Wearing Boots !!!

dalaney
dalaney Member Posts: 22
edited 25. Dec 2013, 18:16 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi I am sure this has probably been discussed a million times but as a newbie i would welcome any advice. As a hip sufferer i have found it increasingly difficult to wear any sort of footwear that requires help from my hands so most are slip on etc BUT I love wearing flat boots with leggings but struggle so much to zip my left one up I live alone with my doggy and she is no help at all bless her !! Is there any contraption thatwould help with my zip i have tried a coat hanger but its too thick and wont hook in the zip bit. Currently I can only wear my boots if I have a friend or family over so they can zip it up and then I have to remember to get them to unzip it before they go , I drove home the other night with one boot unzipped and was panicking as i needed petrol but didnt want to get otu looking so silly !! Oh why do simple things that most people take for granted cause such dilemmas?? Any advice please ...

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  • Michelle63
    Michelle63 Member Posts: 63
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Zips are tricky for me too but the worst dilemma has to be flushing the toilet. I can use the pull chain type but the small handles are a nightmare for both hands. Can be a tad embarrassing :xmas_cry:
  • salamander
    salamander Member Posts: 1,906
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi dalaney, I think I remember seeing a device on one of the disability aids websites. Can't remember which one but a bit of googling should help,
  • pooty
    pooty Member Posts: 6
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Oh how I feel for you and your boot dillema. I have the same problem I have to make sure my boots are long enough for me to reach them and pull them up on my right side. Short boots are a no no as are zipped ones. Maybe you should try pull on ones that are tall. Its still a struggle but at least you dont have to wait for company before you can fasten them :hoho: xx
  • lululu
    lululu Member Posts: 486
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi delany
    I just love questions like this as the;y give me ideas for my future use if needed as I also live alone so have to be practical (well live with an old tom cat but he only helps with mental health issues he is purring carols at the moment) :carolers:

    I have just screwed a cup hanging hook into the end of a stick and put the hook onto the zip before I put it on my foot, then I pull up the stick, it is a bit fiddly at first but it does work.
  • dibdab
    dibdab Member Posts: 1,498
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi there,

    I got a button fastener with a hook to pull zips from one of the disability living sites- sorry I can't remember which one, but they are out there.

    Hope you're tucked up snug in this horrible weather- even in boots it's too wet and windy to venture out here in the Midlands :madnoel:

    Deb xx
  • Airwave!
    Airwave! Member Posts: 2,477
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I don't do my laces up, a lot easier! Perhaps you could go to Screwfix, buy a 100 keyrings for £4.99 and attach one to each zip, it may help? Or affix a tag to each one? I use some of these for my parents.
  • dalaney
    dalaney Member Posts: 22
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks everyone for your replies I have now manage to source a long handled hook thing which I ordered from Ebay so i will see how that works. Wishing you all a happy pain free christmas x x x
  • Mormodook
    Mormodook Member Posts: 130
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    What about a wee crochet hook or something like that from a sewing type craft shop? :santa:

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