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well the boot has gone, nothing on my foot now.....but.... The swelling has got bigger and more painful, six weeks on and I feel it's backwards again. I can't stand anything on the scar tissue, I'm still in my husbands slippers. How grotty is that... It still feels like someone is trying to saw my big toe off. But it's been x rayed and looks fine the consultant said. I've got physio for six weeks, tell me this is to be expected.
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elizabeth_83569 anita51180
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PaulDuffy89 anita51180
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This was 2-3 weeks ago I started walking again without aid of a crutch and its agony just be patient with it and dont try to do too much.
Also try getting a Medic Sandal Shoe Slipper I wear this on my foot when going out as pressure from wide fitting shoes still hurt.
misskh anita51180
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first thing but throughout the day they swell up, infact on Sunday I'd
done so much that the swelling around the ankle area had gone full
circle around the leg and the toe nails felt like they were being pulled
from the toe . On Monday the only shoes I could wear were my
surgical ones....yes I kept them rather glad I did as many a time I've had
to revert back to wearing them.
Do you run oil or cream into your scars as this breaks down the scar
tissue and I have found it does help with the tenderness.
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Mishe55 anita51180
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- use vit E oil on the scars (twice a day for three months as it takes three months for a scar to fully form)
- use old tooth brush on the scars (gentle brushing) to help the nerves to loose sensitivity
Both those strategies work wonders. I Australia Pure VIt E oil can be purchased in pharmacies.
Also from my previous experience and explanations I was given, the shooting pains usually indicate the nerves regrowing and being over sensitive. It does settle with time.
I was hoping to find here that some people recover almost immediately after getting out of the 'boot' but clearly that is not the case. Pity but just has to be.
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karen27130 anita51180
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Hope that you manage to get sorted.
Mishe55 karen27130
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I was hoping for a miracle I think. I have two different feet and a shorter leg so not only i always have to buy two pairs of shoes but also have to pay a shoe maker to elevate my left shoe to make up for discrepancy in the length of my legs. Additionally my club foot although perfectly usable due to a number of corrective surgeries is still quite deformed so most shoes do not fit at all and others hurt too much. I have no idea how I will manage the shoe sitaution once I am out of the boot in 10 days or so. Onwards and upwards, somethow
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