Oh... and Crocs.
Nothing has helped my Achilles so much as wearing Crocs nearly every waking hour. Winter with wool socks, summer without, around the house with or without the fuzzy slipper liner. They are amazing!!! I never thought I could wear shoes without major arch support, but they let me be on my feet pain-free for hours, and help strengthen my foot muscles, too. Around the house they help keep me from overpronating on the flat floors and absorb excessive impact on tile.
Plus the extreme comfort of the Crocs I wear all the time has severely reduced my tolerance for poorly fitting athletic shoes and street shoes. That's always been a challenge since my feet are very hard to fit. But the compromises I make are different now and I think that's helped me, too.
OTOH I have an extremely high ugly threshold
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