Shoes

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In a message dated 1/22/03 7:12:41 PM Pacific Standard Time,

cindysue@... writes:

> Last year he loved his water shoes

I have been thinking about water shoes for my daughter - but she needs some

support in a shoe - any recommendations would be appreciated. I would like

something light and comfortable to wear without socks, but most girl's

sandals don't offer the ankle support she needs.

Thanks,

Beverly, Mom to the laughing (10, DS)

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Landsend kids has some great new water shoes in their current catalouge.

lives in her water shoes in the summer. She does have a hard time

with sandals because her heel doesnt indent and she has no support to keep

them on.

~ Mom to 12 DS and Diabetes Type 1 and 8 NY

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m etoo...BJ is my first, and I basically dress BJ in whatever...I get a

lot of hand me downs,...so they come on handy, as one of my sil only

buys osh kosh and name brand stuff

--

Leis....mum to 5 & Natasha 11 months

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

Bertrand (1872 - 1970)

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thanks carol, that is where i went. they really didn't have many wide styles

this time. kathy in il

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Apryl,

Try ELM Shoes their website is: www.elmshoes.com.

Helen

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My best resources for custom footwear, Apryl.

Hersco Custom Orthotic Labs

Seamus Kennedy

39-28 Crescent Street

Long Island City, NY  11101

(718) 391-0416

<A HREF= " http://www.hersco.com/ " >http://www.hersco.com/</A>

Scarfo Custom Athletic Shoe Company

787 Boston Road

Pinehurst, MA  01866

(978) 663-4346

Hersey Custom Athletic Shoe Company

63 Hersey Lane

Wilton, Maine 04294

(207) 778-3103

<A HREF= " http://www.herseycustomshoe.com/ " >http://www.herseycustomshoe.com</A>

Good luck!

Aucott

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In a message dated 3/29/03 7:12:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,

jumshrimp@... writes:

> Heck I was gonna

> take a piece of sheet metal and super glue it to the side but they

> said a Dr had to prescribe it that way.  What do we pay ins

> for???????   

>

>

>

>

Not being sarcastic, but I like to know the same thing.

It seems to me that the cost of living such as bills for certain utility

companies keep going up, but with the economy the way it is some people's pay

isn't.  In fact I'm a bit disappointed with my insurance company because

recently their rates have skyrocketed.

By the time one writes a check out to a company with all that needed

information, especially the dreaded customer information number which is so

long and probably soon will be changed.   Once you get it memorized it is

time for next month's bill to come in the mailbox.

What I dislike is when I have to go to a store I have to drag out my many

bonus cards to supposedly save me some money.

Do insurance companies even pay for pedal extensions?

Helen

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In a message dated 3/29/03 7:12:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,

jumshrimp@... writes:

> Heck I was gonna

> take a piece of sheet metal and super glue it to the side but they

> said a Dr had to prescribe it that way.  What do we pay ins

> for???????   

>

>

>

>

Not being sarcastic, but I like to know the same thing.

It seems to me that the cost of living such as bills for certain utility

companies keep going up, but with the economy the way it is some people's pay

isn't.  In fact I'm a bit disappointed with my insurance company because

recently their rates have skyrocketed.

By the time one writes a check out to a company with all that needed

information, especially the dreaded customer information number which is so

long and probably soon will be changed.   Once you get it memorized it is

time for next month's bill to come in the mailbox.

What I dislike is when I have to go to a store I have to drag out my many

bonus cards to supposedly save me some money.

Do insurance companies even pay for pedal extensions?

Helen

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Regarding the question about insurance companies and shoes

and pedal extensions...

Sometimes employers allow their employees to set up medical

expense accounts, where a designated amount of the

employee's paycheck is deducted pre-tax to cover health related

costs not covered by insurance.

I have in the past seen things like adaptive equipment covered

under these types of arrangements; I would guess that

custom-made shoes would fall under this as well, but you'd

need to check with your employer.

Cara

> In a message dated 3/29/03 7:12:10 AM Eastern Standard

Time,

> jumshrimp@y... writes:

>

>

>

>

> > Heck I was gonna

> > take a piece of sheet metal and super glue it to the side but

they

> > said a Dr had to prescribe it that way.  What do we pay ins

> > for???????   

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

> Not being sarcastic, but I like to know the same thing.

>

> It seems to me that the cost of living such as bills for certain

utility

> companies keep going up, but with the economy the way it is

some people's pay

> isn't.  In fact I'm a bit disappointed with my insurance company

because

> recently their rates have skyrocketed.

