The whole truth is that I have given up on cool sexy shoes and now concentrate on comfort and being able to walk in a way that looks normal. It has taken a long time for me to become so philosophic about this issue. It often felt like the main limiting factor in my professional life was my footwear. I used to cringe at my overall "look" in a full length mirror, even though I don't think most people look at your feet when you are talking business in a room full of colleagues. But we all know the people with "good" shoes check yours out. It's a ranking system for them.
Greg Blackstock Shoes
How many of the shoes above can you still wear? Are you trapped with ugly shoes?
I almost walked right out of the store years ago when a salesperson suggested I get shoes like this (really I almost cried):
They were unthinkable as a shoe choice!! I got some cool lace up blue leather boots instead.
Imagine these on your feet:
Of course these shoes would take too much money out of our drug and pain rub budget as well as torturing feet, but can you imagine?! That's all I can do - imagine. I could wear them in a wheelchair - maybe.
I'm glad to see there are more sensible choices now that do not look so bad these days.
ComfortShoes
I couldn't wear the shoes above but I bet many people with RA could.
I just stick with my trusty New Balance 926s.
They have a rollbar that does part of the walking for me and a lot of cushioning built in.
Wishing for the feet of a baby.
