leg brace irritation

bertyboy
bertyboy Member Posts: 1,860
edited 3. Oct 2011, 16:14 in Living with Arthritis archive
morning all Help any ideas how to deal with irratation itchyness with a leg brace ive loosened the straps washed the leg powderered it and all i want to do it scratch rang physio twice yesterday left message then spoke to somebody that said they would get some body to ring me ,STILL WAITING for that one , and getting very irratated and short tempered , will try again later sorry for rant
I know i am a lady ,all life is a journey xx MAY xx

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  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Morning berty


    Because I have a prosthetic leg, the sleeve that holds it on which comes into contact with the skin can become very itchy and sore. I have to put a dab of vaseline around the said area. Would that help you? It works for me. That was the advice of the prosthetic person.

    Hope you find a solution soon

    Juliepf x
  • bertyboy
    bertyboy Member Posts: 1,860
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    thanks for that info julie ive put sudycream on it and its a bit calmer again just hard not doing the scratching :oops:
    I know i am a lady ,all life is a journey xx MAY xx
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    bertyboy wrote:
    thanks for that info julie ive put sudycream on it and its a bit calmer again just hard not doing the scratching :oops:


    do not scratch we will come and slap your legs for you on the forum bus so be good.
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    i know what you meen about itching the more you try not to the worse it gets ((())) val
    val
  • bertyboy
    bertyboy Member Posts: 1,860
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    valval wrote:
    bertyboy wrote:
    thanks for that info julie ive put sudycream on it and its a bit calmer again just hard not doing the scratching :oops:


    do not scratch we will come and slap your legs for you on the forum bus so be good.
    p065.gif

    i know what you meen about itching the more you try not to the worse it gets ((())) val

    ohhhhhhhhh scared now i have lots of bare leg showing and think a slap would make my little legs tingle :lol:
    I know i am a lady ,all life is a journey xx MAY xx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 29,836
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I bet it's hot with this weather Berty :sad:

    Have you tried sliding something cool down in there? Like an ice pack if it fits????

    Val am up for the bus if needs be :wink:

    Love

    Toni xx
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    When I wore one I used to slip a thin hanky or something cottony between my leg and the bar where the strap went in hot weather. It's heat rash. Occasionally I'd just to leave it off for a while.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    bertyboy wrote:
    thanks for that info julie ive put sudycream on it and its a bit calmer again just hard not doing the scratching :oops:

    Dear May

    That is good news that things are calmer now for you. Do you think the itchiness could be part of the healing process although the weather is extremely hot which cannot be helping matters. Could you scratch the back of your hand instead to try to take your mind off your leg? I wish I could be more helpful, but I do sympathise.

    Thinking of you,

    Love
    Elna x
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • bertyboy
    bertyboy Member Posts: 1,860
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    When I wore one I used to slip a thin hanky or something cottony between my leg and the bar where the strap went in hot weather. It's heat rash. Occasionally I'd just to leave it off for a while.

    thanks Sticky , have sussed it for now cut up a cotton pillowcase its under the spongy bits and the heat was making it worse looks a bit tatty but it works :grin:
    thanks for all the imput everybody was so scared of getting my leg slapped xx :lol:
    I know i am a lady ,all life is a journey xx MAY xx
  • dorcas
    dorcas Member Posts: 3,516
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi berty,

    so glad you've found a solution to the itch :wink:

    iris xx
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I'll take 'tatty' over 'itchy' any day.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Glad you have found a solution that works :grin:

    juliepf x
  • cloud9
    cloud9 Member Posts: 385
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Glad you're less itchy now. Any suggestions for itchy foot under a below knee plaster cast?? :roll:
    Sue (Cloud9)
  • bertyboy
    bertyboy Member Posts: 1,860
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    cloud9 wrote:
    Glad you're less itchy now. Any suggestions for itchy foot under a below knee plaster cast?? :roll:

    sorry sue cant help on that one never been plastered ,

    physio have finally returned my phone call told her how i had dealt with the issue , you cant do that it will be bulking the brace out , excuse me its as thin as a hanky , well you had best come in on Wednesday to see us , did tell her it would have been nice to know before my op that a brace would have been part of the recovery issue , so i could have modified my wardrobe a little struggling to find stuff to ware at the moment xx
    I know i am a lady ,all life is a journey xx MAY xx
  • wannabewriter
    wannabewriter Member Posts: 114
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi

    I get heat rash from my knee brace, even when it’s not all that hot (I think as it’s neoprene it sort of creates its own heat). When I can, I wear it over my leggings – not particularly attractive, but saves the itching. I find that at night, when I don’t have the brace on, the skin can get itchy still, and as my fingers then have access to it I absent mindedly scratch for ages, which brings up massive red welts where I’ve been a bit over-zealous! My trick there is to put socks on my hands before bed: cue inability to scratch! Again, not attractive, but it works!

    Not sure if that’s at all helpful, but I hope the itching goes down soon. (And now I’ve written itching and scratching so much, I’m getting all tingly and itchy just thinking about it!!).

    WW
  • weejean
    weejean Member Posts: 346
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Berty

    Hope you are not so itchy today. Sending hugs you way xx
    Big Hugs
    Jean xx