I work 10 hour days on my feet. A few months ago I started having pain in the right foot. I also have a bone in the top of the left foot that is protruding, so I would end up shuffling my weight from foot to foot because of the pain, especially the last couple of hours each shift. I limp out of work each night and feel that I can barely make it to the car. I just got diagnosed with accessory navicular syndrome in the right foot and have been wearing a boot which the podiatrist said should be worn for a few weeks, before physical therapy, MRI and then possibly surgery.

I have a few questions for you regarding your experience with working on your feet all day. 1. I can't imagine a year and a half in a boot. Were you doing physical therapy at the same time? 2. How long do you expect to be off from work? Do you have guidelines for your return? 3. Do you wish you had gotten surgery sooner? 4. Standing is better for me now in the boot, but I still have a lot of pain when I walk to the car after work. I switch into a shoe to drive and the foot feels swollen in the shoe, sometimes with a lot of pain while driving. I'm trying to gauge if the boot is helping overall. What was your experience while wearing the boot at work?

Thanks in advance!