My pressure sores developed just after Easter in April. I wore my compression socks until about July or August. The wound care nurse who came to my house said that I needed to stop wearing my compression socks in order to allow my sores to heal.
That was a VERY difficult thing for me because I have been wearing my compression socks 24 hours a day since 2016?! But, those pressure sores DEFINITELY hurt A LOT so I stopped wearing them but
It was today when I decided to NOT deal with my throbbing feet anymore and I told my Mom that I think that I want to re-get used to wearing compression socks.
I had my Mom take pictures of my sores not too long ago and I think it is okay to put my socks back on. I remember when I got fitted for my power chair and I discussed pressure sores with Dave and he told me that once you get a pressure sore that the skin will forever be compromised. Well, these are my feet seven months after it started!:
My sores definitely STILL hurt and I wonder how much they really hurt because I can’t feel my feet anyway! I had my Mom take pictures of my feet every day to compare my healing but I did not put any of those horrible pictures on my blog because I think that is bad karma!
My Mom showed my brothers and doctors I have seen since they have healed. I showed one of my friends, Bert. She always wants to show a picture and I cringe every time because I STILL remember exactly how it felt!!!