I wish I could show you the exact style to get. Mine have stretched out and formed to my swollen feet and they are fairly easy to get on. My feet look good at the end of the day in them, no sores or problems and I trust them. I bought three pairs one white, yellow and red. The tongue of the shoe is factory sewn so you down have to pull the tongue out . the ones I have even have little pull tabs that a finger can go through to pull them on. They are made for triathletes, so they have a lot of breathing holes, which helps. I could send you a pic of my feet in them or send you a link to the exact style that works the best. Ron
On Sunday, April 17, 2016 7:04 PM, Lori Michaelson <lorilivin...@gmail.com> wrote: Ok, I found the nike kukini's but I was wondering what your feet are like at the end of the day after being in them all day? ~Lori On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 5:33 PM, RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Well Lori, the reason is lack of movement. When I swam just twice a week my feet were in decent shape. Four years later and Im barely able to cram a shoe on. Im told the only way to fight it is with passive movement, like in some sort of lower exercise for like 20 mins at a time. I found a stretchable shoe called nike kukini that's very forgiving. Its upsetting to see yourself swell . Ron On Sunday, April 17, 2016 4:23 PM, Lori Michaelson <lorilivin...@gmail.com> wrote: Yes Dianna, I know exactly what you are talking about. Many people who are in the hospital for a longer period of time often wear them. Just one more hassle for me and then when I get up in my chair, because of gravity, it all starts over again. I would not want to wear them while in my chair since they need to be plugged in [if I remember right]. So why they are doing this [or have been doing this for such a long long long time] I have no idea. Thank you anyway!~Lori On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 1:53 PM, <diannal...@aol.com> wrote: always, more so in the summer. I found some foot jewelry online that gives the appearance of sandals....better than bare feet. now for the medical advice. my wound doctor had me approved for special compression pumps. I will have to research the name of these but an hour in the morning and night you zip them on your legs. from ankle to above the knee. it reduces by pumping air in and out. i'll get back with you.dianna -----Original Message----- From: Lori Michaelson <lorilivin...@gmail.com> To: quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Sun, Apr 17, 2016 2:08 pm Subject: [QUAD-L] Lower extremity edema in feet and ankles I was wondering if any of you have had to deal with lower extremity edema whereby you can't even wear tennis shoes/sneakers or anything but sandals that stay open and there is only a Velcro strap that allows the top of the sandals to close or buckled straps to allow for the stretching/lower extremity edema in my feet? This began with me probably 3-4 years after I began to work and was in the chair by 8 AM and did not lay down until 8 PM or 9 PM on weekdays. But it has gotten much worse since then and then in 1998 I had to stop wearing shoes or tennis shoes/sneakers and resort to what I spoke about above. The only thing that helps it is me laying flat with my feet straight up and down against a pillow whereby my lower extremities are equal to my heart. In other words, they go down overnight but not always. Yes, I will wear compression stockings and did so before moving to Arizona in the summer of 2001. I wore Jobst stockings for the first couple of years after moving away from the humidity of the Northeast but I eventually did not need them. When I moved back to the Northeast to be with family after losing my husband my lower extremities became worse so I thought when I moved back here they would get better but nope! Yes, I tilt back my chair several times a day because that is all I have time for and I am not up in my chair all that long anyway. Now, I do not have any heart problems or anything. It is all because of gravity. I very much wish I could go back to wearing sneakers but even with my compression stockings... my feet and ankles swell and I can't risk any skin breakdown. Best, ~LoriC4/5 complete quad, 36 1/2 years postTucson Arizona -- "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean Koontz -- "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean Koontz -- "Petting, scratching and cuddling a dog could be soothing to the mind and heart and deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer." ~Dean Koontz