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My feet are still bothering me. I had a cortisone injection in my right foot several months ago (right after we moved into the new house), and that helped temporarily, but now the pain has returned. The doctor said the only other option is surgery. Both feet are killing me. What am I supposed to do? Have surgery on both feet and not be able to even walk to the bathroom? If I have to have surgery on both---at separate times---I will be on crutches most of the summer!!!

I'm not sure what I'm going to do. He sent me to have custom orthodics made for my shoes (I've tried them in the past without luck, but these are a different kind, so I decided to try it.) Well, the first week I wore them, my BACK problems returned! I had spasms in my back during hte day and trouble sleeping at night. They said the orthodics change your gait and thus, can hurt your back. I am not willing to go down that route again, but they insisted on trimming the orthodics and having me try them once again.

I just got them back from the lab and am only wearing them 30 minutes a day. We'll see what happens!

Thanks for asking.

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