>

> By the time one writes a check out to a company with all that

needed

> information, especially the dreaded customer information

number which is so

> long and probably soon will be changed.   Once you get it

memorized it is

> time for next month's bill to come in the mailbox.

>

> What I dislike is when I have to go to a store I have to drag out

my many

> bonus cards to supposedly save me some money.

>

> Do insurance companies even pay for pedal extensions?

>

>

> Helen

>

>

>

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In a message dated 6/26/2003 10:26:01 AM Pacific Standard Time,

rayn@... writes:

> when you do find a comfortable shoe, you should buy two or three pairs of

> it and alternate wearing them.

My daughters used to think I was nuts...but I do that. I don't like shoe

shopping and if I can find some I like, fit well, and will work for me... I buy

at least two pair. Sometimes in two different colors... Like Black and Navy or

Brown and Black. I bought three pairs of sandals last year because I LOVED

the style... and the fit. Black, Blue and White. No sandal shopping for me

this year! Yippee!

Adrienne has figured out this idea now too... so when she finds a really good

shoe... she comes home with two pair.

K

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Those are good ideas, Ray. Thanks. I should buy more pairs of these Asics.

Now, I know the style and size I could probably go to Big Five and get them

discounted. I like On the Run even though they're expensive because they

specialize in foot problems and you tell them you're problems and they find

the right shoes for you. But, I should buy more pairs at a discount store

now that I know the right kind.

The problem I have and I wonder if you or anyone else knows the solution to

this. I need really supportive not too loose shoes with real strong motion

control for my arthritic swollen ankles. I have high arches and pronate

like crazy. The Asics with my orthotics are perfect for this. But, for my

worsening bunions, I really need like open toed shoes. These Asics put a

bit too much pressure on my bunions but the shoes that were good for my

bunions made my ankles hurt. The ideal would be to cut a hole in the shoe

next to my bunion but that would look too crazy and I have to be able to

wear my shoes to work.

I may go back to the orthotics guy and also to On the Run to see if anybody

has any brilliant ideas. I'll have to check out those Wolverine Durashocks

as well.

Janet in SF

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As recommended earliers, cheap shoes are probably only okay

with AFOs, since the AFOs provide all the correct support. It's

not hard to find cheap shoes with a lot of cushion.

I can't afford two sets of expensive shoes, the bigger ones I

need with AFO vs. the smaller ones for non-AFO times. For me,

it's nice to know experts agree than cheap shoes can be okay to

use with AFOs, and still get good support and cushion.

Danita

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I wear men's shoes too, have for a couple of years. I prefer the

fit, there's more room around the toes. Even so, I have to buy mine

oversized but that's OK. Normally I buy WalMart shoes but last

month I bought a pair of Reeboks and my feet have never felt

better! Finally, I can be comfy again. They were well worth the

extra $$.

Penny

> One other thought on shoes ... for winter, I had started wearing

mens shoes

> that were unisex in appearance ... they were more comfy and fit

better than

> women's wide shoes or larger sizes. Once in a while my toes will

flare up,

> but it's not a big problem for me. As for the men on the list, I

don't

> think the reverse practice would be very helpful ... women's

shoes? VBG

>

> Jo

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On the subject of shoes and toes.... I don't yet seem to have the

trouble that most of y'all have (i.e. pa toe issues) but I do have

bad toe nails due to the ps (my toes hurt BAD and get infected a

lot!) and my solution so far has been shoes a size too big or

toeless shoes. I live in Houston so the weather is condusive to

toeless type shoes but if anyone has any other suggestions for my

problem I'd really appreciate it. Not only shoes but meds too. The

doc just told me to quit wearing high heels. That wasn't much help

because even flats hurt. Anyway....

Thanks for any suggestions.

[Editor's Note: I'm not sure whether this directly addresses the issue you

raise: I take your point, and there are just so many issues about so many

details of our lives that most people never have to give a second thought. So,

from my own feet/toe/shoe standpoint (and letting others respond to theirs):

About 10 years ago, I started wearing Reeboks, New Balance, Fila, Head, Avia,

you name it, as long as it was comfortable. {I wear--thanks in part to PA--from

size 10 1/2 to 12, EEE to D width (width narrows if I wear 11 1/2 -- 12 size.)}

It was the single greatest thing that ever happened to my PA feet. I ignore all

dress conventions, wearing teenie-runners with suits to tee shirts (I do have a

couple pair of Rockports when I absolutely have to look super businessy). I

don't mean to evoke Imelda Marcos, but I do have 8 pair I've never worn stocked

up; One, if you're going to wear tennies all the time, I think they need to be

very clean and unmarked, and Two, to make tennies affordable, I buy only at

discount stores (Ross, Marshall's, etc.), paying $20-$40 for shoes regularly

$60-$120. I'd explain further, but if you've not spent a workday on your feet in

comfortable tennies, trying it yourself will convinve you more than anything I

might say.

