foot problems

[jerseyjess]

OK, so this isn't technically med school hell, but the resident community is pretty dead and it's not like i left behind all the angst and misery when I graduated. So I'm still here

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[behindmyeyes]

I've liked my Danskos, I got my first pair when I started 3rd yr and they helped me through all the sanding/walking-rounds & surgery clerkship "hold the retractor and don't move a muscle" times. I still wear them frequently now and think they're some of my more comfortable work shoes. They make styles now where the insole is slightly softer (instead of the rock-hard ones in the "professional" style) which I like. I also have a pair of Mary-Jane style Earth shoes which I love, but I didn't have those when I was doing the heavy standing/walking rotations so I don't know if they would help tons during surgery. Plus I felt like I didn't care if my Danskos got grimy in the OR (or any other potentially messy service, like OB) since they covered my whole foot well and could easily be wiped off with the red-top wipes w/o ruining the finish.

Also, what got me through surgery clerkship, in addition to Danskos, was wearing TED hose. People laughed at me, but I swear the foot fatigue I felt the first weeks was amazingly improved for the duration of the rotation when I started wearing TEDs every day. I'd recommend trying that, they don't cost TOO much, and I just got the over-the-counter ones at the drug store and they held up well.