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Originally Posted by MominPainRSD
Hi all!! This forum has been such a wealth of information and support for me already along my relatively brief road with RSD. I respect your wisdom and experience in so many ways and thought it would be interesting to hear from everyone as to what you each find to be invaluable in your day to day life as you deal with your RSD.
I know many of you have mentioned Epsom salts, heating pads, down pillows in car rides, etc.....but are there specific brands or types of things or fabric contents that you find most soothing or beneficial to you??? I would like to start acquiring an RSD "survival pack" of items (preferably finding things on sale a little bit along) that might help and come in useful when the need arises (or better yet......BEFORE the need arises!).
I thought it could be useful to read each others experiences and what works for them, and perhaps we could ALL pick up a few tips we hadn't thought of before.
Thank you all in advance for responding!!  |
We once saw a survey that people with CRPS in their feet wear CROCS instead of shoes. Ever since my daughter stopped wearing shoes and socks, and only wears traditional CROCS (with arch support) she has reduced pain in her feet and it has helped tremendously. She has not worn socks and shoes for 2 years, even in winter because they make a big difference in pain reduction. It is not easy to deal with winter in CROCS but it's worth it to reduce her pain, swelling and other CRPS symptoms. I wish everyone the best and it is so nice that we can all talk and understand each other.