Hi, Kathy (@kathyv66)

That's what I'd figured I'd do: if the shoes squawk at accepting my orthotics, I'll wear them anyway, and as you suggest for more than just a day or two.

Were you a long-time orthotics wearer like me? I've known that I've been coddling my feet by wearing orthotics all these years, but after "all these years" not wearing them is often painful. I wish years ago someone had suggested I look into rebuilding my problematic feet.

There was one doctor, a long time ago who offered a "new" surgical proceedure to restruct a flat-footed person's arches, but when I investgated what he was proposing, I declined.

Cheers!
Ray (@ray666)