Quarantine and chill and kindness chatty clubhouse: Jump in and join the conversation! All is welcome!

[Snowysmom]

@flyingdumbo127 Glad you have some shoes and slippers that will help you.

@lynxstch So sorry your day was very trying. I am glad Don got help and was able to get into his chair. I think some times they send more people than needed but just want to make sure. My Dad had a life alert alarm but did not want to push the button when he fell. I told him that was what it was for so he did finally use it one day. He was so glad he did.

Good morning. It has been warm here lately with cool nights. I will have my new usual day of work and condo. Getting a bit weary of it but I need to get things done.

Have a good day.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Sorry to hear it was such a difficult day, @lynxstch - I would definitely have been overwhelmed!

My appointment itself went well - hardly any wait at all. Of course results aren't in yet, but it's nice to at least have that part done.

We'll be taking DH's car in today. He has a headlight out and a tire pressure light on (...again).

Then I have a class (over Zoom) at 10:00, and we have a lodge dinner tonight, so I don't have to cook!

I woke up chilly this morning, but it's supposed to be back up to 80, I think, this afternoon. Summer just doesn't want to let go quite yet.

 

[footballmouse]

Happy Tuesday!

Had some bloodwork drawn this morning , recheck on my thyroid levels, hoping my new medicine is working. This girl was good. Probably 30 seconds she had me poked, blood drawn and done. That's unheard of for me. It usually takes 3x's, if I'm lucky someone can get it on the 2nd try.

Lynxstch - Wow, you had a day! Glad you were able to get help for Don, even though it sounds like the whole fire department showed up.

What is the Toy Story Football Game?

The NFL started something like this last year to draw more younger people. Last year it was done in a Nickelodeon format where it looked like players were getting slimed. This year they formatted the game to look like the players were toys playing in Andy's bedroom.

My great niece is up for Player of the Week in girls soccer . We have everyone voting. We even set alarms to remind us (you can vote every hour). She won this award last year, hoping for a repeat . She's a sophmore and has already set a new school record of most goals in a season.

Went to the library last night for craft night. We made a book pumpkin . You cut a paperback book into a pumpkin shape and then fan it out. I'll keep mine out for this year but it won't be making the Halloween box when the decorations come down. I passed on going to the soccer game last night since I was already signed up for this and didn't want to cancel on my friend, I regretted that decision once we started.

Nothing else happening, have a great day!

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning. I just realized that I found my picture for the day, and put it on a post, but never wrote anything, lol. My mind is on too many other things. Don has a sore spot on his side/back from the fall, but nothing severe. He slept well, but is trying to stay off his feet as much as he can today. I did some laundry, took the trash down and am just waiting for a call from the dealer with the diagnosis to the issue we're having with the car. My sil and niece are going to take me shopping tomorrow. I'm hoping we get the car back by Thursday. I hate being without a car when you only have 1. I can walk to Sheetz or Dollar General if I have to, but I'd rather not, lol.

Going outside to put the rest of the summer decorations away and put up my Halloween flags. That and my door decorations are as far as I'm going

Have a great day!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Thanks, Pea. My friend Sue recommended The Good Feet Store The closest location to us is a good hour away. I did like the Easy Spirit sneakers I got from Amazon last night. I’m truly counting on the slippers tomorrow and will go from there. Prayers always to dear you for safety and of course, health and some down time, too!

Thank you also LuckyRabbit, the Studio City Road Runners would be an option. I will pass that onto dad. Always good to see a post from you, my friend!

Thanks, dear Snowysmom . Grandma many years ago due to increasing dementia didn’t know to push her Life Alert alarm when she fell. Heartbreaking as was of course what happened with your Dad! I’m sorry my friend

PollyannaMom and I’m glad your appointment is behind you. Prayers of course for healthy results! Enjoy your class and lodge meeting tonight, too.

