I think leather is my only option- ugh. Read on.

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I broke my foot. My doctor put me in a Cam Walker (or Walking Boot).

The boot is almost 3 " off the ground. When I wear it with my current shoes

(vegan), that makes one leg about 3 " shorter than the other and I'm blowing out

my knee, my hips, etc...walking with one leg shorter than the other.

 

I have been looking for shoes to compensate for the 3 " height. I need an entire

wedge, not just a high heel. The only shoes I have found that will support my

other leg without destroying my knee are MBTs, Sketchers Shape-Ups and Easy

Spirit Anti-Gravity.

 

I haven't bought any yet. I don't want to buy leather but I don't want to blow

out my knees and hips at age 47 and end up tweeked for life.

 

These shoes appear NOT to have any non-leather models.

 

Advice? My inclination is to buy the leather and save my knee. After all, being

vegan is about making the most compassionate choice.

 

If I don't wear the cam walker, my foot fracture may not heel properly and I

will endure years of nerve twinging, muscle and tendons aches, etc...

 

If I use the cam walker and can't find proper shoes, I ruin my knee and hips.

 

What would you do?

 

Thanks,

Amy in Pacifica