High Heel Shoes

Black Diamond

To the ladies on the board:

Yeah I know you all want to be taller but a cautionary tale on what high heels can do to your feet after years of wear.

I am sitting in the hospital awaiting to see my wife (a young 40) after having surgery on her foot (the other one will need surgery soon). The Doctor just came out to show me the X-rays of the before and after. This was after 3.5 hours of surgery. She had 3 toes broken and reset to stop them from crossing over each other (which caused excrutiating pain), a bunyon removed the size of a golf ball and a heel spur that caused her to limp and only able to wear sneekers.

She will be in a cast for 8 weeks and has 3 pins and a plate and screws in her big toe. She will have to do it all over again for the other foot afterward.

High heel shoes are sexy and all but wearing them throughout your career can do some amazing damage that cost a lot more than the shoes.

PJPixie

I hope her recovery is quick and pain free. You're a good husband!

The Juggler

i thought you were going to tell us how much you enjoy wearing women's shoes bd.

that sucks for the wifey though.

Black Diamond

The Jeagler wrote:

i thought you were going to tell us how much you enjoy wearing women's shoes bd.

that sucks for the wifey though.

My surgery is next week :shifty:

decides2dream

Black Diamond wrote:

To the ladies on the board:

Yeah I know you all want to be taller but a cautionary tale on what high heels can do to your feet after years of wear.

I am sitting in the hospital awaiting to see my wife (a young 40) after having surgery on her foot (the other one will need surgery soon). The Doctor just came out to show me the X-rays of the before and after. This was after 3.5 hours of surgery. She had 3 toes broken and reset to stop them from crossing over each other (which caused excrutiating pain), a bunyon removed the size of a golf ball and a heel spur that caused her to limp and only able to wear sneekers.

She will be in a cast for 8 weeks and has 3 pins and a plate and screws in her big toe. She will have to do it all over again for the other foot afterward.

High heel shoes are sexy and all but wearing them throughout your career can do some amazing damage that cost a lot more than the shoes.

sorry to read this BD. :(
your poor wife! hope she has a quick recovery!

i've read a few times about the long-term dangers of wearing heels. even once you stop wearing them, can have life-long foot pain according to studies.

me, i rarely wear heels. i am a-ok with my slightly vertically challenged height of 5'4".
i wear them for weddings, job interviews, funerals. otherwise, i wear flats most of the time, or chunky-heeled shoes no more than 2" high.

norm

That sucks bd...I hope the wife will be OK

mysticweed

Another caution, do not drink in high heels. Trust me, this I know from experience.

libragirl

I don't wear heels as much as I do. When I do wear them the highest is 3 inches. I have a bunion already on one foot :(

vduboise

I knew someone who had that surgery done- both feet at the same time- quite painful. Yeah, heels are not your friend. being 5'10"- don't need the heels too much.

dimitrispearljam

all the best from Greece,,fast recovery and hope all become fast back to normal and u and your wife enjoy life and your 3 beautiful children of yours

Stonerlady

You again reminded me why I do not wear high heels. Too cruel. I want sneakers

Thanks!

Black Diamond

dimitrispearljam wrote:

all the best from Greece,,fast recovery and hope all become fast back to normal and u and your wife enjoy life and your 3 beautiful children of yours

Thanks D! And thanks everyone for the kind words!

They just had me leave the recovery room because she is having a bad reaction to the anestisia(sp)... I feel so bad for her.

eyedclaar

Nothing personal (hope she recovers and everything), but wouldn't this be the same thing as me knowingly putting my hand in a bear trap... over and over again? Oh, the price of vanity.

Lizard

Hope your wife feels better soon.

As for me---wear heels a lot to work. I just don't like flats with dresses (on me). But thankfully I don't have any feet pain at the moment and have been wearing them for many many years.

dimitrispearljam

Lizard wrote:

Hope your wife feels better soon.

As for me---wear heels a lot to work. I just don't like flats with dresses (on me). But thankfully I don't have any feet pain at the moment and have been wearing them for many many years.

:shock: Lizard ,i thought u was a man...

the wolf

Hope she is feeling better soon BD !

I myself don't get the whole high heels..... but that's just me.

I'd rather be comfortable, and to me.... I don't see how the gals can be anywhere near comfortable in those things.. :?

get well soon mrs. bd !!

decides2dream

eyedclaar wrote:

Nothing personal (hope she recovers and everything), but wouldn't this be the same thing as me knowingly putting my hand in a bear trap... over and over again? Oh, the price of vanity.

yea, but.....does a bear trap make your arms look longer and sexier? then it might be an appropriate comparison.


also, a lot of these foot issues can occur, heels or not. some foot problems are seemingly genetic/hereditary, so some are more apt to suffer from them than others. however, this is not to say that heels are good for your feet. time and again, it is clearly proven, high heels are bad news for your feet.

