in their feet SHOULD treat their feet as if they have a severe Diabetic Neuropathy.
Why? Because you do not feel any of the normal boo's bumps or real bangs to your feet the way they should be 'registered' and then treated. Broken Foot? Didn't know until it was infected and swollen three times normal?
Cut that turns infected? Then it's off to the rehab 'treatment' clinics or goodness knows what for goodness KNOWS what...
Touch your feet at least twice a day, check them with a mirror as well as touch, or Like Melody...have someone else check them. It's an issue where well, would an infection not noticed resulting in amputation [worst scenario-but, does happen] be any better or easier? Check, double check, see the rite doc 'checkers' making sure the skin is soft, supple and not blistering or whatever that is NOT RIGHT.
Of Course, finding perfect shoes, is and will always be an issue...PT to help build up foot and toe tone is essential as well as learning to use your body in the RIGHT ways that help compensate for other deficits in the nerve-feedback categories...It takes lots of work, practice and a heap of MIND over MATTER mental applications! This whole PN issue is NOT and will not EVER be a vacation! I surely wish we all could camp out on some tropical perfect beach w/sand that has no 'sharp' things or the like in it for a month.
How about we all poll as to which 'perfect beach' it should be?
My top two are USVI-Megans Bay and Nags Head, NC...Others? Well, we can set up the perfect dream picture, cant' we? - j