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Has anyone here have a good advice on how to deal with bunions? I only noticed I had them when I started running a few months ago, especially on my right foot. It's not painful at this stage but I constantly get blisters and no amount of vaseline seems to help. I've done a bit of a search on the internet and found some info on bunion regulators- something you use at night but does it actually help? Will I have to have a surgery at some point?
Should I maybe look for a specific (wider) type of shoe?
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I have them on both feet Mon. Its not blisters that effect me but they do ache. I've always had them from being a child - a congenital abnormality effecting most of the women in our family. I wear Asics shoes as they are wide enough to accomodate my feet and I miss out the second lace hole up on the shoe to give me more room. The bunion regulators, toe separators made no difference to me. I did consider surgury but the 9 month rehabilitation period put me off! It would be a last resort for me I think.
I'm surprised you didn't know you had them? Your running gait will be effected by the bunions - generally you tend to over pronate more so make sure you are wearing the correct shoe. Compeed should sort the blisters until you develope hard skin to protect the joint area. As I've aged the bunions have got worse/given more pain and I've recently been fitted with orthotics which have helped the problem and sorted out other issues.
If its only blisters you are suffering I would just look at a wider shoe - New Balance & Asics do different widths in shoes. And if it gets really bad see a podiatrist - not a cheap option but well worth the money in my case!
Tigerlili
I didn't know I had them as they never bothered me until I started running properly... And I think they only got worse recently. It's something that runs in my family as well as I found out. I like the idea of not lacing up the second hole... didn't think of it and it should help. I can't imagine being out of action for 9 months so will probably live with it for as long as I can. At least it's not painfull (yet).
I didn't mention bunions when I got my last pair of shoes (as didn't know it was going to be a problem)and even though I got them in the running shop I don't think the person who was advising me was clued up. He basically just gave me a few different ones to try, told to have a few minute run on the treadmill and decide which ones are most comfortable... How can I know which ones are most comfortable without doing a proper run in them? I honestly find it very difficult to tell...
They are beginning to fall apart anyway so next time I'll try to make sure that I get them fitted properly.
Thank you for the advice!
At the moment I am still in the protective shoes, but can manage without cructhes in the house. My feet are not that swollen now, and I can get one into my normal size MBT. Surgery for this condition has advanced a lot in the last few years. I am 50 years old, and did not want to leave the condition as my dad had it and had very bad mobility as he got older.