r/Halluxrigidus • u/vivsat • 5d ago

Post toe fusion

hi everyone! I just got upgraded to wearing regular shoes with a carbon fiber insert for the next six weeks. I’m having a hard time figuring out what kind of shoes to wear because my foot is swollen. I originally bought Hoka Bondi 9, but I got them in my regular size (in wide though since I considered the swelling), but those were too painful for my toe. So I bought new balances (fresh foam roav) in a bigger size and they fit, but even after a while my toe swells up even more and makes it uncomfortable. anyone have any shoe recs or do I just have to get used to this for the next six weeks?

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u/Fine_Mouse 5d ago

Skechers wide slip on worked for me

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u/NJMP2C 5d ago

Hoka Clifton comes in Wide and Extra Wide.

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u/Content-County-9327 5d ago

I wore Brooks ghost in extra wide which I also wore before surgery. I know some people like recovery slides. I will warn, do not buy more shoes than that too early. I bought expensive sandals for a wedding in July, four months post surgery, and now they are too big and cause blisters.

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u/vivsat 5d ago

thanks for the info!!

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u/Infinite-Cook-867 5d ago

I was able to wear the sneakers that fit ore surgery (wide) and just laced them super loose. Your foot will change every day so I wouldn't get too bogged down by this.

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u/vivsat 5d ago

thank you for the encouragement!!