Feet, shoes and insoles

My new insoles.

In February I had a podiatry appointment at Stafford hospital.  I met a lovely lady called Helen who asked me all sorts of questions about my arthritis and how I cope with daily life.

We then got on to talking about my feet and she asked me if they were painful, to which I replied 'they're fine'.  She laughed and said that I would be surprised how many people with arthritis say that, but in reality they're not fine.  I told her that I have pain in my ankle but that could be from my right knee which needs replacing and has done for quite some time now.  She told me that my right ankle is leaning over to one side therefore I have a high instep which could be why it's painful and swollen.

So she wants me to try some insoles in my shoes but impressed upon me that the insoles could undo the good that my joint replacements have done.  She also said that if they cause lots of pain then I can stop wearing them.

They arrived in the post last week.  I haven't tried them yet but I will let you know how I get on over the next few weeks.