Please help my feet survive the World...

[Blackbeltdisneygirl]

I've only had the pf for a couple of years, and I haven't been to Disney since 2001! I don't think they had Fastpass then - but it was the middle of October before the free dining nonsense started, so the parks were pretty empty. Ah, the good old days...

But thanks to many many (many many) hours on the Disboards, I'm pretty confident that we'll have a good plan. Plus, since this trip is geared around our DD (she'll be 4), we're factoring in a LOT of down time.

Good! I hope you have fun. Recognize when your limits are reached and then do what you can to fix the issue. That's the secret to managing your feet at WDW.

 

[Lori1960]

Surprised that you Dr told you to wear crocs my Dr told me not to wear them cause they don't have a back

 

[Blackbeltdisneygirl]

Surprised that you Dr told you to wear crocs my Dr told me not to wear them cause they don't have a back

My first doctor was pro-Crocs, and my second doctor is not. They helped me so much though that I won't ever be without them. Doc #1 told me to wear them in my house instead of going barefoot or wearing slippers. I started wearing them on the karate mat too b/c we can only wear certain kinds of shoes on the mat, and nothing I tried was supportive enough for me. I refused to stop training, so I had to make do. I wore the beach style with the strap across the back of my heel. That really helped me in the beginning b/c the strap hit me just above my heel and would push just where I needed it to keep my muscles stretched, which is key to healing from PF. It also really helped hold them on while I trained, and the Crocs acted like a shock absorber. Now I wear the strap pushed to the top of the Croc b/c I don't need it anymore. Doc #2 says I need more support, but he only thought that b/c I was having such a hard time healing from wearing the Sketchers Shape Ups. If it hadn't been for those shoes, I wouldn't have had a flare up. I say wear what doesn't cause you pain.