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Living With Large-Fiber Neuropathy

Neuropathy | Last Active: Mar 6 4:20pm | Replies (35)

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@ray666

Hi, @michhino

I've been riding the footwear carousel for decades, from years before my body showed the first signs of PN. In the '70s, when Shorter won the Olympic marathon and kicked off the running boom, every runner I knew, from the world-class to the occasional jogger, asked, "What's the best shoe?" Even then, the answer was, There's no one answer. For each of us, it's a matter of trial & error. Today, a half-century later, as a guy with PN, it's still a matter of trial & error. (And with the price of shoes these days, trial & error can be costly.) Until I had to give up running, my favorite outdoor shoes were Brooks. Now, with my PN, I wear (outdoor & indoor) Nunn Bush shoes (from Zappo's). Nunn Bush are not very gung-ho looking, but at least they're semi-comfortable. They semi-work for me, but they might not work for you or anyone else with PN; such is the madness of going round & round on the footwear carousel. 🙂

Good luck in finding your PERFECT pair!
Ray

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My podiatrist told me that crocs and gdefy shoes were the best. I have both, however, for some reason, the rubber irritates my neuropathy and the gdefy are sort of comfortable while they are on but when I take them off, that's when the hellish pain returns.