I have given up on shoes. Everything, even sandals, creates a sore. Now I wear socks and foam heel protectors and that's it. My feet swell terribly, especially the left one. I refuse to worry about it anymore.
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com > From: RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> > Date: April 18, 2016 at 2:33:40 AM EDT > To: Quad-list Post <quad-list@eskimo.com> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Lower extremity edema in feet and ankles > Reply-To: RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net> > > 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, > > ~Lori > C4/5 complete quad, 36 1/2 years post > Tucson 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 > >
