, which it
seems can be seen at http://www.emjworkwear.co.uk/totectors.htm

I can tell you like them as much as Billie likes hers. What style have you
tried?

I have gotten 2 pair of Dr. Comfort shoes & have on occasion here mentioned
that they feel better on my feet than any shoes have in ages & ages, which I
usually refer to as hurting less than any other shoe, while giving me
support which seems to help with longer term pain & even diabetic
neuropathy, plus, they help me do more walking. They can be seen here:
http://www.drcomfortshoes.com/

I have worn 2 different styles & am looking at getting a third pair. I've
loved them, obviously.

First I got this https://order.drcomfortshoes.com/drc_shoes.htm?style=3820
and the only warning I could make of it is that it does sometimes make some
pressure marks on the foot where it is changed from leather to lycra. Of
course, the lycra helps make it light & at the same time adds breathability
to it so it's not as hot!

Next I got https://order.drcomfortshoes.com/drc_shoes.htm?style=4510 and it
really looks sharp, although it is hard to see that in the picture. And, it
is so light & so cool, because of all that lycra. Plus, if you have any pain
associated with toes & toe box specifically this shoe is totally dreamy! It
makes your toes so happy.

I'm trying to decide whether to get one of their tennis shoes (sneakers or
trainers) next or this new style
https://order.drcomfortshoes.com/drc_shoes.htm?style=4310 or the same style
except in Navy Blue NuBuck.

Opinions? LOL

Meanwhile for my birthday my partner wanted to get me a pair of the new Rx
Crocs. I love Crocs & was wearing them before they were all the rage. When
my podiatrist went over all of my shoes with me my Crocs were one of the
shoes he wanted me to quit wearing. Later, after I had gotten over the shell
shock of the first year post-Dx, when I was being less strict about never
going barefoot in the house, etc. I wanted to wear them again & my partner
said that if I was okay going barefoot she didn't see why I didn't. I had
thought he didn't want me to wear them over support! But. she clearly
recalled that his concern was that Crocs (like all sandal type shoes) have
'holes' in them where something could poke in & injure me. So I have been
wearing them again ever since. (And, yes, I do definitely exercise due
diligence when it comes to my feet & care of them!) That's an example of one
small reason why I prefer to take someone with me to appointments.

Back to Rx Crocs: So, I wanted a pair of the Crocs Rx Cloud which can be
seen here: http://www.crocsrx.com/cloud.html but they only come in size
ranges & I just can't be fit that way, even in a Croc. In a Croc I need a
Women's 7, which is too big for a Women's Small (6-7) but too small for a
Women's Medium (8-9). So, in a phone convo with the folks at Crocs, we
learned that they have a non-Rx Croc that is very similar to the Cloud &
that is the Crocs Specialist, which can be seen here:
http://shop.crocs.com/pc-419-4-specialist.aspx?reqid=419&reqProdTypeId=451p&subs
ectionname=footwear&section=products

I love them, too. They are also lightweight while giving support, but they
aren't as cool.