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Who's first, me or Small?

OMG Small - that Erin l'oreal or whatever her name is from spooks must have stress fractures in every one of her toes running in those shoes as she does!!

Well by the time they discovered it was broken it was about two months after it first started hurting and was almost healed. My fracture was at the base of my toe into my foot bit. I thNk they can give air boots etc if it's broke , walking around on a stress fracture can break it properly. I was told to rest it, wear sensible shoes/trainers and ice it. I was also given loads of Tramadol!!

Maud - I have just found the coolest thing ever!

Design your own Converse!

*broken

I'm really freaking now.

Spiro, I have just spent ages on there but have come to the sad conclusion I am a rubbish designer. I liked the personal ID bit the best.

Have you not had it looked at at all Maud? As Small says broken toes/feet are really easy to miss. I know more than one person who have been hobbling for days or even weeks before they've realised what the problem was and by that stage couldn't remember how they'd done it!

I've done two - Menace (!). I could get seriously addicted.

I didn't see any camo options, Spiro.

Mine ended up all pink! That I did not like.

Look who else likes Converse!

Sorely tempted

No, I haven't. The fact that it hasn't got any better today - it is now even more chipolata-like and in the words of the song, the drugs don't work - makes me think I have to get it looked at. So I face a choice between negotiating our GP's telephone booking system (essentially, you spend an hour calling, only to be told that all today's appointments have been filled so you are welcome to go through the same thing tomorrow and the day after that and the day after that and the day after that ...) or going to A&E with half a million other people.

::Necks Polish cordial::

I'm going to bed now. I'm too depressed. Good night all.

::Looks back, pathetically::

The 'sorely' ones are fab, Scaro!

That snort was directed at Mr Porter and his Converse, not poor Maud.

Isn't there a drop-in centre near you? I made good use of one, last time I was in the UK.

Mmm! Bit summery though and probably would not stay looking like that for long! Have put both pairs on my Amazon wishlist though!

Hope toe is better soon.

::Looks back, ever more pathetically::

Not near me and the problem is that I have a big project at work to finish in the next couple of days and can't afford to take time off to sit around awaiting the ministrations of the NHS. Nor (of course) can I afford to be marching around on a broken toe, if that's what it is.

::Cries::

We really do need Doctor Alec now. He could check you out and medevac you back and forth from your Place of Gainful Employment.

And you'd be so busy checking out his endearing charms that you would quite forget the pain.

Knighty knight and hope it's better by morning.

How about out of hours GP? Ours are really good and it least you get a time instead of just waiting indefinitely in A & E.

Maud, I really think you need to get your toe looked at tomorrow. If nothing else, they can give you some really strong painkillers.

Cool Converse, Spiro, esp. Mr Porter's . I can't wear them though, the downside of having size 7 feet is that Converse look like ginormous canoes . Which ones were you wearing at the summer meet-up?

These are the ones I have, Lady D. I'm a 6-7 - If you wear them with bootcut jeans the flare balances out the size of the shoe!

Am just watching a programme about children who stammer - is very moving.

I now want these too!

But found them on an image search so not sure if they're still available.

Love them all, Spiro. I have high insteps so the flatness of the sole inside is very uncomfortable for me.

I'm not normally good with flat shoes but they're ok for some reason.

Must go to bed now - sweet dReAms all!

That might be a solution, Spiro. The last time I tried any on was when I was about 15 and I just looked stupid . Your pair are fab, I like them a lot.