I've had an ankle fusion on my left ankle due to a talus bone death. This left me with 3 long screws and several smaller ones. I've had a great deal of trouble finding shoes that I can tolerate more than a short walk across the carpeted floor. I've been wearing the same pair of flat clogs for 5 years now or slippers in the house. I bought these hoping against hope they would work. It was a huge chance since it was an online buy. I tried them on the minute I received them. Today I have worn them for 4 hours and even walked all the way to the mail box at the end of the drive through the snow and wet ground without a cane! I just now took them off and am still experiencing no pain or muscle spasms. They look nice too! At last! I will be able to have more than one wearable pair of shoes in the closet. I am going to order these in every color. I will even look at more of Clarks Shoes!