Knee inquiry

Eljay wrote:I wouldn't know what would be best for your particular injury, I can only go by personal experience. I damaged cruciate, lateral and medial ligaments. There is a bit of instability there, but with lots of quad exercises I can ski most things without problems. I do however wear a knee support, as sometimes my knee swells up after skiing. I always carry crepe bandages and tubigrip with me, and I will wear that after skiing if I feel I need to.

I have worn a knee support for years as I have always suffered with my left knee swelling up, within hours, when skiing. Since I have had my new boots (now used for 10 days skiing) I have had no problems with the knee at all.

Woohoo, hope my wee Nordica's do the same for me )

I wear my Donjoy under my base layer but over a silk knee tube (which it was fitted over). It not only keeps the knee warmer, extremely important, but keeps the brace firmly in place. I actually wear one on both knees, they're lovely :D can't remember the make though, sorry.

AllyG wrote:

Eggman wrote:Hi, as I wrote in an earlier post this year I crepe bandaged the knee in a slightly bent position then fitted my bioskin brace over that then base layer. I will be going for a fitted brace in the summer as the pain is getting a bit too much now :evil: Not much to worry about at the mo as I am off work for 6 weeks after my Bunnion op. Gives me much joy reading all the posts on the site.(Sad or What) )

Heavens above Eggman! How horrifying :shock: I had no idea that a bunnion operation could result in one needing 6 weeks off work. How awful. Poor you.

How did you get the bunnions in the first place? And what are they exactly?

Ally

Hi AllyG, some will say you get them from wearing high heels :) but not in my case. My Gran had them and my daughter who is 18 has early signs. Some sort of growth that pushes the big toe over towards the little toe on the same foot. No worry's as I am getting paid. I am going to get the dressing changed tomorow at the local hospital if its open, will get photo of foot if poss :)

I did something to my knee last season in 3V and found that a Lonsdale knee support ( neoprene and Velcro) excellent and MUCH better than tubigrip ..only £4.49 from Sports direct
http://www.sportsdirect.com/lonsdale-neo-open-knee-support-760179

Eggman wrote:

AllyG wrote:
Heavens above Eggman! How horrifying :shock: I had no idea that a bunnion operation could result in one needing 6 weeks off work. How awful. Poor you.

How did you get the bunnions in the first place? And what are they exactly?

Ally

Hi AllyG, some will say you get them from wearing high heels :) but not in my case. My Gran had them and my daughter who is 18 has early signs. Some sort of growth that pushes the big toe over towards the little toe on the same foot. No worry's as I am getting paid. I am going to get the dressing changed tomorow at the local hospital if its open, will get photo of foot if poss :)

Eggman,
Thanks for your reply. A photo would be truly horrifying but very interesting!

I can appreciate the fact that you haven't been wearing high heels :D but do you think you could have been wearing shoes with a narrow toe section?

An increasing distortion of the big toe, something like you're describing, runs in my family as well, and I've always been very careful to either go barefoot (as a child I used to go around London barefoot and in the fields here as well), or wear trainers or wellies and so far my feet are fine :D My older sister wore high heels etc. and her foot is quite distorted now. I always banned my kids from high heels and narrow shoes and their feet seem to be okay.

You are very brave to have an operation like that on your feet. I think I'd be petrified :shock: I hope it fixes the problem for you so that you are fit to ski once more :D.

Ally

AllyG wrote:

Eggman wrote:

AllyG wrote:
Heavens above Eggman! How horrifying :shock: I had no idea that a bunnion operation could result in one needing 6 weeks off work. How awful. Poor you.

How did you get the bunnions in the first place? And what are they exactly?

Ally

Hi AllyG, some will say you get them from wearing high heels :) but not in my case. My Gran had them and my daughter who is 18 has early signs. Some sort of growth that pushes the big toe over towards the little toe on the same foot. No worry's as I am getting paid. I am going to get the dressing changed tomorow at the local hospital if its open, will get photo of foot if poss :)

Eggman,
Thanks for your reply. A photo would be truly horrifying but very interesting!

I can appreciate the fact that you haven't been wearing high heels :D but do you think you could have been wearing shoes with a narrow toe section?

An increasing distortion of the big toe, something like you're describing, runs in my family as well, and I've always been very careful to either go barefoot (as a child I used to go around London barefoot and in the fields here as well), or wear trainers or wellies and so far my feet are fine :D My older sister wore high heels etc. and her foot is quite distorted now. I always banned my kids from high heels and narrow shoes and their feet seem to be okay.

You are very brave to have an operation like that on your feet. I think I'd be petrified :shock: I hope it fixes the problem for you so that you are fit to ski once more :D.

Ally

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Here is my right toe taken this morning, its sore! The nurse was a bit keen when she took the bandage off and pulled some of the scab off, but I did't cry(well not much anyway) )
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My wife wears her Donjoy brace over the supplied lycra tube (you can get neoprene ones to reduce the digging in) - she doesn't often wear a base layer under her salopettes but when she does it's over the brace - it reduces the chances of it sliding or rotating - they are designed to almost grasp the femoral condyle (don't worry about the anatomy) but too many layers would interfere with the brace sitting snugly where it needs to be.