What clothes work best? #CRPS
 

I have heard that some people really like those Pajama Jeans...the As Seen on TV ones. Haven't used them myself but it's what I've heard.

I actually have different jeans that I will wear based on my pain levels...looser ones which are flannel lined for bad days, regular weight boot cut denim for "normal" days, and the lighter weight stretch denim ones for days in between. I don't wear anything that is too tight. For really bad days I have some sweatpants that I got at Gap which have no elastic in the waist (I have RSD there too). Since my RSD is in my ankle I make myself wear socks every day. The socks themselves hurt but they protect my ankle from worse pain too from cool air and the clothing. The hardest thing has been finding shoes that I like that I can tolerate on my foot...that don't hit me in the wrong spot. But after almost 3 years I finally have 3 pairs that I like that also fit my style.

Skirts, skirts, oh did I mention skirts? Ive also found that teva sandals are the least likely to irritate my skin. In the summer I live in short sundresses and go barefoot as much as possible.

My Orthopedic Doctor showed me a type of shoes that are like mesh. Which he showed them to me for my bunion, but i'd bet they'd be uberrrrr comfy. I can ask my mom what they're called if you'd like!

And thank you both, I appreciate it!

I wish I could wear skirts...unfortunately with how sensitive I am to air movements and my need to wear the TENS unit every day on my ankle to help control the pain it's not in the cards these days. I always loved wearing skirts. One of these days I will wear them again...

The air bothers me too.. but not nearly as much as socks of any kind. Do you use tens all day?

I have to wear my TENS unit allllllll day.

Oh and with socks, those like, fuzzy socks tend to help me when i have to wear socks. And when my foot's realllllllly cold, it's easier to layer them because they stretch easier.

I wear mine all day too. I don't usually have it ON all day but I use it throughout the day to help manage the pain levels in my ankle. Since I don't take meds for the pain the TENS is really all I've got to help the pain level in my ankle stay at a manageable level. Thank goodness for my wonderful physical therapist and doctor who worked to get me one. I run the wires down the leg of my pants and wear it all the time.

Im not big on the skirts .....i would wear very loose sweats, and slippers all the time but in order to feel normal i still wear jeans.(stupid yes. but it helps me mentally) socks. if i could go the rest of my life with out them I would and when I have to wear shoes they have to be super big on me. Im a size 101/2 but I am wearing a 13 1/2 daily when I go out when i get home socks and shoe come right off. I have to wear something on my feet cause the texture of the rug hurts and the hard wood flooring is way too cold. so I wear memory foam open backed slippers. as far as most comfortable.. if i could I would wear cotton silk or satin all the time. as far as the skirts comment I don't think my wife would approve. picture Homer Simpson in his moo moo!!!

Ha...my boyfriend LOVES that episode!

My RSD is from TOS, so clothes near my neck/upper back and collar bone area bother me. Combine that with heat intolerence and freq sweating.

My friends joke that I'm lucky I'm a parrothead. I live in tropical sundresses/tankdresses all year long.....even in snowy New England winters.

I can't imagine what those of you with RSD near your feet do. I'm grateful that I don't have issues with footwear.

I take medicines to help ease the pain. And I use mine 5x day for 30 min. @ a time. And once, I told my mom: "A girl should NOT have to have wires in her pants."

And wearing jeans to help mentally is not stupid, I do the same thing. It feels weird to just wear sweatpants all the time, and feel like a bum.

On a trip to Africa 5-6 years ago I discovered mohair socks and got myself 30 pairs to bring home as they feel amazing I've found a link to a web site that sell them but if you are buying a few pairs might be worth shopping around and try find somewhere near to you I have thick medical ultra lose fit and cant imagine being without them now sorry I'm not much use when it comes to jeans I always have to wear lounge ware I try to get them in black so they look like trousers but are lose fit 100% soft cotton have a look around for the socks though I'm sure they will help many more of us sorry its my first post and it won't let me put the link up until I've made more than 10 posts

Soft clothes
 

I have all up given up on pants. My RSD in in both feet and legs. I wear a lot of skirts on the summer and soft sweats in the winter. Not a fashion statement, but it worksQUOTE=SaraMichellee.(:;881667]Okay, I need MORE advice.
What clothes work best when you have CRPS in your feet/legs? I know yoga pants work, but what if you're looking for a more casual look? Are there any types of jeans that work best for anyone?
Thanks in advance! -SaraMichellee.(:[/QUOTE]

I saw that on another forum.(mohair) so i tried it. I guess that too is different for each person cause that just causes me to swell up that much faster and the more i swell the more my socks hurt.. huh...

If it's only in one foot and/ or leg you might try wearing something extra on that limb. It seems to fool the sympathetic nervous system into not noticing the difference (or something). At least I can stay warmer and more comfortable wearing an extra sock on the affected ankle and a wrap on my affected hand. The wrap is much more necessary though.

thats interesting ..I cannot seem to get my feet or legs warm at all during 65 degree weather or less.. is this common

Oh yes.

It's the sympathetic nervous system that is believed to be the culprit in maintaining the pain loop and this is the system that maintains body temperature. There's not neceesarily anything you can do to stay comfortable as you can go straight from too cold to too hot with increasing temperature.

I try to fool it into thinking my affected hand is as warm as my "unaffected". Of course it's not really me who discovered it but it was initially some sort of instinct. It took me years to figure out why I was doing it. It's quite common in RSD patients to do this. We tend to take some dramatic steps to protect the affected limbs. And this protection is from an array of threats.

today i managed a family picnic at my brothers house.. he owns a pool and one of our child like friends went in .. I was with in the splash zone of the pool.No big deal right? well like i said. "child like friend" well he started splashing me.. ok my legs are safe same as arm. well now my back is soaked. and I get a cool breeze. the pain was automatic brain shut off and this was after taking pain killers. my neck and upper mid back were on fire. its like he splashed acid on my back.. I had to take top shirt off .. ohhhh my god!!!!!!! I could definitely use a pain killer that works..i had all my meds taken, and i still felt this.