[pct-l] nerve problems in feet/bigger size shoe needed

[Kathryn Zimmerman]

Diane,
I can't believe a doctor told you that...that's bullshit!  I hiked the AT in
'07 at age 58 and my feet hurt every day due to plantar fasciitis.  By late
in the day I was hiking on the balls of my feet.  Poor insoles was probably
the main reason.

When I got home I did deep tissue massage - lots of it!...then cold laser
therapy.  Then I pretty much stayed off them for a year.

But they HEALED!  I only walked in Chacos in the summer and Dansko's in the
winter because they have good arches.

Now, as I train for the PCT, I have no foot pain.  Zero, nada, I use
Birkenstock insoles.  And this time my feet will get massaged every time
before I stand up.

But I want to say, they should heal.  Don't just accept foot pain.  Try cold
laser or acupuncture, better shoes with more arch support...but don't give
up!

BagLady


> I'm 45. My feet hurt a lot more now than before the trail. I've
> always had a hard time finding shoes that fit and don't hurt and it
> is worse now. My toes used to be scrunched together. Now they are
> separated from each other. This means I have to buy bigger shoes than
> before by about 1 or 2 sizes. No numbness or tingling. Just general
> soreness after hiking that goes away the next day, plus tendonitis
> and sesamoiditis.
>
> Every time I bring stuff like this up to my doctor he just says it's
> part of getting old (welcome to the ibuprofen club, he says) and part
> of doing too much and that I should take it easy. But I like a life
> of adventure, so I live with the pain.
>
> Diane
>
>
> Books I've written:
> ~ Piper's Flight
> ~ Adventure and Magic
> ~ Santa Barbara Hikes
>
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- Kathryn