Crocs Women's Capri V Flip Flops - Comfortable Casual Sandals for Women | Lightweight Beach & Pool Slides, Summer Walking Shoes for Outdoor Activities

A year or two ago I bought a pair of squishy gel sandals from Walmart. They were cheap and because of the gel they were comfy at the time. Obviously you get what you pay for and the gel wore out but I was still wearing those sandals. Slowly but surely I started getting really bad pains in my feet. I have always been so comfortable in ANY sandal. To me sandals are better than sneakers or any other shoe so I didn't even think about the sandals I was wearing. I couldn't walk when I got out of bed. It took a long and slow time to get moving. I figured out that I somehow got plantar fasciitis and I didn't know the cause. I have other health issues so I was wondering if I was just going to have to deal with this now. I bought compression socks on Amazon and they made it worse. Those socks had thousands of amazing reviews and I put them on and thought I was going to die. I thought I bought the wrong size so I bought different sizes. They did not help and caused me more pain. So methods that were working for other people weren't working for me. I pretty much just gave into the fact that my feet were always going to be hurting and painful from here on out and I would just try my best with shoes that I could. So I needed new sandals a year ago and because of the newfound foot pain that I had I knew I had to find something to help me.. So I bought these sandals. I was a little weary buying them because some of the reviews are saying that there is no support and it didn't help them at all. But I had no other choice than to buy something that was hopefully going to help. I'm young and I didn't want to wear granny looking sandals. These sandals are amazing!!!!! Obviously they did not cure me overnight and they did not cure me in a month. But I wore them throughout the summer of 2019 and I don't remember when but my plantar fasciitis went away. Like I don't have it at all anymore... insane! It really was (or must have been) caused by a terrible pair of sandals that must have been somehow damaged my foot. These are soft but firm. They do not look like croc sandals at all. They're just black and they're cute. I've had people ask me where I got them before and they are shocked when I tell them that they are Crocs. I even for a while wore these sandals around the house because walking around the house barefoot was hurting. So it's been about a year since I originally bought them and I have not had plantar fascitis for a really long time now. I honestly can't tell you when it went away because I was just busy living my life and being able to walk without pain. If I had to guess I would say September or October the pain was gone and I think I started wearing them in June. I am not trying to tell you it is going to cure your plantar fascitis. That is probably unlikely. I had it due to terrible sandals and support and with these new sandals and support it fixed the issue. My feet were allowed to heal and they weren't continuously being damaged or aggravated. I know I'm going on about these sandals but they truly worked. I was devastated when I thought I was going to have plantar fascitis. Especially because I kept reading that people will usually have it forever. I went 6 months in terrible pain. Unable to walk. Always uncomfortable. I have two sets of these sandals even though my first pair is still perfect and not worn out at all. I am going to continue to buy these sandals just for stock. I want to make sure that I always have them for the rest of my life in case they are not being made anymore. That is how much this sandal has helped my feet. Obviously if I were to walk around for 8 or 10 hours a day at an amusement park I'm sure my feet would still be sore or hurt. But they would hurt normally and not the way the plantar fasciitis was hurting me.I didn't get these for free or at a discount. Nobody asked me to write this review. Not Amazon and not the Croc company. I am a normal 30-year-old girl in a small town. But I just wanted to make sure that I wrote this review for someone else who is in pain.