Cost $280 but the shoes are a size too small and i felt my toes quite tight inside the shoes and got a red mark trying them out. Its quite stuffy inside and it would be great if I was able to get a pair bigger. There weren't any of my size left and I was quite disappointed. However, the pair of shoes which usually cost $399 is selling at $280 now so getting them seems quite a bargain.
Since suffering from Plantar Fasciitis about 3 years ago, walking has been quite painful and tough. I injured my heels and plantar tissue while running. It was because I did short sprints of 50m for about 13 min while working and everytime when I stopped, I jumped and hit my heels very hard onto the ground. When i injured myself, I didn't think too much, I just thought I had a muscle pull at the calf areas or maybe the sports shoes were ill-fitting that's why my heels hurt. Since then, I had severe pain every morning when I woke up and every night when I returned home.
After that, I had to visit doctors very often and take pain killers to stop the pain. I couldn't walk or jog, let alone run.
After some time, the pain got alleviated and it didn't hurt as much..
I thought my condition improved and I wanted to exercise to get rid of the extra 6 kg that I have gained.
Last year April, when I woke up one day after running in the park, I couldn't walk at all. I almost went paralysed. For 2 days, I had to use a walking stick to walk. It was with much difficulty and pain that I walked.
I visited specialists who charged extorbitant prices and prescribed painkillers. They advised me to wear cushioned footwear to remove the impact walking has on my heels. They also asked me to do stretching exercises every morning. I was also diagnosed as having carpel tunnel syndrome ( which I think is due to carrying heavy things and doing repetitive hand movements during work) and cervical spondylosis.
Life suddenly seemed so bleak and darkness prevailed. In August 2009, I had a minor surgery for another illness. In Oct 2009,I fell very sick with stomach flu and the 24-hr clinic doc thought it was appendicitis but the doc at TTSH said I had polycystic ovaries in a CT scan. After that, I had 4 periods in a month. I thought I was pregnant but I was not. KKH said I was ok in Nov/Dec.The next period occurred this Feb. This June, I visited the gynae coz I only had one period this year but she couldn't find any problem. I also had so much dental pain from my root canal infections and tooth decay. In fact I did about 6 root canals, 5 crowns and a titanium screw in place of my 6th crown so far.
I think I had to be the most miserable person plagued with a lot of illnesses. Didn't you remember, I just recovered from pneumonia.When I was young, I had a hole in the heart. I have since recovered. In P5, I was also hospitalised for a week. My fever went beyond 41 degrees and now i looked back, perhaps, I also had pneumonia then. In fact, I coughed up a lot of blood and yellow phelgm then. After the week, I had to return for 1-2 weeks to cough out the blood and phelgm. Heavens have already been kind to let me live. I am a regular customer to the hospital and I must be grateful to my parents who always send me to the hospital and pay the bills then.
I often question myself the meaning of life when one does not have the health to live. I spend a lot to keep myself happy because I don't know when life will end and I always have to spend a lot to improve my health. After i recovered from one illness, another will follow. I didn't understand why it had to come to this stage. I used to be a healthy person who did a lot of sports. Luckily, with encouragement from friends and family, I slowly walked out of the 'self-induced and inflicted' misery.
Over these 3 years, I gained more than 12 kg. I hated this very much. I have ballooned from a S-M size to a XL size because of the inability to exercise or jog any more. As a result of this leg injury, I have been seeking healthy shoes that can alleviate and/or improve my condition.
Soon, I will do a review and comparison of the health shoes that I have.
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