Hi Ada! What about diabetic shoes. My husband has bad, bad sore heals neurapathy!! Poor man. His shoes are so light! They custom fit his shoe imprint too. You do NOT need to be a diabetic to get these shoes.. Just a thought, Ada... Love, Desi

This place sells clearance priced new balance shoes

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/

This place sells them in hard to find sizes, but regular price

http://www.marylandsquare.com/

These are also supposed to be very good for RSD and poor posture and all that. They look stupid, but apparently they have incredibly good support and would probaly reduce your heel pain.

http://www.ez-shoes.com/

I am chiming in late, but I have been away...

Several years ago, my foot surgeon recommended New Balance, but also gave me a caution. Go to a shoe store, not to a discount or department store. New Balance makes at least two "lines" of shoes - the economy ones (I can get them at Kohl's for about $40 - $60, less on sale) and their premium line with better support, instep, breathing, etc.

In Wisconsin, we have several franchise shore stores actually called "The New Balance Store". They have well-trained fitters to get you into the correct shoe. There is a wider variety, also. You will look at the model numbers at the franchise store and not find those same models at discounters. Interesting marketing technique... My last pair cost $125 and I feel they are worth every penny.

I didn't do this, but you could look for New Balance on web and see if they list francise store locations.

Good luck,

Mike