Hi - quick update - i've bought some pads from boots which have an adhesive back to them so you can cut them to size and apply them to wherever you need to on the foot (my case bof). This seems to be helping but i can still feel tenderness when i have that padding applied - is that normal? I suppose that feeling won't go away until completely healed...anyhow i'm hoping that the cushioning is helping anyhow.....reckon it's metarsalagia from reading other sites including google.