In July, I was diagnosed with plantars fascitis in my right foot. I have been going to therapy and having cordisone treatments since then, but nothing has helped. So finally yesterday, I went to The Track Shack in Homewood and purchased shoes and inserts, as my therapist had told me to do when I first visited him.
Now you might think, "Oh boy! Shoe shopping!" But it wasn't like that. First of all, this shoe store was nothing like the shoe department in Macey's. "Shack" is the operative word here. It was dark and gloomy, and there was not a cute shoe to be seen on any of the racks. These are shoes for serious runners, I'm told, which I'm not one of.
Well anyway, Jeff (the salesperson) fitted me with these godawful looking shoes. Don't they look like something I took away from Shaquille O'Neal? You wouldn't believe what size they are. You know the line in "Steal Magnolias" where Truvy is asked what size shoe she wears and she says, "Well, I wear a 6, but a 7 feels so good I buy an 8."? Um hummmm. This shoe is two and a half sizes larger than I thought I wear. (Vann reminded me that I have to have room for the inserts that are in them--but 2 1/2 sizes worth of room? I don't think so.)
Jeff did cut me a deal on these monsters. A 10% discount because Al sent me. Al is the name of my therapist. I smell collusion; but I took the 10% discount with a smile. And I wear these clod-hoppers with a smile too. They might not be beautiful, but they feel so good that I'm sitting here wearing them with my pajamas as I write. They don't go, but I don't care.
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On 08/22/2007, Deb said ...
I feel your pain! I had plantar fascitis maybe 12 years ago and went the same route you are going with no success. I finally needed the surgery after 3 cortisone shots in each foot didn't work. The surgery did the trick! No more foot pain! But I still need inserts and shoes just like pictured above. After wearing big clodhoppers these many years, it doesn't faze me anymore. I wear them constantly--they sit by my bed ready to put on before even putting weight on either of my feet in the middle of the night.
Now, my husband has started making sounds that his heel hurts. I'm telling him to wear good supportive tennis shoes before he has to go the surgery route.
I hope your Gigantic shoes work for you!
On 08/22/2007, Karla said ...
The good thing is that you feel good! They don't look so bad - have you seen some of the medical shoes out there?! I know they serve a purpose but some famous shoe designer needs to come in and make them a bit for trendy.
Karla
On 08/22/2007, Rian said ...
I'll take a comfortable pair of monster clodhoppers any day if they make my feet stop hurting, which, by the way, since I got orthotics earlier this year, my feet don't. Hurt, that is.
Plantar Fascitis is no picnic. And limping is not attractive, either.
I think your new sneaks are kinda cool.
On 08/22/2007, Sister Cage said ...
"They don't go, but I don't care." If you wear them with your purple dress and red hat, nobody will notice. Ha ha!
On 08/22/2007, Jenny H said ...
I linked onto your blog from Mountain Musings...........and have since spent the last 20 minutes looking at your quilts. They are beautiful!!
On 08/23/2007, Quilting Fitzy said ...
Maybe they are sized for men?
I have times I fight with that same foot problem, but I can exercise it out before it gets too bad.
Good luck!
On 08/23/2007, Patti said ...
Oh my - these don't look strange at all LOL! But after all this is Nike land - and athletic shoes of all colors and styles are standard wear up here. And your therapist is completely right - having the right shoes will make a huge difference. We have a shoe store here in town that was opened by two people that used to work for Nordstrom - one as a shoe buyer and one as a shoe dept manager. The store is called "When the Shoe Fits" and they really know what they are doing. The shoes are expensive but all are super well made and very, very comfortable. The first thing they do is measure your foot no matter what size you think you wear. They say they find about 85% of adults are wearing shoes that are at least 1-2 sizes too small.
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