garneska
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 4, 2003
ATTQOTD: I wear custom inserts from a prosthetic company. They are EXPENSIVE. However i have been wearing custom inserts for the 30 years. I started at 15 when i was playing high school sports. I even have custom dress orthotics for dressier shoes. I can only not wear my orthotics for about 2 days at most and i will have excruciating foot pain to the point that i will walk on the sides of my feet. I went for a period where i had worn them out. i was a good year past due for a new pair. I thought about trying to go without orthotics since it felt like i had been doing that for the last 6 months. The issue was I was hurting, my running was hurting. I got new orthotics. I will say I wish i did not have them, but at this point I have relied on them for so long, i won't go back to not wearing them. I have a pretty casual office so i get away with wearing big shoes that will hold my orthotics. My feet have not hurt because of it. i know when i don't wear them.