Hi Billye: You made a boo boo. I said in my post "
Then after we came home, he took off his shoes. He got the older orthotics (they were re-made for his ulcer also), but they look completely different than the newer ones."

See, the older ones are not that old....they were remade for the foot ulcer to remove the pressure.

These newer ones (since he switched insurance hmo's, he's entitled to a completely new pair of orthotics). The older ones have been refurbished (the most recent refurbishment was a few months ago (FOR HIS ULCER). So he actually has two perfectly good orthotics perfectly made for his foot ulcer.

Only the brand new pair does not work with any of his shoes. So he either uses the refurbished pair in his shoes. Or he buys yet another pair of shoes to make the brand new orthotics fit.

I told him "don't buy any new shoes yet. You have two weeks. Wear whichever shoes you feel comfortable in for half the day". He says he is fine with the refurbished orthotics.

See, it doesn't matter which orthotics he wears, they were both made for his ulcer. But the newer ones are a little higher (or thicker).

I think that once we see that his ulcer won't re-cur, we can think about blowing another $100 (oh my god), on another pair of shoes. I went to zappos and they have 6 E.

So now it's just a wait and see and put the little things between his toes, and put some moleskin on his tailor bunion.

And he uses the little flexor thing from Harriet Carter. He loves these two things. for 10 minutes, he just sits there and flexes his toes. He says it helps the pn.


Shirley....how are you???

lol

Melody

p.s. Would you guys believe we are freezing here in Brooklyn, NY. The weather is absolutely nuts. I wore a coat today.