I hear you...it got worse over my "younger" years but seemed to stabilized when I stopped wearing high heels. At least those that crunched my toes. Anyway, I can't walk in high heels now because of feet instability. So I wear some at work, but take them off under my desk, and when I go to lunch or need to walk on other floors, I put on my flats. Soooo sexy. haha

I could not find quickly a pic on internet of what the temp taping looks like. So I took one of my foot.... do not pay attention to my pedicure...it has to be redone and too lazy right now. blah

But it will give you an idea. It pulls just enough on the side of the toe so I can apply normal pressure on the toe when walking. It is a test she is doing and I need to report to her how it goes tomorrow. Very easy to do myself if conclusive. I would have liked it to be a tighter pull but it is ok for now. When I redo it tomorrow, I will pull on the side tape just a notch harder to make sure it keeps the toes straigther. It is just a trial now and see how it goes.

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I will try using the handmade spacer she did for me when I will be all day in a walking shoe. See how it feels when on.

As for surgery, when I saw a podiatrist for ingrown toenail surgery, she told me they rarely due bunion surgery nowadays. Very painful, and risky. I'm far from needing one but if I had known that super high heels would have caused this to me when I was in my later teens and 20s, I would never have worn them so much. But it is what it is and I can only try to fix what I can.

I did 30 minutes of full cycling today followed by 30 minutes of muscle training + my physio that has to be done too and no pain. It was sensitive but nothing like 2 days ago.

Good luck and I'm sure we are many here with this toe isue. Afterall, we're mostly women...and probably abused (and still abuse) of high heels. hihi