Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Hi My son got infected blisters on both heels in the beginning. On his first pair of shoes (he's now in his third) we cut a hole in the back of the heel so that the pressure was gone and it immediately started healing, he also went back in casts for a week to try and heal it but as soon as I put the shoe back on it put pressure there again, so we cut the hole. Since then we have had a few red marks with new shoes but nothing serious, so it does get better. Rach, Steve & Connor b/l c/f born 16 April 2003 -- blisters on heels Good morning! Audrey has developed bad blisters on both heels...one has opened up and seems to have taken a little chunk out of her skin. I know I've read some postings about this but can't seem to find them at the moment as I scroll through the archives. Can anybody share what you have done to help these? It would be a lot easier if she didn't have to be wearing the brace 23/7. Thanks in advance for you help! Bess Audrey, 9/27/03, bcf dbb 23/7 Go Wildcats! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bess Ecelbarger Advising Specialist, University School The University of Arizona ILC 103 PO Box 210070 Tucson, AZ 85721-0070 Phone: Fax: becelbar@... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Hi Bess, I'm sorry to hear about this. First off, there's something wrong with the fit of the shoes. Either they're too big, not tight enough, the heels aren't down enough, the insert isn't there (for the old shoes), the tongue isn't in the right place for her foot... there are many things that could be wrong but know this... something is wrong and you'll not get those blisters healed unless you find it and kill it right now. Second... the blisters will be sores very soon and they'll likely never heal while in the shoes. Third... they'll get worse if left in the shoes like they are. So... what you've got to do is: a) identify the problem fix the problem c) remove all pressure as insignificant as it might seem from the area where the sores are. Should that mean cutting a large hole in the back of the shoe then so be it. The shoes are disposable, they won't be ruined if you do this and are wearable till they are too small with this hole. Baby's feet are most important, get them healed NOW. Do not put those shoes back on till you remove all pressure points. d) blisters are caused by slipping - stop the slipping. If it means smaller shoes then get them. If it means changing how you put them on and tighten then do that. At all costs, stop the slipping. e) use some sort of healing skin treatment on the sore - they gave us Duoderm - you cut a small piece and stick it on till it falls off. Good stuff. Call the physician or brace shop for something like that. Some things to try to make the shoes fit better: 1) take the shoes off the bar to put them on. 2) dorsiflex the foot as much as you can when you put them on, it seats the heel down properly so much better. Bend the knee 90 degrees and press the foot into the shoe by pushing on the knee and dorsiflexing the foot. If you cut the hole you'll be able to see if the heel is down far enough. 3) pull the tongue down so it does not sit higher than the top of the boot at the ankle. If you've got the new shoes you'll need to slit the tongue keeper so you can do this. The tongue (I feel) is integral in pulling lots of babies feet up because their legs are so pudgy. Pull the tongue down and tighten the top of the boot very tight. This helps keep the heel down. 4) tighten them very tight, if the heel is down far enough you'll find they tighten up tighter than before (assuming the heel was rising). If they're tight enough and the heel is down they won't slip. (as long as they're the right size) Use your thumb to press at the strap while you buckle them. Then when they're buckled dorsiflex the foot again and press again, see if you can comfortably get it tighter. If you can she'll slip so buckle it up another notch. Then tighten the strings tightly. 5) consider not using the top holes for the strings. If the top of the boot is too high and hitting the fleshy chubby part of the ankle it'll help pull the heels up. Omit the top holes and tighten up very tight. 6) use the new model Markell's over the old ones - you'll know if you've got the new ones if there's no seam running down the inside heel. These shoes should not need inserts. HTH - let us know how it's going. It is so, so, so important not to aggravate those sores at all. If you're not willing to cut a hole in the back of the shoes you'll have to go back to casts for about 3w to heal the sores properly. Then.... you'll have to make 150% sure that the fit of the shoe is perfect when she comes out of the cast or it'll happen again. And then you'll have to choose between casts again and cutting the hole. The hole removes the pressure from the sore area and allows it to breathe so it can heal. I feel it's an easy fix for those who aren't interested in casts again. Plus it lets you know exactly what's going on inside the shoes. Kori 5) At 08:09 AM 1/20/04, you wrote: >Good morning! > >Audrey has developed bad blisters on both heels...one has opened up and >seems to have taken a little chunk out of her skin. I know I've read some >postings about this but can't seem to find them at the moment as I scroll >through the archives. Can anybody share what you have done to help these? >It would be a lot easier if she didn't have to be wearing the brace >23/7. Thanks in advance for you help! > >Bess > >Audrey, 9/27/03, bcf >dbb 23/7 > >Go Wildcats! > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Bess Ecelbarger >Advising Specialist, University School >The University of Arizona >ILC 103 >PO Box 210070 >Tucson, AZ 85721-0070 >Phone: Fax: >becelbar@... >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Rach, How did you cut the holes in the back of the shoes? Thanks, Bess At 09:35 AM 1/20/2004, you wrote: >Hi > >My son got infected blisters on both heels in the beginning. On his first >pair of shoes (he's now in his third) we cut a hole in the back of the heel >so that the pressure was gone and it immediately started healing, he also >went back in casts for a week to try and heal it but as soon as I put the >shoe back on it put pressure there again, so we cut the hole. Since then we >have had a few red marks with new shoes but nothing serious, so it does get >better. > >Rach, Steve & Connor b/l c/f born 16 April 2003 >-- blisters on heels > >Good morning! > >Audrey has developed bad blisters on both heels...one has opened up and >seems to have taken a little chunk out of her skin. I know I've read some >postings about this but can't seem to find them at the moment as I scroll >through the archives. Can anybody share what you have done to help these? >It would be a lot easier if she didn't have to be wearing the brace >23/7. Thanks in advance for you help! > >Bess > >Audrey, 9/27/03, bcf >dbb 23/7 > >Go Wildcats! > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Bess Ecelbarger >Advising Specialist, University School >The University of Arizona >ILC 103 >PO Box 210070 >Tucson, AZ 85721-0070 >Phone: Fax: >becelbar@... >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 I did it with a leather hole punch (like you would use for belts) and we just kept punching the holes in a circle until we knew for sure that the blister area was exposed. It is not the ideal situation but it most definately worked for us and he had those shoes for about 4 months until he needed the next size. Good luck Rach -- blisters on heels > >Good morning! > >Audrey has developed bad blisters on both heels...one has opened up and >seems to have taken a little chunk out of her skin. I know I've read some >postings about this but can't seem to find them at the moment as I scroll >through the archives. Can anybody share what you have done to help these? >It would be a lot easier if she didn't have to be wearing the brace >23/7. Thanks in advance for you help! > >Bess > >Audrey, 9/27/03, bcf >dbb 23/7 > >Go Wildcats! > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Bess Ecelbarger >Advising Specialist, University School >The University of Arizona >ILC 103 >PO Box 210070 >Tucson, AZ 85721-0070 >Phone: Fax: >becelbar@... >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 try an exacto knife. A sharp one. At 09:32 AM 1/20/04, you wrote: >Rach, > >How did you cut the holes in the back of the shoes? > >Thanks, >Bess > >At 09:35 AM 1/20/2004, you wrote: > > >Hi > > > >My son got infected blisters on both heels in the beginning. On his first > >pair of shoes (he's now in his third) we cut a hole in the back of the heel > >so that the pressure was gone and it immediately started healing, he also > >went back in casts for a week to try and heal it but as soon as I put the > >shoe back on it put pressure there again, so we cut the hole. Since then we > >have had a few red marks with new shoes but nothing serious, so it does get > >better. > > > >Rach, Steve & Connor b/l c/f born 16 April 2003 > >-- blisters on heels > > > >Good morning! > > > >Audrey has developed bad blisters on both heels...one has opened up and > >seems to have taken a little chunk out of her skin. I know I've read some > >postings about this but can't seem to find them at the moment as I scroll > >through the archives. Can anybody share what you have done to help these? > >It would be a lot easier if she didn't have to be wearing the brace > >23/7. Thanks in advance for you help! > > > >Bess > > > >Audrey, 9/27/03, bcf > >dbb 23/7 > > > >Go Wildcats! > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >Bess Ecelbarger > >Advising Specialist, University School > >The University of Arizona > >ILC 103 > >PO Box 210070 > >Tucson, AZ 85721-0070 > >Phone: Fax: > >becelbar@... > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Bess, Some families have had luck using BandAid brand Blisterblock pads to help the blister heal faster as well.....will probably depend on the location of the blister and the shape of Audrey's heel etc. Sorry she's having problems! About the archives, they've recently changed the way it works so it only searches a set number of posts at a time instead of all the messages at once like it used to, so you have to click on the " next " button to go through the next oldest set of messages. If you type in " blister " you'll probably get to the posts you recall. You may have already noticed this- just wanted to mention it in case you didn't realize it's only searching the most recent portion of the messages at first. I notice you're in AZ, are you seeing a local doctor? Keep us posted! & (3-16-00) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 the best thing is melonin which is covering which allows the blister to breathe and heal. We have tried everything! > > > Date: 2004/01/20 Tue PM 04:35:24 GMT > To: <nosurgery4clubfoot > > Subject: Re: blisters on heels > > ----------------------------------------- Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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