I got one of those boots last year when they thought I might have broken my foot and then they said I hadn't. It came with a couple of long tube socks. I don't think they were 100% cotton, because they got smelly very easily. And because of that (also because the velcro straps pulled at them if I wasn't careful) I went to a medical supply store and bought a couple more. As a result, I actually have one that's never been worn. I wish you were closer and I'd give it to you.
A local friend who got a walking boot a few years before that shared my consternation that they wanted us to wear these weird baggy things and not our custom-fit hand-knitted socks which did not get nearly as smelly or clammy.
Part of what I liked about having the boot is that it's like wearing some kind of flashing traffic light. People stay out of my way and are tolerant of me being slow on a sidewalk or in a store, without needing such a wide berth as crutches do.
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Date: 2018-01-10 06:28 pm (UTC)A local friend who got a walking boot a few years before that shared my consternation that they wanted us to wear these weird baggy things and not our custom-fit hand-knitted socks which did not get nearly as smelly or clammy.
Part of what I liked about having the boot is that it's like wearing some kind of flashing traffic light. People stay out of my way and are tolerant of me being slow on a sidewalk or in a store, without needing such a wide berth as crutches do.