Shoes (especially for those of us overweight)

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So I saw this previous post about shoes to wear for overweight nurses & students. I'm going to look into some of the suggestions, but after so long some of the links are dead and there could be new styles from new people. I hope y'all don't mind a new thread.

I've lost quite a bit of weight, but still have quite a bit to go (WLS coming up over the summer). In the meantime, I'm hauling a lot of pounds during nursing school. I have a pair of Grasshoppers for this semester (1st semester nursing school, so only 4 hour clinicals), but I want to get some suggestions for when my clinical time doubles next semester.

So, any ladies (overweight or not) want to throw out some new suggestions for things that have or haven't worked for you?

Thanks a bunch.

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

Asics and Danskos are good.

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Asics and Danskos are good.

Thank you. I appreciate it.

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Specializes in GENERAL.

You could try escalator shoes if you get nauseated in elevator shoes.

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Danskos. If you buy a pair that fits properly and wear compression socks, this is the BEST solution I've found :)

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Specializes in Emergency.

Is there a specialty store near you? I buy my shoes at The Walking Store because they are trained to work with each person's shoe needs. My feet are messed up--surgeries, etc and if you can find this store they will assess your gait with a pressure pad and quiz you about your needs and find the shoe for you. Generous return policy because they want your feet to be happy.

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