Good luck.

D.]

> One other thought on shoes ... for winter, I had started wearing

mens shoes

> that were unisex in appearance ... they were more comfy and fit

better than

> women's wide shoes or larger sizes. Once in a while my toes will

flare up,

> but it's not a big problem for me. As for the men on the list, I

don't

> think the reverse practice would be very helpful ... women's

shoes? VBG

>

> Jo

>

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Herring boxes without topses, sandal were for Clementine! Thats our

song. I have feet that measure 8 to 8.5 in overall length very narrow

heel and medium toe. I wear size 9 because the length from the heel

to the big toe (bunion)joint is 9. I wear B width oxfords. THay are

normally laced almost side-touching-side.

Tomorrow I may be wearing a pair of mens sneakers that accomodate

sausage swelling of the whole foot. It is such a *wonderful*

sensation - walking with water balloonms inside the bottom of your

feet. And I'm getting it today - along with 8 sausage finger and 2

sore thumbs. I am not in great pain, but the weather (Washington DC

area) is going from summer to late autumn tomorrow.

TOmorrow I have an appointment for pre-op test verification before

cataract surgery next week. So guess what my new doctor's will

discover - and perhaps we can get me something stronger than

ibuprophen for when there is pain. They don't have to know that those

sausages don't ache. That comes at other times.

As said, shoes are very important - we need support but room to

accomodate swelling, too. We need a regular sized pair, a swelling

sized pair and a DON'T touch my feet pair. Etonics and SAS are great

on oxford days but I have a pair of 's clogs that have molded to

my feet bottoms nicely but don't hurt. (And the mens sneakers.)

Watch the tootsies, we only get 10, no replacements.

JudiRose

[Editor's Note: Hi JudiRose; sounds like you and your doc(s) aren't eye to eye

on pain management. Have you seen a pain management specialist? All too often,

our " regular " docs seem to be the not-too-loyal opposition, when the subject of

serious pain meds comes up. It's as though they think of every patient they have

on a schedule III, and especially on a schedule II, painkiller, is another

strike against them with the FDA and DEA (and may the overzealous, pinheaded,

petty noseyparkers @ the DEA who hound--via " Ehh, What's Up, Doc!? " letters and

phone calls--otherwise caring, sympathetic M.D.s into perpetuating the

undertreatment of legitimate pain patients all be stricken--for a few days,

anyway, so they can empathize more readily--with shingles, gout, PA, AS,

fibromyalgia, and hemorrhoids, and may they be given a handful of Bufferin to

get by on).

For the pain management specialists, serious pain relief IS their business, and

the DEA seems to--reluctantly--cut them a little slack.

And if you decide on seeing a pain specialist, I would recommend she/he comes

from anesthesiology rather than physical medicine (the latter have an

unfortunate tendency to shove you into physical rehab, which is OK, even good,

if you're a 24/7 couch potato, but won't do much for people of average daily

activity).

I hope you reach an accomodation on this issue; I think we all know the misery

under-, or untreated, pain inflicts.

D.]

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Hi JudiRose,

I live in the Washington DC area too. Have you tried to buy special shoes at

Richey and Company? They specialize in having orthopedic shoes for both women

and men. You can see their ad in the yellow pages.

Sincerely,

Bill Reid in DC

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Bill, I used them for shoes in the 50s (color me old) but had

forgotten about them. JudiRose

> Hi JudiRose,

>

> I live in the Washington DC area too. Have you tried to buy special

shoes at

> Richey and Company? They specialize in having orthopedic shoes for

both women

> and men. You can see their ad in the yellow pages.

>

> Sincerely,

>

> Bill Reid in DC

>

>

>

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>ELECTRO-SHOES WILL GENERATE THEIR OWN POWER

Speaking of shoes, I don't know if anyone here has a problem with getting

lots of shocks when they touch things, or if that's even one of the

official symptoms of ES, but I learned a few years ago that some shoe

companies make shoes with " static dissipating " soles. In the USA, Red Wing

Shoes makes such shoes. I had a problem where I was always getting shocks

when touching things, but after I bought these shoes, the problem

disappeared.

