Have your feet got worse as you have got older.

I have had a bunion for years - even underwent surgery on it once but it's back and worse than ever. As a result I have hammer toes, and really thick nails which - as my toes are curling under - can make walking very painful sometimes. Last year I treated myself to a chiropodist appointment and have been going every 8 weeks ever since as my feet feel wonderful for about the first 3 weeks, then it gradually starts to hurt again.
I always wore "sensible" shoes - have not worn high heels in many years, and now mainly spend my life in either open sandals with velcro straps in the summer or trainers in the winter! Of course the chemo I've been having hasn't helped and now all my nails are hard, lumpy or beginning to drop off, so NOT a pleasant sight!

Bunions on both feet that show through my shoes, arthritis in 1 foot, toenails getting discoloured and thickening a real pleasure to behold! Whole family has/had bunions so probably genetic rather than shoes worn in the past.

I have a Scholl Pedi, £20 from b and m, works wonders for the hard skin, plus l'occitane foot cream. Has improved the look of my heels no end.

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I think that my feet have got further away or is it just more difficult to reach them?
The skin on my heels is much drier and I find cutting my toenails more tricky.

As others have said some foot problems are genetic.I have a bunion below my right big toe, and so has my sister. Hers is worse than mine, the big toe crosses the next one.
Since stopping wearing hard shoes and changing to Skechers my feet are better , especially less corns.
I go to a podiatrist regularly now.

I've got the worst feet in the world and nobody, absolutely nobody, is allowed to see them, ever!

I sounds like it may yet again be an age thing, I struggle with (sounds gross) but my nails are getting thicker and thicker and if you have a fungal nail infection it is I believe awful to get rid of.
So I am going to pamper my feet from now on and see if it makes any different.

Those little bootie things are only 89p in Home Bargain (dont think im advertising just letting people know) they come in all types. Mint and Cool water/honey and almond/charcoal/tea tree so I am going to stock up on them. Look out feet here I come

I didn't realise how ugly mine are until I photographed my right foot after dropping the dumbell on it. All the toes are a funny shape after previously breaking them. The skin is so thin and with broken veins the feet are more purple than pink.
I love my sandals so will be putting varnish on the toenails and braving it.

My mother too made me wear sensible shoes until about 15. My feet have generally been ok but sometime ago I got a hard callous on the side of one of my smaller toes. Referred by my docs to a chiropodist. She told me it was my shoes but I wasn’t convinced as this hadn’t happened before and I rarely wore anything but flat, comfy shoes. I discovered by chance that it was the seam of my socks causing the problem so changed them for seamless and it’s now fine.
When living and working in Turkey and continually wearing sandals my feet started to get very dry and splitting my skin. One of my colleagues said to buy zinc cream so I bought baby cream with zinc and still keep zinc and castor oil to this day. In the summer it really helps my feet when they are dry. Just use overnight covered with cotton socks to prevent staining.
Having said all that, I’m fortunate to have no bunions and no real problems. As others have said, genetics do play a part in foot health.

I know feet are inherited. My feet are identical to my DM's and she blamed her dad!
At yoga each week when we bare our feet I look enviously at the lovely straight toes around the room.
I saw a podiatrist recently who said I can't blame I'll fitting shoes or high heels for my pointed feet after all I haven't worn them for 50 years.
She advised against an operation to straighten the big toes as she sees the ones which went wrong but made me special insoles which I'm supposed to wear inside my very sensible shoes with proper support. I buy them from Hotter.

I'm always injuring my feet. Currently been out of action for a week because I walked into a heater in the dark and badly bruised two toes resulting in a lot of pain and a black foot up to my ankle bone. Previously I broke two toes on the same foot kicking off from the sides of a swimming pool. Have you ever opened the fridge door and scraped all the tops of your toes? I have.

I said to my DD I think sometimes I forget just how big my feet are - size 40. She replied, Mum, you've had them for ages and you should know how long they are by now.

I think I need slippers with steel toe-caps.

I too hate my feet and wear closed in shoes in the summer although i would love to wear sandals or flipflops.Didn't realise when i was younger that beautiful feet disappear as you age!!!!

I've not got corns or bunions but I do have very dry skin which turns hard very quickly and is extremely unsightly when wearing sandals or flip flops.

Some time ago I discovered a hemp foot cream. Now, I know we shouldn't advertise on here but it came from that particular "Shop" that sells stuff for "Bodies" ?. They're not too on the high street now but do sell online and at some big "Outlets".

I use it generously at night and wear an old pair of socks in bed. But I guess any sort of other intense moisturiser would work the same, just have to be very careful when getting into the bath or shower the following morning!

My feet are in good nick, thank goodness. Daily wash, quick rub with pumice stone and moisturise, plus a pedicure every couple of months.

My sons are under strict instructions to ensure my feet stay nice should I become incapacitated!

As a teenager I worked with an older lady (she must have been in her 60s and I thought her ancient !) and she told me to always look after my feet as the would be carrying me through my life.

Don’t think my feet are lovely but they’re presentable as I’ve always given myself a pedicure once a month in winter and once a fortnight in summer as I love wearing sandals or even barefoot around the house. Treated myself to a proper pedicure once on holiday and couldn’t stand someone touching my feet.....so I’ll have to carry on with the diy!

I’m the same BlueBelle.

I've had a good laugh reading these horror tales. I broke one of my big toes and the nail has never grown properly since. My son said it looks a parrots beak! The other has come out in sympathy. Hence I cannot wear sandals in summer.

I usually have a bath at the weekend with oil and epsom salts in. Not too hot though, as it dries your skin out. I also take fish oils, to try and help with skin problems such as eczema. My job involves standing for 8 hours every day, so I wear Fit Flops or Hotter boots.

Like Monica and FlexibleFriend my feet haven’t changed at all I still have quite a good shape and the skin is nice it must be genetics because apart from a daily shower I do absolutely nothing for my feet except cut my nails when needed

I think genetics has more of a impact on feet than shoes do, standing long hours, especially on hard floor, pregnancy, extra weight .. But genetics more so - Even still, no matter how witchy looking feet can be, they serve a huge purpose! So let's be kind to them! They've been kind enough to us!

What a load was sh*t that was.....

I can spread my toes and use them like fingers .. there that’s it .

I’ve got “nubile joints” you can spreadable use my toes like fingers and was told I could “write a book with my toes” at grammar school ! I can still hold a pen comfortably between my toes and write my name .

Can those of you with problematic feet blame the type of footwear worn over the years?
No, apparently I have longer than normal ligaments.

And why, when fingernails can be so fragile and split and break, are toenails so strong and difficult to cut?