 Poster: A snowHead
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I have had two trips this season and during both and after both trips my onsetting bunion has been sheer agony. Strangely enough when skiing it is fine and pain free but when we sit down for food or drinks sometimes i have to take the boot off completely to alleviate the pain. So a little while after getting back from the most recent trip I went to the GP and he recommended a trip to our local expert consultant, I have made an appointment with the consultant but as time passes by my bunion has settled right down again and as I dont have private medical insurance I am now wavering as to whether or not to pay for the consultancy.......especially as we have now booked another sneaky trip for a further 5 days skiing for the end of the month!
Therefore I have a question aimed at our experts, if they would be so kind to answer, I reckon the cost of my appointment would around £200.00 added to the cost of an xray prior to the appointment which would probably be about £100.00 giving a total cost of £300.00. Would I in their opinion be better off cancelling the appointent and use that money on having some good boots fitted for around the same if not cheaper cost. Don't worry I am not looking for any medical advice just your thoughts on the possibility of managing the bunion with personally fitted boots as opposed to hire boots which I have always used in a pain free fashion.
I am not a particalarly experienced skier, however I am making up for lost time. This is only my third season on the slopes and would say that I ski quite agressively although as my competence improves the agression is reducing, I am able to cope with all pisted terrain and most non-bashed piste. Therefore up to this point I have never seen the economic value in making a purchase(versus hire and airline charges) but will go out this week and buy some boots if you think it worthwhile.
On my first trip this season I had to return to the hire shop after the forst days skiing because of the pain and serioulsy didn't think I would be able to ski again that week, however after I explained the problem the fitter went away and came back with a pair of boots with soft spots at different pressure points around the foot- ankles and more importantly big toe knuckle point. Are these boots available in the UK?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Go see Patric Shelton, get some footbeds made, go see Colin, get your boots modified, never have them operated on unless Patric Shelton says so. End of.
CEM has Patric Shelton's details.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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northantsred, BTW i used to live in Northampton, where do you live?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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I also suffer with bunions and had same problem with pain across forefoot when relaxed. Fortunately I had benefit of having new boots fitted at Snowheads boot clinic at Lockwoods in Oct by Smallzookeeper and Nakedzookeeper. They fit brilliantly and no pain from bunions after two weeks skiing. I would not let an orthopaedic surgeon operate on my feet unless all other alternatives had been exhausted.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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