Marc

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Thanks a lot for this Marc. My co-workers and I have been getting a lot of

shocks lately, which appears to be caused by moving to a new office with

carpet. We even tried unsuccessfully to modify our own shoes to dissipate

charge. I have now chosen not to wear shoes, and this of course works best,

but isn't always a suitable option. I keep getting hassled by co-workers about

occupational health and safety issues, but my argument for not wearing shoes

will be stronger if there is some connection to electrical sensitivity.

Lachlan

Re: Shoes

>ELECTRO-SHOES WILL GENERATE THEIR OWN POWER

Speaking of shoes, I don't know if anyone here has a problem with getting

lots of shocks when they touch things, or if that's even one of the

official symptoms of ES, but I learned a few years ago that some shoe

companies make shoes with " static dissipating " soles. In the USA, Red Wing

Shoes makes such shoes. I had a problem where I was always getting shocks

when touching things, but after I bought these shoes, the problem

disappeared.

Marc

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I also get shocks if I wear shoes with soles that are made with

substance that insulates body electricity and stops it from being

grounded (certaintypes of plastic/rubber). I also get hot feet, and

have trouble sleeping - a typical ES problem. Some types of rubber

soles seem to be OK though, and leather is ideal.

I would like to get some of these 'static dissipating shoes', will

investigate their availability in Australia!

Re: Shoes

>ELECTRO-SHOES WILL GENERATE THEIR OWN POWER

Speaking of shoes, I don't know if anyone here has a problem with

getting lots of shocks when they touch things, or if that's even one of

the official symptoms of ES, but I learned a few years ago that some

shoe companies make shoes with " static dissipating " soles. In the USA,

Red Wing Shoes makes such shoes. I had a problem where I was always

getting shocks when touching things, but after I bought these shoes, the

problem disappeared.

Marc

[Guest guest]

Hello Lachlan Mudge,

it is known. that certain carpets on fllors, that contain plastics like f.i.

nylon may have an enormous amount of static electricity in Volts.

This culmulates into heavy air static electricity in Volts per meter.

This can result in fatique, headache and general uncomfortable feeling.

The only solution is to replace this carpet by one of a natural material

like wool or wood.

To measure this, special meters are reqiured, mostly working according to

the *Feldmuehle Pricipe*.

Greetings,

Claessens

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http://members.rott.chello.nl/cclaessens/

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Re: Shoes

>

> >ELECTRO-SHOES WILL GENERATE THEIR OWN POWER

>

> Speaking of shoes, I don't know if anyone here has a problem with getting

> lots of shocks when they touch things, or if that's even one of the

> official symptoms of ES, but I learned a few years ago that some shoe

> companies make shoes with " static dissipating " soles. In the USA, Red

Wing

> Shoes makes such shoes. I had a problem where I was always getting shocks

> when touching things, but after I bought these shoes, the problem

> disappeared.

>

> Marc

>

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Maureen,

If you have a SAS shoe store in your area, try out there shoes.

They are pricy but sure do help me. Have been wearing them for

about 5-6 years now and I can't wear anything else. There are a

couple SAS stores in East TN, if you are out this way. One almost

in Knoxville.

Good Luck Dick

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Try www.dansko.com They enabled me to make it through a business

trip during which I had to be on my feet a lot.

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merrell's have been the best for my feet cause they keep the toes in an

upward position. I also wear my NB Tennis with the insoles that the pod. Dr.

made for me.

Jan in AL

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[Editor's Note: Hi there, LeAnn,

If I am right in assuming, the " NB " in your " I can no longer wear my... " stands

for New Balance, I have a question: Do women's NBs not come sized by widths,

like the men's do?

I was thrilled to discover size 11EEE in NBs, several years ago. The pickings

were pretty slim for my fat feet (courtesy PA). Occasionally, I'd find a pair of

athletic shoes from Avia, Head, Reebok or Fila, but almost always I'd have to go

up in length to size 12 to gain the extra width.

Have you tried Pockport's Rocksport line? (I don't know if they have women's,

but the men's are quite comfortable. Good Luck!

D.]

Interesrting......

I can no longer wear my NB. They HURT!

Only thing I can tolerate now is Keds Oxfords (leather ones).

GO FIGURE!

LeAnn Cayer & Furbrats Blossom & Meriko

Heart Bandits American Eskimo Dog Rescue

Railroad Coordinator www.heartbandits.com