@katec Driving is a big deal to a 16 year old.

I have the same problem. It hurts my feet to sit at a light with my foot on the brakes, so I often put it in park until the light turns. Having a foot on the accelerator hurts after even just a few minutes, so I use cruise control even for a short distance.

I haven't noticed that our Taurus is any better or worse than my big pickup. I like to drive the Cadillac because there's more room to move my feet around. When I change position they hurt less for a few minutes, so I'm constantly moving them around.

For me, it doesn't matter what shoes I'm wearing because it's not the comfort of the shoes. They might make walking less painful, but behind the wheel, it's the pressure on the balls of my feet that hurts. When I'm driving, once in a while I tell my wife that my feet are really hurting, and she'll usually make a comment about getting rid of the shoes.

If I'm driving on open highway, I sometimes take my shoes off, and put my feet on the cushion I keep on the floor in front of the seat.

We become more adaptive when pain is involved.

I continue to pray for your son every night.

Jim