Same here. The podiatrist who saw me for plantar fasciitis last summer was just drooling to work on my considerable bunions and horrible hammer toes (mostly hereditary--my mother had them and two of my children have them--but not improved by 5 pregnancies and a number of bouts of overweight). My point of view is that as long as they don't give me pain when I'm hiking, I'm not gonna do it! (That's also what the podiatrist I saw 15 years ago said.) It was bad enough to have to miss a summer and fall of backpacking this year because of the PF.

Please let us know how long her recovery actually takes. Thank you!