Yes, the geta do take practice. But they're not too different in concept from my post-op shoes. Those took practice too, and I had to do that practice while wrapped in big balls of gauze and recovering from local anaesthesia, and I did eventually get the hang of it. So I suppose I can figure out geta too.
The flip-flops are about as cushiony as the inside of my post-op shoes. I have one pair already; pre-op, I cut big holes out of them under the 3d and 4th met heads. I now wear them in the shower because they're a whole lot better than standing on porcelain. (I agree that the platform wouldn't be any softer. It could, however, have chunks carved out of the bottom, to experiment on shoe shape. In case I can't find inexpensive geta.)
I have some gel insoles that can be cut, actually - they're all full of teeny bits, not one big gel compartment. I'm already trying those. One pair is inside my new sandals, under a pair of foam insoles. I'll probably rubber-cement all that down soon. If I find flat shoes, I'll put a soft insole down first, then another one with a hole in it, and then I can rubber-cement the whole shebang together. That'd be a good approach with the flip-flops or the geta.
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The flip-flops are about as cushiony as the inside of my post-op shoes. I have one pair already; pre-op, I cut big holes out of them under the 3d and 4th met heads. I now wear them in the shower because they're a whole lot better than standing on porcelain. (I agree that the platform wouldn't be any softer. It could, however, have chunks carved out of the bottom, to experiment on shoe shape. In case I can't find inexpensive geta.)
I have some gel insoles that can be cut, actually - they're all full of teeny bits, not one big gel compartment. I'm already trying those. One pair is inside my new sandals, under a pair of foam insoles. I'll probably rubber-cement all that down soon. If I find flat shoes, I'll put a soft insole down first, then another one with a hole in it, and then I can rubber-cement the whole shebang together. That'd be a good approach with the flip-flops or the geta.