I think that particular piece of medical wisdom comes from the fact that most people who lose toes - big or small - get there because of diabetes, meaning they’re sedentary, often overweight, and have diminished feeling in their feet.
I didn’t have that problem: my feet were - mechanically anyway - fully functional, and I’m quite active. so I had little trouble adapting to no toes. After two month, life was mostly back to normal.
I do have a few balance issues - mostly leaning forward in certain situations: if I’m not careful, I will plant my face. And the weirdest side effect for me is that my feet are less stable left to right: it feels like walking on a log lengthwise all the time. That was totally unexpected.
All this talk about not having toes is veering into territory far too interesting for dullmensclub. Might have to report this thread for violating rule #5 if this continues to be interesting. /s
Dude… If you think lost toes are interesting, you should visit the diabetes wing in any hospital: it’s so depressingly common the Dull Men’s Club should have a dedicated section just for that 🙂
Bit off-topic (?) but Is it true that keeping your balance becomes harder without the big toe?
Everybody’s circumstances are different.
I think that particular piece of medical wisdom comes from the fact that most people who lose toes - big or small - get there because of diabetes, meaning they’re sedentary, often overweight, and have diminished feeling in their feet.
I didn’t have that problem: my feet were - mechanically anyway - fully functional, and I’m quite active. so I had little trouble adapting to no toes. After two month, life was mostly back to normal.
I do have a few balance issues - mostly leaning forward in certain situations: if I’m not careful, I will plant my face. And the weirdest side effect for me is that my feet are less stable left to right: it feels like walking on a log lengthwise all the time. That was totally unexpected.
All this talk about not having toes is veering into territory far too interesting for dullmensclub. Might have to report this thread for violating rule #5 if this continues to be interesting. /s
Dude… If you think lost toes are interesting, you should visit the diabetes wing in any hospital: it’s so depressingly common the Dull Men’s Club should have a dedicated section just for that 🙂