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Genu Valgum or some other issue?

I'm a 34 year old male. I think I may have a form of Genu Valgum. Both feet toe-out. I think the left foot more so than the right foot, but I feel pressure in both knees when I force both feet to point out straight in front of me. I have always felt that I "walked funny" for most of my life. Docs apparently didn't catch this when I was younger. I feel pain in my knees if I force both feet to walk straight. The inside soles of my feet are also among the last time go flat when I take steps, so that adds to an awkward gait. If I sit down or lie down, my feet want to toe-out. While sitting, unless I force my feet flat on the floor, the inside of each foot wants to naturally elevate off from floor like an inch. Forcing them flat causes pain in my leg/knee. My legs look bowed outward from the front. Not sure if the actual bones are bowed like that or if my calf muscles and general leg makeup make it appear that way. If I jog or run, my leg bones below the knee and particularly in the shins get pain in them as if someone is just pressing on the bone really hard making it hurt.

My mother has commented that I "have enough space for another toe" between my big toe and second toe. Is this also another condition?

Some pics:

http://ibb.co/bXqHQb
http://ibb.co/igaHQb

I also feel soooo self conscious when I walk, which might cause me to over-compensate and walk even more funny on top of all of the other issues. I just don't feel that I can "walk properly" and even driving is uncomfortable because the right foot needs to stay straight on the gas pedal and the left foot has to straighten from the toe-out position to reach the brake. Then there's the pain in the knee and such.

My job requires me to walk about 5-6 miles per day minimum, and more (like 7-8 miles) if I'm doing a coworkers' job if they're out from work.

Just wondering what will happen when I get some insurance through my job and go to an ortho surgeon to get x-rays and have all of my concerns checked out. What do they do to determine what is wrong with my legs? I'm not sure how feasible this is, but my plan is that I'm theoretically about to get hired on directly with my employer (temp to perm). I'll sign up for the health insurance and add on short-term disability that could possibly be used some day to get 75-80% of my pay if it is found that they'll pay for a lot of the procedure of whatever I need done and yet I won't lose my income due to the disability.

Can anyone in the ortho field tell anything based on my pics?
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