Wearing Heels Again After Injury
Six weeks ago, I was walking down the stairs off-stage and mis-stepped (I had been there 11 hours and the stairs aren't lit). The hospital told me I fractured one of my cuneiform bones (chipped it), gave me a moon boot and crutches, and said it would take six weeks to heal. They told me to see an orthopedic specialist but "ain't nobody have money for that."
I started back at work last week in jelly flats with nice inserts and I keep a compression wrap on my injured foot and, thanks to my management, I am not required to dance on stage while I heal. Now that the break pain has subsided, it feels like I might have tendon involvement on the right side of my foot that is still repairing itself. The huge bruise from when I first injured it is almost gone and I can walk on my foot but only a certain way, as walking properly makes the tendons hurt.
Unfortunately, I can't afford to just not work at all while I finish healing. So I need shoe ideas that are good for work, as if upper management catches wind that I'm not wearing the "proper" shoes, there could be a mess.
I need advice on if shorter than 6" heels would be better, or nice flat shoes that are suitable for work, ideas on how to get this shit healed faster... I don't know how much longer I can sustain my bills while trying to promote healing. :(
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That's a difficult situation for sure. I have re-occurring foot and ankle pain, so sometimes I wear fashionable boots with a short heel while on the floor, and switch into heels for my stage shows.
Healing injuries is tricky because everyone is so different. Eating clean and drinking lots of water never hurts :)
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I don't know about shoes, so tough, but please look into Kinesiotape. It is a special skin tape that you apply you your injured areas while streatching it, it massages the muscles, gently lifting the skin and forcing circulation. It will reinforce your ankle, prevent swelling and get rid of that bruise asap. There are YouTube videos about how to apply it and you can get it in Amazon.
https://youtu.be/HFF9ueMeWMk
I would additionally ice your ankle before, and after your shift.
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Thank you LLL, I was thinking about that tape. I'm going to do that. :)
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Get kitten heels! Google search Pleaser Belle-308. Those type. And wear the furry leg warmers if you need to hide that they aren't exactly platform shoes.
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I'd wear boots with ankle support if I were you.
Something like this: http://snaz75.com/el-557-dolly.html
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Tape, kitten heels, leg warmers, ice before and after shift. Got it.
Charlie, thank you for the boots recommendation. Only downside to them is that I would have to 100% change my style in the club, haha. I'll keep them in mind if my foot needs to heal even longer-term :)
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Are you sure you have to work the club? Perhaps you could cam or do phone sex or something that doesn't require walking while your foot is healing. You mentioned the lack of money as a reason you're not going to the specialist they recommended so you don't want to make your foot worse or cause even more costly damage by doing anything risky.
Also in the future look into disability insurance and/or saving a chunk of money to tide you over for a few weeks in case you get sick or injured and can't work the club
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miss.a.p1600
Are you sure you have to work the club? Perhaps you could cam or do phone sex or something that doesn't require walking while your foot is healing. You mentioned the lack of money as a reason you're not going to the specialist they recommended so you don't want to make your foot worse or cause even more costly damage by doing anything risky.
Good idea...maybe even look into whatsyourprice for paid dates? (non-escorting) I'm imagining that plenty of guys in LV might be looking for company for dinners, casino time, etc.
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Nevada isn't a short-term disability state so I don't qualify.
I cammed for 3 years and my anxiety is so bad now that I just can't log in anymore. Stripping agrees with me so much more. I tried to cam during the first 5 weeks of my injury and I can't handle the verbal assaults and barking demands anymore. I finally just said "I'm done" and told my husband to stop viewing it as a job I can just always come back to. It destroys my mental health.
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honestly, i broke my foot and didn't know. I mean I should have it swelled up so bad and hurt to the slightest touch but I just kept on dancing and climbing the pole using my other foot (if I remembered but most times it was the broken foot). My foot healed itself...in the WRONG position of course. Its literally shaped to the form of a stripper shoe now and I have a hump that makes wearing boots hard.... 6-8 months recovery time if the doctors reset it. I can't go 8 mo. without dancing I'll be homeless...so i said no thanks its already set and I feel no pain. BAD IDEA, because the bones aren't set properly they're prone to breaking again...and yep you guessed it I broke my toe this time. Years of cheerleading and other dangerous sports has left me with a pain tolerance in which i often performed with broken bones...my toe is broken and I'm still dancing...which means my foot will set and probably break again. FIX IT NOW or else you're just in for the same issue over and over again. I'm trying to save up now so that i can afford to work as a door girl or something while I'm in a boot.
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100% agree with Tara Christine ^^^^^
I would lay off the foot, see the orthopedic specialist, and get a loan if you are unable to find a job that lets you rest your foot. Working when your foot hasn't completely healed sounds like recipe for even more damage in the future. Spending the extra time and money now to get better will save you time, money, and pain in the future.