leg brace irritation

bertyboy

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

julie47

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

thanks for that info julie ive put sudycream on it and its a bit calmer again just hard not doing the scratching :oops:

valval

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.


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

bertyboy

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.


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

frogmorton

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

Love

Toni xx

stickywicket

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.

elnafinn

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

bertyboy

stickywicket wrote:

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
thanks for all the imput everybody was so scared of getting my leg slapped xx

dorcas

Hi berty,

so glad you've found a solution to the itch

iris xx

stickywicket

I'll take 'tatty' over 'itchy' any day.

julie47

Glad you have found a solution that works

juliepf x

cloud9

Glad you're less itchy now. Any suggestions for itchy foot under a below knee plaster cast?? :roll:

bertyboy

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

wannabewriter

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

Hi Berty

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