Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Hi Kay, My feet really didn't shrink either. I do feel slightly more comfortable in the shoes that I wear that is all. One thing that I did have to do is throw out a lot of my shoes because when I was heavy I tend to wear My shoes out faster and that can lead to back aches when I continued to use them after a while. I find that I walk differently know. I had on foot that went out slightly and now that I had lost weight they are straighter now with the help of a physical therapist. Ramona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Hi Shirley and all, I've heard a lot of folks mention that they wear smaller shoes since having surgery. Now, I'm starting to wonder . . . am I the only one whose feet steadfastly refuse to shrink? They were an 8 WW before surgery and still are. I was really hoping they might at least drop to a single W. Oh well . . . Take care, Kay in San Leandro open RNY 12/1/03 Shirley Weber wrote: > . . . i am putting off buying new shoes for work because our feet get > smaller also. . . . > take care bye Shirley of Fontana so cal > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Well in this case, maybe it really is your bones. I have always had big feet (that got bigger when I was pregnant with my daughter) but for a big woman, they are really boney! I mean, almost no flesh at all. I'm lucky I guess in that they are long and not fleshy, but I don't anticipate much loss of shoe size after WLS. Hey, I've just fallen in love with the comfort--and believe it or not the beauty of many varieties--of Birkenstock so if my feet do change, I'll just have to adjust a few straps. I lost 100 pounds once many years ago and my feet did not change one bit--just got bigger when I got pregnant! (Sac)Kay wrote: Hi Shirley and all,I've heard a lot of folks mention that they wear smaller shoes since having surgery. Now, I'm starting to wonder . . . am I the only one whose feet steadfastly refuse to shrink? They were an 8 WW before surgery and still are. I was really hoping they might at least drop to a single W.Oh well . . .Take care,Kayin San Leandroopen RNY 12/1/03Shirley Weber wrote:> . . . i am putting off buying new shoes for work because our feet get > smaller also. . . .> take care bye Shirley of Fontana so cal> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Hi Kay: Well, my feet didn't actually shrink, however they are less wide... well, so I guess they did... duh! The strange thing, however, is that I had to get new shoes anyway because the wear patterns for my shoes are so different as a lighter person. And my shoes stay nicer longer. After losing weight, I got out an old pair of tennis shoes from the back of the closet, and they didn't even feel like a pair of shoes I'd worn. The arch was different, and they were really uncomfortable even though I remember them as being a comfortable pair of shoes. So I ended up donating about 10 pairs of shoes to the Cancer Society and Goodwill. At least I know that someone will get some use out of them. Gemello open rny 06/03/03 reconstruction 05/25/04 -138 lbs > Hi Shirley and all, > > I've heard a lot of folks mention that they wear smaller shoes since > having surgery. Now, I'm starting to wonder . . . am I the only one > whose feet steadfastly refuse to shrink? They were an 8 WW before > surgery and still are. I was really hoping they might at least drop to > a single W. > > Oh well . . . > > Take care, > > Kay > in San Leandro > open RNY 12/1/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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