Thanks, Footballmouse for the explanation! That sounds like a football game that I might even enjoy watching! Congratulations to your great niece, how awesome! I do love that your library offers crafts that really sounds like a lot of fun! Yay that you won a prize.

Lynn, just a whole lot of extra and prayer.

Cool morning here. Dad is doing followed by RalphsI will soak my feet this afternoon. In between I will try again a warm towel with a dash of epsom salt on it. I do want to share with all of you about Zazzle. I rarely use this site. I've only ordered on it once before now. They have something similar to Prime and Walmart called Zazzle+ Right now, Zazzle is offering a free trial. You do need to place an order of ANY amount and indicate you want Zazzle+. Once that order goes through you will get an email containing a free $10 code off a second order of any amount! Once you place a second order you can go ahead and cancel the free trial of Zazzle+. Like Prime, you will still have the benefits until the 30 days are over. Good deal indeed!

Hugs to all with love always!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Mona, I’ve spent some time looking over each of the three websites: Marathon Sports (which I’m most familiar with), Road Runner Sports, and The Good Feet Store (both of which we also have around us). All are good and I think it would absolutely benefit you to visit one or two of them so they can give you their FREE input on what might be going on with your feet, and - most importantly - how to get some relief. It saddens me to see how much pain you’ve been in and how distressed you’ve been over it, for weeks, if not months, now.

There should’ve been something of the many things you’ve tried that would give you some relief by now. The fact that the epsom salts help you (more than anything else so far, it seems) really makes me question whether it is an issue of the structures deep inside your feet, as epsom salts is generally thought to work more superficially than that, such as on the skin and perhaps the muscles; whereas whether it helps the skeleton itself is still unclear. Epsom salts do help promote relaxation and that can, of course, be a major benefit when someone’s in pain and is often why doctors continue to sometimes order that as a treatment. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life...es-epsom-salt-do-baths-explained/70307607007/

Now, let’s see if I can do this justice.

Marathon Sports features a feet scanner that analyzes where the pressure points are on the feet. I’ve included a link and pictures below of what that looks like. It’s super easy, you just take off your shoes and stand on the device, with a salesperson standing next to you. Once the scanner does its thing, a computer image is created, and this is what dictates what type of problem it is you’re experiencing, and what type of shoes and inserts will help you. They also take you outside of the store and watch you walk, to see what your gait is like, and talk to you about your walking habits.

https://www.facebook.com/MarathonSportsBrookline/photos/a.672574492782210/3330003707039262

Road Runner Sports apparently has the same type process as Marathon Sports.

As far as I can tell, The Good Feet Store does not have computer generated feet testing, however, they say they spend about an hour on the process of talking to you about your habits, watching you walk, and trying on different shoes and inserts.

https://goodfeet.com/free-fitting-test-walk

Personally I really liked the computer generated images of both my husband and son as all of a sudden a lot of things made sense for them. Poor DH never knew he had flat feet, and it wasn’t so much his feet that hurt, but his legs and back, especially in his job, which requires a lot of walking and standing. His pain got resolved from the inserts.

The other thing mentioned, and I know you initially talked about PT, but there are PTs who specialize in walking and running (often found in places called Sports Medicine) that may be worth a look again.

I have nothing against Skechers and Easy Spirit shoes - in fact, I wear both to work. (Thankfully my feet don’t have issues because if they did, I’d be unable to do my job, which is very physical - up and down constantly and not unusual to walk several miles in a shift; DD often shows me her Apple Watch and she’s done 7 or 8 miles in her work week!) But I think that they probably aren’t what the podiatrist had in mind. I used to take my mother to two different podiatrists (and my experience is that they can be weird! ) and they had “orthopedic shoes” (that she and I used to chuckle about, with her saying she ”wouldn’t be caught dead in those”, lol). I think the shoes from the three stores we talked about are a good compromise and in between both types. That was my sense of the shoe input. Slippers are another thing altogether. Many don’t offer much support at all. That would be a question I would ask them from the shoe store(s). They might even sell some. I am guessing this may be more of a problem for people than we realize.

