OTP - My big toe has an infection

I wore duty shoes and safety boots, etc for many years - I'm having foot
problems, go figure. I'm like Squirrely -went barefoot around the house for
years. My husband would always say to anybody who came over, "Take off your
shoes and make yourself at home!"

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Navy
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"Joan Carter" <spamfree@sentex.ca> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 13 May 2008 23:56:26 -0400, DKGBeeker@webtv.net (Donna
> G.) wrote:
>
>>You know, after reading everyones responses, it makes me kind of wonder
>>why as we get older our toenails start to get oddly shaped and why they
>>seem to become ingrown more often?
>
> I don't have an answer for that but I wonder if it could have
> anything to do with the shoes we wore, you know, the pointed toes
> and all that. I wore duty shoes for so many years my toes didn't
> have the opportunity to do strange things. When our feet are
> "young" perhaps they tend to change shape more easily. Then add a
> "small" detail like arthritis.. Not sure if this makes sense or
> not. So far my feet are fine, thank goodness and they are
> certainly well lived in!
>
> Joan

On Sat, 17 May 2008 16:14:35 -0400, "Navy"
<medical23SkidooFISH@sc.rr.com> wrote:

>I wore duty shoes and safety boots, etc for many years - I'm having foot
>problems, go figure. I'm like Squirrely -went barefoot around the house for
>years. My husband would always say to anybody who came over, "Take off your
>shoes and make yourself at home!"

Seems I used to hear that going barefoot was good, now I am told
it isn't. I don't think the cavemen wore shoes. Did they have bad
feet? :-)

Joan

Joan Carter wrote:

> Seems I used to hear that going barefoot was good, now I am told
> it isn't. I don't think the cavemen wore shoes. Did they have bad
> feet? :-)

Hmmm, good question...they didn't have podiatrists back then, so I guess
they all had good feet And look at the runners from Africa...many of
them run with barefeet, even in marathons.

Carole

"Joan Carter" <spamfree@sentex.ca> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 17 May 2008 16:14:35 -0400, "Navy"
> <medical23SkidooFISH@sc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>>I wore duty shoes and safety boots, etc for many years - I'm having foot
>>problems, go figure. I'm like Squirrely -went barefoot around the house
>>for
>>years. My husband would always say to anybody who came over, "Take off
>>your
>>shoes and make yourself at home!"
>
> Seems I used to hear that going barefoot was good, now I am told
> it isn't. I don't think the cavemen wore shoes. Did they have bad
> feet? :-)
>
> Joan

My mother seldom wore shoes, and had no problems with her feet.

I've been bare foot for most of the last 62 years, and my feet are in
pretty good shape as well.

Jo

I go barefoot most of the time, but only because my feet reject shoes. I
insist on shoes when I go outside the house, but inside, I let the feet have
their way. I have RA in both feet so they're pretty painful most of the
time.

DeeTee

"Jo Firey" <jofirey@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Joan Carter" <spamfree@sentex.ca> wrote in message
> news:5cfu24p81s39u2g8t080bvagoak09eeruv@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 17 May 2008 16:14:35 -0400, "Navy"
>> <medical23SkidooFISH@sc.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I wore duty shoes and safety boots, etc for many years - I'm having foot
>>>problems, go figure. I'm like Squirrely -went barefoot around the house
>>>for
>>>years. My husband would always say to anybody who came over, "Take off
>>>your
>>>shoes and make yourself at home!"
>>
>> Seems I used to hear that going barefoot was good, now I am told
>> it isn't. I don't think the cavemen wore shoes. Did they have bad
>> feet? :-)
>>
>> Joan
>
> My mother seldom wore shoes, and had no problems with her feet.
>
> I've been bare foot for most of the last 62 years, and my feet are in
> pretty good shape as well.
>
> Jo
>