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 <[email protected]>
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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>
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, <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>
To: quad-list <[email protected]>
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
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