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
