Edema, temperature, and pants
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Edema has developed in my feet now that I'm in a wheelchair. What do you do
to
treat it? I elevate my feet, or try to, once an hour for about 5 minutes,
drink plenty of fluid to flush the gunk out and cream my feet with a neutral
Aloe Vera several times a week. I'm also on a low-sodium diet. Compression
hose was suggested but my hands
are too weak. I can't put them on.
My feet are always ice cold because my body temperature is constantly low.
I still wear shoes and braces so I can hop from the bed to the chair and up
and down on the pot. I can still stand for about a second. I wear an extra
pair of socks to keep them warm. They are extremely thick wool with no
elastic bands in them. The elastic ones are too tight to fit over my socks
and not as warm as the ones I use now. My wife puts them on. The trouble is
that I can't remember where I bought them and I can't find them anywhere.
My hands are very weak and I cannot use pants with zippers, belts, or tight
elastic waistbands. I know of a place, Buck & Buck,
http://www.buckandbuck.com/, that sells adaptive clothing but the sizes
don't work. They're either just a tad too tight or ridiculously loose. The
tad too tight are passable because I can wear them; it's the waist that
won't seal. It has a "velcro fly-belt" contraption which does work.
Constipation? Will being wheelchair bound contribute to it? Two of the
drugs I take harden stool and I take DOSS to compensate for that. Exercise
is just simply not possible.
Thanks
Freckles
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Has your doctor put you on a diuretic? I have been taking one everyday for
several years.
I was recently not able to move about very well and my doctor had me take an
extra pill every other day for a short period of time.
I also lost quite a bit of weight and I have started wearing suspenders. I'm
not crazy about how they look on me, but I do like the way they hold my
pants up.
Freckles
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"Info" <infoatnwfirstdottcom> wrote in message
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> following
>
> Edema has developed in my feet now that I'm in a wheelchair. What do you
> do to
> treat it? I elevate my feet, or try to, once an hour for about 5 minutes,
> drink plenty of fluid to flush the gunk out and cream my feet with a
> neutral
> Aloe Vera several times a week. I'm also on a low-sodium diet.
> Compression hose was suggested but my hands
> are too weak. I can't put them on.
>
As for the elevation, I don't think 5 minutes per hour is enough to do
anything. I think you would need to do it for a couple of hours a day.
I wear compression hose and without it, I am very disabled. Yes, they were
difficult to put on. There are tools that can help you put them on.
Another option is to get someone to put them on you and take them off. This
is what my friend has to do.
> My feet are always ice cold because my body temperature is constantly low.
> I still wear shoes and braces so I can hop from the bed to the chair and
> up and down on the pot. I can still stand for about a second. I wear an
> extra pair of socks to keep them warm. They are extremely thick wool with
> no elastic bands in them. The elastic ones are too tight to fit over my
> socks and not as warm as the ones I use now. My wife puts them on. The
> trouble is that I can't remember where I bought them and I can't find them
> anywhere.
When I am not wearing compression hose, I am wearing diabetic socks.
Oversized ones. I got them in a variety of places. But I find with the
compression hose on, my feet are never cold.
>
> My hands are very weak and I cannot use pants with zippers, belts, or
> tight elastic waistbands. I know of a place, Buck & Buck,
> http://www.buckandbuck.com/, that sells adaptive clothing but the sizes
> don't work. They're either just a tad too tight or ridiculously loose.
> The tad too tight are passable because I can wear them; it's the waist
> that won't seal. It has a "velcro fly-belt" contraption which does work.
My MIL is in a wheelchair and I get her adaptive clothing from this place:
>
> Constipation? Will being wheelchair bound contribute to it? Two of the
> drugs I take harden stool and I take DOSS to compensate for that.
> Exercise is just simply not possible.
Yep. MIL has the same problem.
Anon
"Info" <infoatnwfirstdottcom> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have any solutions, ideas or resources to help with? the
> following
>
> Edema has developed in my feet now that I'm in a wheelchair. What do you
> do to
> treat it? I elevate my feet, or try to, once an hour for about 5 minutes,
> drink plenty of fluid to flush the gunk out and cream my feet with a
> neutral
> Aloe Vera several times a week. I'm also on a low-sodium diet.
> Compression hose was suggested but my hands
> are too weak. I can't put them on.
>
> My feet are always ice cold because my body temperature is constantly low.
> I still wear shoes and braces so I can hop from the bed to the chair and
> up and down on the pot. I can still stand for about a second. I wear an
> extra pair of socks to keep them warm. They are extremely thick wool with
> no elastic bands in them. The elastic ones are too tight to fit over my
> socks and not as warm as the ones I use now. My wife puts them on. The
> trouble is that I can't remember where I bought them and I can't find them
> anywhere.
>
Low body temperature is a symptom of Hypothyroidism. This could explain a
lot of your other symptoms. My late wife suffered from cold hands and feet,
aches, pains and tingling in joints and muscles, hands and feet plus
fatigue. When diagnosed and treated with Armor thyroid, she recovered and
all those symptoms went away. Shortly after, she was diagnosed with type 2
diabetes. http://allonhealth.com/hypothyroidism-test.htm
Robert Miles
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When I had edema, I found that I had to spend significant time every
day (hours) lying on my bed with a pile at the foot (quilt, extra pillow,
etc.) to keep my feet raised in order for the swelling to go down much.
An extra computer (a laptop, usually on my lap) allowed me to
continue internet access during that time.
Taking Actos caused constipation for me.
Although I spent some time in a wheelchair after I had a stroke, I
don't remember any constipation during that time.
Robert Miles
High Miles
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/s~smartwool-socks/shoes~d~4/?afsrc=1&gclid=CPeK19zS-MMCFZGIaQodUVIAMw&codes-processed=true
http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/store/jump/Men&aposs/Underwear/Socks/10733
Amazon carries wool, diabetic socks as well.
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Chuckled at your statement..........."I can still stand for a few seconds"..........................I am the same.
On and off the pot are the scariest moves I have to make ~ day or night.
Standing long enough to pull up those elastic waist drawers is very risky as well.
Was sent home from the rehab joint with compression hose, but can no way get them on.
Feeble paws here too.
Meds are most likely the cause of constipation.
Have you tried Senecot S ?