I am housebound due to over all my body arthritis-undergoing the journey for knees and shoulder/neck. I don’t wear shoes around the hose, just socks. I haven’t even gotten the doctors involved in the foot pain, but if y’all definitely know I should be wearing shoes please tell me and give any advice. It’s excruciating the few times I get up out of bed/recliner. Should I exercise through the pain, or is that making it worse? Will a podiatrist be a waste of time, just go straight to the osteo guys working on all my other joints (cortisone is rationed severely-why?-at 79 what do I care about cortisone side effects?!) Getting desperate…thank God for long term care insurance providing caretaker/cook/housekeeper! Foot advice? First “steps”:) for relief?