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I feel your pain. I used to wear sneakers or mocassins to travel by subway back and forth to work.

I am unlucky enough to have inherited my beloved grandmother's feet. I adore shoes and probably have purchased at least 200,000 pairs over the years, including metal spike heels, high and low wedgies, fashion low heels, flats and sneakers in all colors and styles.

Now I'm stuck with mostly clogs and wide toed shoes because I have my grandmother's bunions. I miss the pretty shoes that I gave away just a few years ago. Most of the high heels went to a local soup kitchen in a church in a very poor neighborhood where I understand the "ladies of the night" from that neighborhood loved my heels. At least I know they went to loving homes.

Try to take care of your feet. When they hurt your whole body feels funny.

Cheryl Isaak wrote: > Every joint in my feet is on fire. And the ankle ones too.

I feel your pain. In the past two years or so, I've started having the same issues. Have to wear different shoes for different activities - can't walk in house shoes, can't wear walking shoes too long. Can no longer go the whole day in slippers - need some part of the day with some arch support. (I think of it as akin to wearing my retainer at night...a necessary "brace" prescribed for part of the day.)

I finally invested in a pair of Dansko "dressy" clogs - closed backs, great arch support. Set me back some big bucks, but I figured it's cheaper than the medical bills of NOT having good shoes!

I've never been a shoe person - would go barefoot as much as possible at home, and would only ever have two or (max) three pairs of shoes I would ever switch off between - one for athletics, one for Sundays, one for every other day. Comfort always trumped fashion, and never heels (I'm already plenty tall). Paying attention to my feet is a new feeling - in their sixth decade, the feet are starting to complain. Loudly.

Sue

You make me think of my mother, she loooved her shoes, me I always loved comfort. She wound up with bunions but I have nice, healthy feet from being barefoot whenever I can.

I had a pedicure one day in one of those conveyor belt places and was quite chuffed to note my feet were better looking than many of the young things lol

I thought they could cut bunions out now ? Painful but successful operations.

Ack - if barefoot didn't work for you maybe my feet have my fathers genes or something.

You must take care of the feet. Otherwise it's a huge price to pay in pain.

For Mothers Day I got to go and buy a large Gel Pro mat for the kitchen. So soft and cushy. I can stand at my kitchen counter again barefoot.

Donna in Virginia

I keep an old pair of running shoes in the trunk - they may look like the devil, but if you ever break down and have to walk any distance, you'll be glad to don 'em.

Many years ago, I and my date had to walk about a mile (me in 4 inch heels) to get automotive help. It was 6 degrees out, so barefoot was out of the question. I never forgot it.

Every time I try to put an "emergency box" in the car, it comes out. My DH seems to be of the attitude "you have AAA, you have a cell phone, use them"

Cheryl

Dish - I want details. Where did you find it?

You'll look good putting either of those on your feet ... rdh

Bed, Bath and Beyond and you can use a coupon.

Gel Pro mats at

Not cheap. But should last a long, long time.

Donna in Virginia

Yah well....