tender tootsies

i have a working theory that my steel-toed work shoes are the cause of all the foot trouble i’ve been experiencing.
for the first couple months of the year, i’d been plagued by pain in my feet, mostly located in the heel of my right foot. it got so bad that i could barely put any weight on it in the morning and by the end of the day i was limping noticeably when walking. even when sitting with absolutely no pressure applied it would occasionally plague me with stabbing pains. while at the doctor for my vision problem, she referred me to the lab to get orthotics, but also cautioned that it probably wouldn’t begin to get better until i’d lost twenty pounds. i never did go to the orthotic lab. i didn’t have the time or the money, so i just kept putting it off. the foot would get bad then it would get better, but overall it was usually bad.
i’m not sure what prompted it, but i stopped wearing my work shoes to work about a week and a half ago. i’m still wearing my $15 dr. scholl’s insoles in them, but even after walking around for most of the weekend i’ve yet to suffer any of the excruciating pain i was becoming accustomed to.
not wanting to tempt fate, i’m calling it a “working theory” as opposed to “the reason why”. the last thing i want is to get cocky and invite the pain back, especially now that’s getting more like photowalking season outside. i always hate to be the one begging off because my feet start to hurt halfway through an outing.