(but sure, try telling that to all the guys with the foot/heels fetishes )

eyedclaar

decides2dream wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

Nothing personal (hope she recovers and everything), but wouldn't this be the same thing as me knowingly putting my hand in a bear trap... over and over again? Oh, the price of vanity.

yea, but.....does a bear trap make your arms look longer and sexier? then it might be an appropriate comparison.


also, a lot of these foot issues can occur, heels or not. some foot problems are seemingly genetic/hereditary, so some are more apt to suffer from them than others. however, this is not to say that heels are good for your feet. time and again, it is clearly proven, high heels are bad news for your feet.

(but sure, try telling that to all the guys with the foot/heels fetishes )

Having a bear trap hanging from my arm makes me look like a total badass, not sure about the sexy though...

Lizard

dimitrispearljam wrote:

Lizard wrote:

Hope your wife feels better soon.

As for me---wear heels a lot to work. I just don't like flats with dresses (on me). But thankfully I don't have any feet pain at the moment and have been wearing them for many many years.

:shock: Lizard ,i thought u was a man...

I am . Wanna play dressup?

dimitrispearljam

Lizard wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

Lizard wrote:

Hope your wife feels better soon.

As for me---wear heels a lot to work. I just don't like flats with dresses (on me). But thankfully I don't have any feet pain at the moment and have been wearing them for many many years.

:shock: Lizard ,i thought u was a man...

I am . Wanna play dressup?

:roll:

the wolf

Lizard wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

Lizard wrote:

Hope your wife feels better soon.

As for me---wear heels a lot to work. I just don't like flats with dresses (on me). But thankfully I don't have any feet pain at the moment and have been wearing them for many many years.

:shock: Lizard ,i thought u was a man...

I am . Wanna play dressup?

Anon

Speedy recovery.

Sadly, this is one more things that falls into my: Things I enjoy even though I am told not to.

Smoking
Drinking
Cursing

and now wearing my heels...

Life gets more unfun by the minute.

Stonerlady

Lizard wrote:

Hope your wife feels better soon.

As for me---wear heels a lot to work. I just don't like flats with dresses (on me). But thankfully I don't have any feet pain at the moment and have been wearing them for many many years.

I just couldn't walk in heels any more. It was our best friends' wedding and the bride wanted flats as well

pandora

hey its too late now but platform shoes are the answer- gives you needed height and doesn't mess with your feet
signed
70's girl all the way
hope she feels better soon

Stonerlady

I'm comfortable with my 5"5. I'd rather be small than not able to walk And being small can even be an advantage so I'm cool with it.

Lizard

Stonerlady wrote:

Lizard wrote:

Hope your wife feels better soon.

As for me---wear heels a lot to work. I just don't like flats with dresses (on me). But thankfully I don't have any feet pain at the moment and have been wearing them for many many years.

I just couldn't walk in heels any more. It was our best friends' wedding and the bride wanted flats as well

Cute!

ZiggyStar

WTF BD?! That's horrible!!

Post pics of her feet!! I want to see them pre and post-op! They sound totally fucked up!

I'm a boot wearer thank goodness (Doc Martens or knee/calf highs with a high chunky heel) or thongs! I can't do the squishy high heel stiletto thing....fuck that! Waaaay too uncomfortable!

Get better soon Mrs BD!!

chiquimonkey

ow! so sorry about the wife, hope she feels better fast!

i very rarely wear heels. i twist my ankle just *looking* at some of the high heels in the store lol i'd spend more time on the ground faceplanted than teetering around looking tall! i'm fine being a hobbit

dcfaithful

I'm hoping for the smoothest and fastest recovery for your wife. Perhaps this will be a lesson to you to get the hell out of those high heels BD!!?!

dcfaithful

ZiggyStar wrote:

WTF BD?! That's horrible!!

Post pics of her feet!! I want to see them pre and post-op! They sound totally fucked up!

I'm a boot wearer thank goodness (Doc Martens or knee/calf highs with a high chunky heel) or thongs! I can't do the squishy high heel stiletto thing....fuck that! Waaaay too uncomfortable!

Get better soon Mrs BD!!

Stiletto's are for porn stars.

Claireack

Oh BD send her our love, have friends/patients who've had it, not nice.