Lastly, I was guessing there might be blogs about foot and heel pain, and there are many, if you google. Here is one specifically geared toward issues people had with their feet during the pandemic, like you.

https://www.yourfamilyfootcare.com/blog/heel-pain-tips-during-stay-at-home-.cfm

I hope you give these a try! I look forward to the day when you are not in pain anymore!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Huge thank you dear, dear Pea for all your love, care, prayer and time! The epsom salt absolutely has been a life changing and saving for now help! I wish I could soak 100% of the time lol. I am looking forward to the Easy Spirit slippers tomorrow and pray they truly make a significant difference to me. The same with the sneakers. I am counting on the slippers to assist the epsom salt along! I really am not able to truly tell about the sneakers just yet. Initially I do think they will be great. Dad, I think could absolutely also benefit from a free consult at Roadrunner especially that it's not that far. I will pass that onto him! Thank you all so much for that information and always all your love and support!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Huge thank you dear, dear Pea for all your love, care, prayer and time! The epsom salt absolutely has been a life changing and saving for now help! I wish I could soak 100% of the time lol. I am looking forward to the Easy Spirit slippers tomorrow and pray they truly make a significant difference to me. The same with the sneakers. I am counting on the slippers to assist the epsom salt along! I really am not able to truly tell about the sneakers just yet. Initially I do think they will be great. Dad, I think could absolutely also benefit from a free consult at Roadrunner especially that it's not that far. I will pass that onto him! Thank you all so much for that information and always all your love and support!

Mona. Very happy to hear that Dad will go.

BUT I WANT YOU TO GO!!

 

[tazdev3225]

Good evening,

Just a quick hello. My SIL got tix for tonights Phillies playoff game and guess who gets to go? My granddaughter asked her friends first but there was still one left so I get to go too. I am so excited. They are great seats behind home plate. Better they were free as he gets them from vendors at work. They like his because he can save them money.

I got to see LJ for a few minutes today. He is a handful. I told my son that LJ is exactly like he was at that age. I was a little bothered by the fact that he still has a binky at almost 3. My mom told me to ignore it as it's common in my granddaughter-in-laws culture. I don't like it though.

The BEST news of all - DAD IS COMING HOME FINALLY!!!!! He will be home Friday just in time for their 68th anniversary. It has been 45 days since he was admitted. His longest hospital stay ever beating the gall bladder stay by almost a week. I am just so happy he will be home.

Not much else her just hoping for a great game and a Phillies win!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Dad isn't that easy to convince, Pea! He did thank you for the information and I made it a favorite. He has other more urgent concerns right now. I will be going into that are next week for a dentist appointment. Depending how I am doing afterwards, perhaps we can go on the way home. Sometime soon for sure. As I said, meantime, I truly pray the new shoes and slippers will make a difference. I absolutely feel with every step how these floors are continuing to hurt my feet Anything I can do to fix that, of course, the better! Thank you again and always, my friend

Extra, extra praise to God dear Taz!What beautiful and blessed afternoon news! I am so happy for all of you, my friend and continue to pray for all of you, too, you know that. Have a fantastic time at the Phillies game! I hope they winI've never been to a playoff game--guessing this game is one. How exciting and very cool! You just be safe and have FUN. God Bless LJ. Wow that he is already almost 3. I remember when he was born, wow, time flies!

 

[PollyannaMom]

Poor DH never knew he had flat feet, and it wasn’t so much his feet that hurt, but his legs and back, especially in his job, which requires a lot of walking and standing. His pain got resolved from the inserts.

My DH had a similarly great experience with Marathon Sports. Once they observed his gait and scanned his feet, they got him in the correct sneakers and he can walk comfortably for so much longer now! Like Pea's DH, it was affecting his hips and back, and he didn't even realize his feet were the real problem.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

That is such a blessing, PollyannaMom, yay!

