OCD can you wear heels? - Foot Problems Message Board

bumankle · 05-21-2009, 09:38 AM

Abby - or anyone else who is well into their recovery...Are you able to wear any kind of heels?? Forgive me if this is a stupid question. I haven't worn heels in years bc of my OCD and will forever have a hard time accepting that those days are over. But I was wondering if anyone had any success?

Hope everyone is having a GOOD day!!

sarkin · 05-21-2009, 11:31 AM

bumankle (cute name

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My injury was 3 years ago and I have yet to wear heels, and I am short. I really wish that I could

Maybe some day.....

A question to all of you. I am curious as to how many of your ankles "click". My ankle clicks like crazy! The pain that started last week isn't any better. Any stepping to the right (surgery was on my left ankle) causes such an intense pain that only radiates for a little while. The pain is just a little bit off from my incision. I hate to call my doc. My goal was to not see any docs this year. I really wanted to pay off all my medical bills before I did anything!

have a great day

anklehelp · 05-21-2009, 12:53 PM

Bumankle, I often wonder the same thing! Although for me, I was fine wearing heels with my injury! It was flip flops or flat sandals that would make my ankle hurt. So I'm hoping to be able to wear flip flops...haven't worn them in a long time. How's recovery going? Aren't you flying somewhere soon?

K_Lana · 05-21-2009, 01:16 PM

No heels here for me. It hurts like heck before and after this surgery.

My ankle crunches, clicks, and feels like it is going through some type of gear when I step. It never was this loud before.

akirka · 05-22-2009, 12:26 PM

Hey guys -

Before OATS there was no way I could wear heels, I couldn't even wear regular shoes they were so irritating. Now that my foot feels great I 'could' wear heels but I really have no desire to do so. Of course I live in MT in a very rural place and people would look at you weird if you wore fancy shoes with heels.

That makes the shoe choice much easier and much more comfortable. The thought of walking with unnatural pressure/angle on my talus is not something I want to try but I'm thinking if you really want to wear heels it would be ok. Like I said before, I jog, hike, walk and have no pain anymore but I won't be looking to abuse my foot either.

I don't have any clicking in my ankle - maybe a bit when I first started WB bit it went away. My knee still clicks from time to time and it's not painful but annoying. When I first started WB my foot 'popped' all over as it was trying to return to a normal shape and strength. It was painful but that went away after a few months.

I'm excited for the holiday weekend. I live in an area with all these beautiful trails and I've not been able to hike most of them until now. The rivers are running fast so I'm going to go see these beautiful waterfalls for the first time - about a 4 mile hike. Too cool!!

Have a great weekend ladies!

Abby