Dressing around an injury/physical condition - Page 2

dumbfairy · 31-07-2009

I'm bringing this thread back to life because some blooming clumsy idiot has gone and broken their ankle.

Oh wait. That would be me.

It's not been put in a cast yet,but that's due to be put on on Monday. And I have no idea what goes with cast. Apart from 1 shoe. Any ideas?

fashionista-ta · 31-07-2009

^ Sorry to hear that

You probably want to find a pair of shoes (OK, you'll only need one

) with just the right heel height--same as the cast? I guess you'll probably need to wait for it ...

The_Ida · 31-07-2009

When I had a kidney condition (kidney gone, problem solved

) it was very important for me to wear something warm on my lower back, other wise it would hurt like hell. It did anyway

but at least I could move around. My mum bought this wool band to put around the waist, it kinda acted as a corset too, but it was brilliant!
Otherwise I wore layers and layers of clothes to keep warm and not get infections (I did that all year round), it was somewhat successful. And my doctors were always very impressed with the amount of clothing I piled on

MimiV · 31-07-2009

I hurt my knee and had to walk with crutches plus a white bandage-thingy around my knee.. and I actually love "the look" displayed on the previous page where you flaunt your injury

. I wore short dresses shirts and shorts all the time paired with my knee-bandage and crutches - and I loved that look. Obvious and simple conversation-starter too

dumbfairy · 05-08-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by fashionista-ta

^ Sorry to hear that

You probably want to find a pair of shoes (OK, you'll only need one

) with just the right heel height--same as the cast? I guess you'll probably need to wait for it ...

I ended up doing something very naughty,and refusing a cast

I'm assured that it is a small fracture in the ball part of my ankle,and that a cast would heal it etc. But I'm moving around relatively well I like to think without anything but a tubigrip to heal it,and crutches. Maybe in a week or so time I'll regret it,but for now,tubigrip and sneakers it is

fashionista-ta · 05-08-2009

Be careful ... these are the only feet you get

I would be taking no risks myself ...

dumbfairy · 24-08-2009

Im actually not doing so bad so far. Just wearing flat sensible shoes,not in too much pain at all.

miraclemile · 25-08-2009

^^ Ooh, be careful with it! Glad to hear it's on the mend though (:

I have problems with my knees sometimes, and when they're recovered to a state where I can hold myself up with the aid of crutches I'm often forced into knee supports for a couple of days, and I too tend to go with flaunting it. Luckily, when I have had to wear them, I've usually been at school, so I just wore tights over them, and my school skirt, so they were visible but not super-obvious. They did attract a lot of attention/questions/sympathy from various acquaintances though, coupled with the crutches

Outside of school, I just wore basically all the dresses in my wardrobe, and pretended that there weren't two great big neoprene-y things rubbing my knees.

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fashionista-ta Power to the 99% Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hardly ever at Barney's Gender: femme Posts: 13,029	^ Sorry to hear that You probably want to find a pair of shoes (OK, you'll only need one ) with just the right heel height--same as the cast? I guess you'll probably need to wait for it ... __________________ Luxury is living a simple, elegant, and responsible life. Luxury is a reduction. --Steven Volpe

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The_Ida In Bloom Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Denmark Gender: femme Posts: 9,207	When I had a kidney condition (kidney gone, problem solved ) it was very important for me to wear something warm on my lower back, other wise it would hurt like hell. It did anyway but at least I could move around. My mum bought this wool band to put around the waist, it kinda acted as a corset too, but it was brilliant! Otherwise I wore layers and layers of clothes to keep warm and not get infections (I did that all year round), it was somewhat successful. And my doctors were always very impressed with the amount of clothing I piled on __________________ ten days of perfect tunes the colors red and blue we had a promise made we were in love

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fashionista-ta Power to the 99% Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hardly ever at Barney's Gender: femme Posts: 13,029	Be careful ... these are the only feet you get I would be taking no risks myself ... __________________ Luxury is living a simple, elegant, and responsible life. Luxury is a reduction. --Steven Volpe

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dumbfairy fashion icon Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Scotland Gender: femme Posts: 3,349	I'm bringing this thread back to life because some blooming clumsy idiot has gone and broken their ankle. Oh wait. That would be me. It's not been put in a cast yet,but that's due to be put on on Monday. And I have no idea what goes with cast. Apart from 1 shoe. Any ideas?

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MimiV backstage pass Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Beirut/Paris/Stockholm Gender: femme Posts: 716	I hurt my knee and had to walk with crutches plus a white bandage-thingy around my knee.. and I actually love "the look" displayed on the previous page where you flaunt your injury . I wore short dresses shirts and shorts all the time paired with my knee-bandage and crutches - and I loved that look. Obvious and simple conversation-starter too

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dumbfairy fashion icon Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Scotland Gender: femme Posts: 3,349	Im actually not doing so bad so far. Just wearing flat sensible shoes,not in too much pain at all.

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miraclemile windowshopping Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Gender: femme Posts: 3	^^ Ooh, be careful with it! Glad to hear it's on the mend though (: I have problems with my knees sometimes, and when they're recovered to a state where I can hold myself up with the aid of crutches I'm often forced into knee supports for a couple of days, and I too tend to go with flaunting it. Luckily, when I have had to wear them, I've usually been at school, so I just wore tights over them, and my school skirt, so they were visible but not super-obvious. They did attract a lot of attention/questions/sympathy from various acquaintances though, coupled with the crutches Outside of school, I just wore basically all the dresses in my wardrobe, and pretended that there weren't two great big neoprene-y things rubbing my knees.