Just got back yesterday from a 5 day smokies trip - 66 miles. Got in the truck and drove 4 1/2 hours home. Now, the next day, my feet and ankles are swollen.
Last summer I did the 100 mile wilderness in 7 days. Then got in the truck and drove for two days to get home. My feet started swelling before I got out of Maine. Took a couple of weeks to get back to normal.
I exercise 4 or 5 days a week. Never happens at home.
I'm 59, soon to be 60. Never had this problem before in many decades of hiking. Is it age? Anybody else have this problem? Is it just the driving that does it? I'm planning a SOBO thru hike next year, and starting to get a little worried.
I know, I should ask a doctor. But why do that when I can get the collected wisdom of Whiteblaze?