"Glastonbury foot"

[Zoo Music Girl]

Can I suggest that all you people with numb toes invest in a pair of wellies a size up?! I have notoriously fucked feet the rest of the year, including Morton's neuroma in my toes, which I believe was caused by wearing shoes a size too small. Unknowingly, because they did fit, but you need some space in there beyond your toes.

At Glastonbury, though, my wellies never give me any problems other than the heat as they are hella roomy. The only issue I did encounter was through doubling up my socks as this made them a bit too tight, but easily sorted.

Edit to say they made my socks too tight, not my wellies. I'd need five or six pairs to make my wellies too tight.

Edited July 9, 2014 by Zoo Music Girl

[**claire**]

quacks appointment being made today as am still in pain from swollen feet and ankles. damn those wellies.

How'd you get on? Is it terminal?

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Two numb big toes and a quivering right eyelid.

The snow is falling early in Moscow.

Just checking - you are the spy I'm meant to connect with right?

[Ted Dansons Wig]

How'd you get on? Is it terminal?

He basically told me to man up. I said I thought it might have been caused by wearing wellies for long periods. He said "you've been to Glastonbury havent you?". I said Yes. He said give it a week and if its no better come back. In other words he said - feck off and stop wasting my time. So I continue to suffer in silence.

By the way - did you stop in Chippenham on the way down? and did you get to Lacock?

[theDandy]

The whole ball of my left foot was completely numb and had pins and needles like feelings in it going up to the toes too for the whole week after Glasto, and is still coming and going a bit now! Madness... I've spoke to a friend who has been a couple of times before and he said that this has also happened to a few people in his group too!

[**claire**]

He basically told me to man up. I said I thought it might have been caused by wearing wellies for long periods. He said "you've been to Glastonbury havent you?". I said Yes. He said give it a week and if its no better come back. In other words he said - feck off and stop wasting my time. So I continue to suffer in silence.

By the way - did you stop in Chippenham on the way down? and did you get to Lacock?

Your doc is harsh! Glad it's nothing serious though!

We did stop in Chippenham - took your advice not to venture into central Chippenham & went to a nice pub in Sutton Benger that we ate in last year in the end, before we checked in at the Premier Inn! I think that pub has now become part of our Glastonbury tradition! Lacock remains on the 'to-do' list unfortunately!

[Time Being]

Ah, yeah, another one here with the numb left big toe. Right one was numb right after the end of the festival as well but seems to be back up to snuff.

This happened to me last year as well, wearing old very worn in hiking boots. I think for me it's just due to all of the walking and dancing.

[Staff_Sav]

My missus has got numb big toes on both her feet, also comes with the side affect of giving me ear ache

[Neville Street]

Set myself back tonight, 3 hours stood in Koko at Comor Oberst/Dawes, very numb left big toe now. Great gig though and who needs to be able to feel their big toes anyway?

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

and who needs to be able to feel their big toes anyway?

Hopefully it's being requested of Rolfe by about now.

[milly16]

Pins and needles in both feet,burning and really itchy,it started sat morning at glastonbury and still not shifted. I wore wellies but have done for the last couple of years,never experienced this

[stuartbert two hats]

I've not read all this thread, but I can report that I've nearly got the feeling back in my big toes. Not quite though.

Edited July 11, 2014 by stuartbert two hats

[Neville Street]

Yep, 95% back to normal now! gonna miss the numb toes

[wikky]

same here, the numb toe is slowly getting better. I would suggest anyone still "suffering" try going for a swim, it felt like it helped mine, maybe the skin puckering up on the toe helped it get back into shape?! Maybe it was a total coincidence but sure having a swim is always nice anyway

[zero000]

Anyone else get swollen ankles? The rest of my feet and legs were fine, but my ankles were knackered!

[Cheesey]

Both my big toes are still partially numb, but they are slowly getting better.

Anyone else still have dodgy glastoes?

[stuartbert two hats]

Both my big toes are still partially numb, but they are slowly getting better.

Anyone else still have dodgy glastoes?

Yep, toes still not right. One of them was already numb from, of all things, walking around with a few months of house dust in my shoe. That was a couple of years ago and never recovered. Now both big toes are numb at the edges. Makes trimming my nail interesting to say the least!

[frostypaw]

Anyone else get swollen ankles? The rest of my feet and legs were fine, but my ankles were knackered!

Totally - just above the sock line, too tight socks/boots is my thinking. Used looser ones next time and all fine that only applies to the double-sockers, loose single socks is blister-hell

I didn't notice i had glastoe until I ground off the callous and got quite freaked out, still not gone, got worse next festival. Next in 5 days... goodbye whole toe I'm thinking

[Neville Street]

98% better! but still left big toe slightly numb. Been at Air Day today, on feet all day, proper shoes not sandals, so exacerbated the toe!

[neilloggie]

As i usually spend 12 hours a day on my feet in a hot kitchen, Glastonbury is just a walk in the park and i can not ever remember having any of the problems mentioned above.

[frostypaw]

As i usually spend 12 hours a day on my feet in a hot kitchen, Glastonbury is just a walk in the park and i can not ever remember having any of the problems mentioned above.

I do long days on my feet too and that's what i said until i did a little pedicure action! the callous was hiding it - it building back is what i think's returning my feet to normal

[chrislfc]

Big toe on my right foot has just started to get it's senses back this week.

Still not 100% though.

No problem with the left foot.

[Neville Street]

Just invested £20 in new insoles for my 15 year old walking boots. Will be interesting to see if that makes a difference. Of course it could be sandals all weekend...

[Krazypinkminx]

It took 6 months for feeling to come back in my toes after the mud welly wearing of 2011, I've got loads of memory foam insoles now. That was horrid pain and numbness. I'm taking my cat boots. wellies and trainers this year.

[Mouseboy11]

Fairly sure I fucked a nerve in my foot/potentially my back last year and now I get twitching and spasming in my foot quite often