People who have had severe foot/ankle/leg injuries, what kind of shoes feel the best on you? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I broke my ankle and leg in October and had to have hardware put in. My ankle has one screw and two tightrope devices.

I'm at the point where I'm back to my normal routine aside from the one day a week I do physical therapy. I'm coming to realize that literally none of the shoes I own are not comfortable anymore. They all make my ankle feel worse and do not expand enough when my foot swells up.

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[-] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Ask the physical therapist. I had an MTP joint replacement and I love Adidas Ultraboosts, but this winter I’ve been wearing Columbia hiking boots on snowy days. I love my crocs though. Winter lined crocs and summer croc bands. I have to make sure that sport mode is engaged though.

[-] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

I used to wear Adidas turf golf shoes daily because they were so g-dang comfy and used Velcro instead of laces. They were discontinued and I can't find them anymore. My last pair were destroyed last year by my dog. I legit cried over them lol.

Tbh, though, I have no idea what kind of shoes would even suit my bad foot now. I used to love wearing just thin slippers inside and those just feel wrong on my ankle. Idk how to describe the feeling other than wrong. I'm also having trouble remembering how to move in certain ways as well. I can finally go up stairs normally, but the movements to go down the stairs is confusing.

I'm hoping getting shoes that feel right will help me learn how to move around like a normal adult again lol.

[-] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

It will all go back to normal. You won’t even notice anymore. It takes time. Go to the shoe store and try some stuff out

[-] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

My friends and I are going to make a big trip to an outdoor mall that has like 3 or 4 shoe stores in a few weeks to hang out together while I quest for shoes. I'm very excited. I know I'll probably end up dropping a lot more money than I want on shoes right now, but I gotta get better.

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