When I was at the doctor's, last Friday, I told him I had been trying to go for a walk most days but after 15 to 20 minutes my right hip was in so much pain I had to go home. I also told him about the arthritic like twinges I am having in my left thumb and left knee. I have already been diagnosed with arthritis in my right thumb and right knee. How odd that one side of my body is deteriorating faster than the other side. Anyway, he has given me the paperwork to have an x-ray done on the hip. I did not go for my walk that day. On Sunday, DH, who had been working at the office all weekend, came home early because it was such a gorgeous day and asked if I'd like to go for a walk with him. I decided to wear a different pair of shoes.


Instead of the usual waterproof Clarks Wave walking shoes I paid over a hundred bucks for,


I wore my considerably less expensive Dr Scholl's runners that sop up puddle water like a sponge. I only changed my footwear because the day was sunny and all the puddles had dried up. DH and I walked for 35 minutes and there was nary a twinge from my hip. Yesterday I walked for 30 minutes in the Dr Scholl's and again suffered no ill effects. I'll still be going in for the x-ray tomorrow on my way home from the knitting circle. I expect some permanent damage has been caused by the Clarks Wave shoes after having used them for three years.

Why did I buy the Clarks Wave? In spite of the fact that they are butt ugly, they are also waterproof, comfortable and were touted as having a special sole that mimics walking in sand, which is supposed to be very good for your feet. Now I'm wondering if the Plantar Fasciitis I suffered with for almost a year was caused by those bloody shoes.