Hi FatCat,

I hope you "visit" this message board again and stay !!! ..you'll have a support system that is here for you to find information and share tears as well as positive experiences. The fear, isolation, pain, and frustration has a place here to be heard and understood

FatCat, I hope your ace bandage isn't too tight as you don't want to constrict your circulation, and ice is not a good thing for your RSD limb!

I'm in the flip-flop club, too !I used to wear crocs but even they are impossible for me to walk in, as the nerves in my left foot and lower legs are on fire, especially the bottom of the foot. I work in an office and wear socks with my flip flops ! I can only walk a few yards ..life has surely changed for us..this board is a safe and understanding place to talk about those changes and get support and friendship.

My doc ordered a pair of special of shoes and/or inserts to be made on March 6th !!! and due to Worker comp 'stuff', I still don't have them!! maybe I'll get them by Christmas!!
There is only one pair of flip flops ("Mush" by Teva) that I can tolerate..other than that, it's the rubber zories ya wear to the beach..

The shoes that Mrs. D suggested sound like a good possibility..especially the one with the knitted, flexible top and removable inserts!!

Hopeful is right..it seems unreasonable and illegal for you to get 'fired' for wearing shoes that you must wear because of a disability! Check into that, or have someone help you with the research so that it doesn't happen again..

Congratulations on having your B.A. in Criminal Justice..There could be a job for you in that field on the horizon which doesn't involve a lot of walking and which would give you a lot of satisfaction!

Please try to take it one day at a time....I hope you are getting some kind of emotional support from a therapist that you can vent with and who is truly there for you...in the meantime, we are here for you!!

Hope4thebest xoxox