Hi Julie,

Gosh they must be mega insoles!
All I can think of are the Hotter shoes , I think they do a eeee width.
Try shoeshop.com, they have a sale on at the moment I think.

Doreen xx

I have insoles, and one of them has a raised bit underneath which means that in some of my shoes, I tend to fall out of them. The other thing is that I can't get them into any of my shoes with laces, so am limited as to when I wear them.

Sorry I can't help with makes of shoes, I'm still trying to find some myself. I feel that with my lace up shoes, they keep my feet contained well. It will be a different matter when summer comes, though.

Lyn

I can get my very thick insoles into Clark`s shoes, and the orthotist made me a second pair, which he shaved slightly so that I can get them in my trainers.

Can`t remember when I last wore "dressy" shoes!

Kathleen x

Hi Ailsa

I'd be interested too - I'm a size 9 and a wide fit and it drives me nuts! At the moment I'm in Hotter shoes as their insoles can be removed and replaced with the orthotics thingys but would like dressier shoes on occasion.....

Hi
size 9 gee
Thought mine massive im size 8 standard shoes but if made to right width actaully 7 to 7 half depending on style E far to wide for me last time checked was D.
but as i been told lol RA had made me feet spread and go almost flat lol.
il be joining you in orderly fashion for orthcotics service.
causing me low back pain,ffot pain.
oh well chin up upwards onwards.
lv melly

Hi julie im sure you are gutted,sending you hug.
more adapting due to this discease,but still got be comfy havnt we to be active good fitting shoes essential.
take care
Melly

Wow always thought it was just me with huge feet - I'm an 8! I completely struggle with shoes and love my crocs too. Thanks for the recommendations for websites, I will check them out. One thing though, Clarks in Wolverhampton refused to measure my feet and said they only do kiddies even after I explained why I wanted them measured :(.

Must admit, I can't bring myself to get rid of my shoes which no longer feel comfortable.


Nina xx

I'm also in the big feet club, around an 8-9. For years before RA, I struggled to find shoes narrow enough as I was a AA and sometimes bought a size too small in lenght just to get the right width, ha ha , no longer I now have wide feet that on a bad day grow even wider.
I also have the wretched orthotic things and they are just too high at the heal so that when you walk shoes don't stay on. The only shoes that I can walk in now are Hotter (without the orthotics) I bought two pairs the same but different sizes so that if my right foot is very swollen I can wear one size on one foot and the other size on the other and they still look like a pair (not a cheap option I know, also I bought the size 9's in a wide fit. However I'm seriously thinking I cutting the orthic innnersole from the hospital up by taking the heal part off and leaving the arch support to put in my shoe, has anyone else done this and did it work?
Best wishes
Sheila

I had some insoles made at the hospital (long story) but they are useless. Far to big to get in my shoes and if I do manage to get them in a pair, there is no room for my feet. I always thought that you bought innersoles if your shoes were too big and they made them smaller.

I went to see a chiropodist because due to the RA making me flat footed I was told that I had a build up of hard skin on the balls of my feet, which was making it very painful to walk. I showed him the offending insoles and he was amazed when I told him how I was measured for them. Foot on an A4 piece of paper which was drawn around. He asked how they knew what the bone sturcture of each foot was, how they knew where to put the raised up bit to support/try to raise my fallen arch. Asked if I had to stand on a carbon piece of paper so they could see the structure of my bones. No, just the piece of A4 paper, only had one piece as well, foot drawings crossing over each other. NHS cut backs, they couldn't spare two pieces of paper for me.

He told me to get some innersoles for trainers from a sports shop, what people put in there trainers to support their feet when they are jogging. I didn't get any because having the hard skin removed helped such alot, making it bearable to walk (not in my killer heels though I must add).

Must be getting a build up again because it's starting to hurt alot again.

Paula

Hi Julie i have recently had some shoes from widerfitshoes.co.uk also known as DB or easy b shoes they go up to a 6E or more i think and give vat off for problem feet above a certain width. They are not the most fashionable shoes but the wide fit slim look ones are quite nice, i have a pair of those in burgundy and they are smart and comfy with insoles.

Bevxx

PS They got here really quickly as well and the refunds and exchanges are quick as well.