Will my feet/legs always feel this way?

[brian]

Hi all, just wondering if I will always feel this way?!?! I've been working as a nurse since September and my feet are miserable, my legs cramp up and by the time I get home from work I have blisters and can barely walk for a day or so.

I know a big part of it is my weight, I am overweight. But aside from that there has to be something I can do to get used to this?! I was wearing athletic shoes, Nike's because I thought that was the best option but my coworkers agreed with me that actually they were not great - b/c I was having lots of pain from them too. So I got some croc wannabees from payless - airwalks and they are great! But this past weekend my feet/legs started acting up big time again. Soooo what to do?

I can't take motrin otherwise I would LOL and that would probably help but I can't take it and tylenol does not work for me. So any suggestions?

PS I don't have any spare money right now to buy pricey shoes either so surely there has to be another option right?!

[nurseanna]

I know it's easier said than done, but losing even a small amount of weight can make a big difference. Also, have you considered orthotics?

[maryjiel]

are you always eating veggies? if you have maybe thats the one that makes you feel tired. try eating some meat or something. then try loosing weight, you maybe overweight at your age.

hope your not offended.