compression stocking put-er on-er

[bednobs]

hi, since i was pregnant i have had a swollen.painful leg, which got worse after my hip replacement. The GP has recommended a support stocking which is fine, but owing to arthritis in my hands i will have a lot of trouble putting it on. i have been looking at gadgets that will help with this.

Does anyone have experience of them? The one im looking at is a frame but as it's 30 quid, i would like to know it's going to work first.

[Buenchico]

There's just one review on Amazon. It's short but very positive:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/RXIVRUTLJYUSB

Chris

[askyourgran]

I don't think I've seen anything like that. When I had my hip done they gave me a plastic device with long cords attached to help me put my socks and stockings on. Once I got the hang of it it was quite useful. Mine was on loan from the hospital, but they can be bought. I think it was Kleeneze or Bettawear that sold them. Or ask at your GP's surgery if they can help, support stockings are bad enough to get on without the arthritis..

[jaydah]

A piece of plastic piping, pull the stocking onto it & roll the stocking down. Remove roll from pipe, place on toe & un-roll up your leg.

[jaydah]

^^^ I think I'll patent that if it works ;)

[Buenchico]

AYG appears to be referring to something like this:
http://www.amazon.co....UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Chris

[askyourgran]

Ihttp://www.chemistdirect.co.uk/sock-and-stoc
king-aid-for-arthritic-sufferers_1_40504.htm

I think it was something like that, Similar idea jaydah - half a plastic pipe.

[Buenchico]

The 'l' which should have been at the end of AYG's link seems to have got lost and appeared at beginning of it. Here (I assume) is what it should be:
http://www.chemistdir...ufferers_1_40504.html

[askyourgran]

Rats my link doesn't work. The one I found was £7.95 but the one Chris has linked is very much like it.

[bednobs]

hi, thanks for all the answers. Unfortunately AYG, that would be tricky with a compression stocking, it needs to be more strurdy - i think that one would be too flexible as compression stockings are tight

[jaydah]

and I thought I'd invented a great gadget...tch !

[bednobs]

i'd like to invent square crutches - then at least they wouldn't roll down when tyou lean them on something

[jaydah]

Are they like DVT stockings ?

[Buenchico]

Out of curiosity, Bednobs, I've just put 'square crutch' into Google but it substituted 'square crotch' instead. I don't think that I want to go any further!
;-)

[bednobs]

that's because they haven't been invented yet. I am going to be rich beyond my wildest dreams!

[jaydah]

If you had a loop tie attached, (like some umbrellas have) then your crutches wouldn't slip away.

[bednobs]

and yes, like DVT stockings

[bednobs]

or if they were square, they wouldn't roll away either!

[askyourgran]

Back to the drawing board jaydah.
The elbow crutches were great, but as you say they always rolled away when you put them aside. I also had a grabber to pick things up with, I keep wishing I had kept that back when I sent all the things back to the hospital.

[bednobs]

by the way, if i see any of you on dragon's den making your futune, i'm going to sue you :)

[jaydah]

I've seen sticks with tripod base.....great to keep the masses at bay.