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Advice needed re toe protectors for bony lumps

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Celeste22 Sat 07-Jun-25 21:06:32

I had a telephone consultation with a podiatrist yesterday.
I explained that recently I've noticed a few of my toes have bony lumps at the side which are causing me discomfort when wearing shoes. She thinks they could be due to arthritis in my toes which is worrying me as we are keen walkers.

The podiatrist suggested I buy some silicone gel toe protectors online. I have been looking today and can't believe how many types & styles there are to choose from.
Have any GNs used any of these and could any of you recommend a type. There are whole toe covers and tubular ones and I'm not sure how to know what size. Also I don't know how long each lasts so should I buy a pile of them or just a couple?
Id like to order them asap so I'd appreciate any advice.
Thank you in anticipation 🤞🙂

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Elowen33 Sat 07-Jun-25 21:55:55

I would look at the Amazon reviews, there will be many more people that have tried them on there.

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tanith Sat 07-Jun-25 22:21:33

I have arthritic nodules on my toes, I bought Gel toe separators from Amazon they were £8 for 12. I’ve had them ages they work really well are very soft, I just rinse them with hand soap and warm water after every use.

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Celeste22 Sat 07-Jun-25 22:23:58

Tanith. That's most helpful.Are they all the same size or do I order a couple of packs for middle toes and pinky toe?

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Celeste22 Sat 21-Jun-25 10:58:24

Tanith. Thank you so much for your advice. I sent for a pack of 8 and they solving the problem 😁

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tanith Sat 21-Jun-25 11:12:13

Celeste22 I’m glad it worked for you too, carry on walking 😃

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NanKate Sat 21-Jun-25 20:01:04

I have dodgy feet too.

You can get gel protectors both at Boots and Superdrug.

I bought from Amazon a bag of gel caps, tubes etc and cut them done to size.

On occasions I take one piece of a loo roll and fold it several times lengthways and wrap it round my very bent toe.

Although I see a podiatrist ever 5 weeks I also use a cutting blade/knife from Boots to trim off any hard skin.

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