Thanks for your comments. I suffer from osteoarthritis as well, and in every joint in my body.

So it was no surprise that I developed bunions on both of my big toes. Dress shoes were a nightmare. I finally had the bunions and other arthritic spurs removed and in the same surgery, the big-toe joints were fused. Not only do my feet look better, they feel great and I don't have to worry about finding shoes that are wide in the toe box.

I don't know if you have this problem - I'm guessing you do. I had the surgeries in my early 60s and I'm almost 70 now. Along with getting my knees replaced in 2022, I feel a whole lot better.

At some point, I may have to get some vertebrae in my lumbar spine fused. It is a hot mess. But I had laminotomies done on S1, L5, and L4 about 10 years ago to address sciatica and remove a partially ruptured disc, and now I maintain a very strong core. So my back has been fine, aside from some occasional flare ups when the sciatic nerves get pinched. Fusion is about the only surgery that really causes me concern, and that I would like to avoid. So core exercises are a daily thing.

All the best to you. Joe