hi mike

thanks for that - i have had orthostatic hypotension for a year or more (not sure of dates!) and I have been on diuretics to try and reduce the full body swelling I was getting (and it was agony to pee because of the retention etc). Anyway I did realise that the hypotension got worse with the diuretic but just blamed it on...RSD (most things are attributable to it).

Ali - go to somewhere like foot locker as they are pretty cheap and get the backless trainers, on in a small size and one in the larger size. Alternatively buy one large pair and then wear that with your bad leg and wear another one you already own on your good leg. I have had HORRENDOUS swelling in the past (3 times the size of a normal limb to the point where my skin has cracked/ split which thankfully lowered after a year or so) and because the physios wanted to desense me they just took a pair of scissors to a pair of backless shoes I owned and split them down the middle until I could get my feet inside. It actually worked really well even though the shoes were ruined but it meant I could go a size up and have something on my feet. Weird - when I was walking/ crutching I could wear shoes not socks. Since I've been in a wheelchair I can wear socks (mostly) not shoes. Just an odd thought.

Love ya

Frogga xxxx