sugargypsy
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF 2019
Planning: CP / CF or CdN 2022
Hi,
I'd be interested to know if there are other members her who have polyneuropathy, especially in the feet?
For some years now, I've got neuropathy in my feet, due to a side-effect of antibiotic. I notice the neuropathy especially when I wear shoes, even in protective shoes that have no seams in the inside and are particularly made for that problem. However, these shoes are heavy and above all have no good profile, so they will be unsuitable for the Camino.
I then tested different shoes in three different shoe shops, and finally chose a pair from Meindl (trailers, Portland). In this my insoles fit perfectly and I have enough space around the toes. Nevertheless, I have found that walking in these shoes is not really comfortable, compared to my other shoes. I have only been testing for three weeks, so I'm not giving up yet, but I would like to ask others who also have neuropathy in their feet what your experiences are? What sort of shoes are you wearing?
The second question I have: I'm really scared of getting blisters. Two of my doctors - an orthopedist and an internist - think that I have to stop the camino immediately if I'm going to have blisters, as they can easily get infected and then there is the danger of amputation.
Did you get similar advice from your doctors, how did you handle the topic? What did you do when you got blisters during the Caminos?
I take care of my feet, go regularly to the podiatrist and I already diligently test with various socks, at the moment I use Wright socks, so far it looks good. But still, insecurity remains. But I do have some months to find out what works best for me, so hopefully everything will work out o.k.
I'd be interested to know if there are other members her who have polyneuropathy, especially in the feet?
For some years now, I've got neuropathy in my feet, due to a side-effect of antibiotic. I notice the neuropathy especially when I wear shoes, even in protective shoes that have no seams in the inside and are particularly made for that problem. However, these shoes are heavy and above all have no good profile, so they will be unsuitable for the Camino.
I then tested different shoes in three different shoe shops, and finally chose a pair from Meindl (trailers, Portland). In this my insoles fit perfectly and I have enough space around the toes. Nevertheless, I have found that walking in these shoes is not really comfortable, compared to my other shoes. I have only been testing for three weeks, so I'm not giving up yet, but I would like to ask others who also have neuropathy in their feet what your experiences are? What sort of shoes are you wearing?
The second question I have: I'm really scared of getting blisters. Two of my doctors - an orthopedist and an internist - think that I have to stop the camino immediately if I'm going to have blisters, as they can easily get infected and then there is the danger of amputation.
Did you get similar advice from your doctors, how did you handle the topic? What did you do when you got blisters during the Caminos?
I take care of my feet, go regularly to the podiatrist and I already diligently test with various socks, at the moment I use Wright socks, so far it looks good. But still, insecurity remains. But I do have some months to find out what works best for me, so hopefully everything will work out o.k.