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Does anyone find that a type of shoe helps your foot neuropathy?
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I have my new Sperry zero drop shoes on my feet for the first time. I put them on in the livingroom and walked back here to my workshop, a distance of maybe only 50 steps, hardly enough for even a snap-judgment assessment. I'm going to leave them on for an hour or so, do some indoor walking around. What does wearing zero drop shoes feel like, even after such a short "hike" (50 steps)? The word that comes to mind is "different." Not "bad," not "good," not "weird," not "nothing like I might have imagined." "Different" is the right word. I'm used to putting on my usual shoes (Sketchers), standing, and feeling (although not really giving much thought to) a little "lift" in my heels. These zero drop shoes? No little "lift." I definitelt know my feet are flat to the floor, albeit shielded by a modestly thick rubber sole. But no extra rubber beneath my heels. Oh, by the way, these Sperry shoes will not accommodate my orthotics. So be it. Let's see what these shoes feel like after I've worn them for a while. Time to get up and walk around …
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Good morning!
Nope. Zero drop shoes aren't for me. I find that disappointing, only because I've been hoping, like so many of us, that somewhere out there, just around the next corner or on the next website, will be that Perfect Shoe. I have to accept that Ray's Perfect Shoe is not a zero drop shoe. It's something else (if it even exists 🙂 )
Please understand, even as I return my zero drop shoes, that I'm a firm believer in each of our feet's situation ("feet's situation"? what a weird thing to say!) is unique. I'm certain that zero drop shoes are the Perfect Shoes for many of us with PN. They're just not me. So on we go! My feets ("feets"?) will keep looking!
Cheers!
Ray (@ray666)
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Day 6. I thoughI I'd offer a little update on Sperry zero drop shoes and me. So far, the Sperry's aren't faring well. If you recall, I'm the guy who was first outfitted with orthotics back in the Cenozoic (to be more precise: the mid-1980s). Consequently, my joints have become so used to the corrective heft of the orthotics they complain (ache) if I'm not wearing them. My new Sperry's won't take thr orthotics. As a result, when I wear the Sperry's, my joints hurt. I change shoes, put my old Sketchers (with orthotics) on, and presto! the hurt goes away. I'm not giving up on the Sperry's; it may just be that I'm not a guy who can wear zero drop shoes. I empasize: "I'm not a guy … " to underscore how we;re all individuals; that zero drop may not be right for me, they may be The Shoe for someone else. So on it goes: the Perfect Shoe Quest! 🙂 –Ray (@ray666)