Hi Fatcat,

I had a lot of trouble with shoes on my feet at work, too. And with people understanding me.

My feet started to hurt in my shoes during last winter at some point. I needed to wear suits at work, but I tried to keep my sneakers on while I was there if my feet were going to be under my desk all day. But towards spring time even sneakers were bothering my feet. Now I am on a leave of absence from work and all I can wear are Crocs. It's great that you got another suggestion for comfortable shoes form Mrs. D above. I hope they work for you.

The best place I found for info (other than here) was the RSDSA.org. If you join the organization they will send you a package with some good info that you can share with your family. I know that it helped my husband understand what I was going through. The fee to join is $20-$25 a year.

Good luck to you, Sandy