 

[theluckyrabbit]

If anyone is looking at Oofos, the website is having a sale (change of season sale) right now. And I found a pair of Oofos recovery clogs (my house shoes of choice -- very helpful for running around all day on hardwood and tile) on Amazon for almost half off.

 

[Snowysmom]

Taz Glad your Das is coming home. That will make such a difference for him.

@flyingdumbo127 I agree with Pea. Your feet need some comfort and attention.

Good morning. Another warm one coming up. It is Kenny's birthday today. We will be going out to dinner with the grandkids and then cake. He came to the condo yesterday and did so many things like putting up towel rings and racks, bringing stuff to the basement, putting up a lock, setting up my printer, hanging the clock that Chris and I got before he was born. I forgot to bring my work laptop to see about connecting to the internet but I will try that today. I emptied more boxes.

Off to work. Busy week there too. Have a good day.

 

[Snowysmom]

@theluckyrabbit Thanks for the info on Oofos. I have been wondering about them.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

@theluckyrabbit Thanks for the info on Oofos. I have been wondering about them.

They really are super comfortable and supportive. They do run a bit small lengthwise, so many people go up a size, just to be safe.

 

[footballmouse]

Happy Hump Day!

If anyone is looking at Oofos, the website is having a sale

My sister and nephew love these shoes. My sister tried my nephew's on one day and loved them so he got her a pair for Xmas last year. She cleans houses so she's on her feet constantly, she puts these shoes on when she comes home and she said it feels like she's walking on clouds. I might get on Amazon and check this sale out. Thanks for the heads up!

Had a recheck of my thyroid levels yesterday, got the results back last night. It's gone down almost 2 points and is now in the normal range. Guess I'll be staying on this medicine.

Hoping today is that last of the extremely warm days we've been having . Yesterday it got to 87, today I think it's supposed to be 84. I camethisclose to turning my air on last night but I held out and just went with the fans. By Friday it's supposed to be in the mid 70's so I didn't want to turn the air on for only 2 days.

Tried on the last of the dresses that I ordered yesterday. They were both a no . I finally realized what the problem is, the sleeves are all too short so I have to pull them up so far and it's very tight in my armpits. Another clothing disadvantage when you're tall, sleeves are always too short. I don't think I've ever had a coat that the sleeves actually covered my wrists. I have a lot to return, thankfully I won't have to pay for shipping.

My SIL got tix for tonights Phillies playoff game and guess who gets to go?

I don't keep up with other teams besides the Reds so I'm not sure if the Phillies won last night. Hope you had fun though win or lose. Good news also about your dad being able to come home. He'll probably feel a lot better being in his own bed.

It is Kenny's birthday today.

Happy birthday to your son. Have fun at dinner tonight. Sounds like your condo is coming along.

Back to work, have a great day!

 

[Judique]

I don't keep up with other teams besides the Reds so I'm not sure if the Phillies won last night. Hope you had fun though win or lose. Good news also about your dad being able to come home. He'll probably feel a lot better being in his own bed.

Phillies WON!

 

[lynxstch]

Good morning, foggy out, going to be sunny and 80.
I'm off to do grocery shopping and get it out of the way. Hoping to hear from the dealer today about the car.

@Snowysmom Happy birthday to Kenny

@tazdev3225 Such wonderful news about your father!

@theluckyrabbit Thanks for that website, I'm going to check it out too

Have a great morning everyone

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Dad isn't that easy to convince,

I see that apple didn’t fall far from the tree! I hope your new shoes help. And hello to Dad!

Wound up at the vet’s yesterday with Toto, another $420. She thinks it’s allergies that he’s picking up outside somewhere. So now we have to bathe him in special shampoo 3X/wk. DH and I bathed him last night in the tub and let him just sit in the water for a while to soothe the skin, then we let the water out and used the shampoo. He sat next to me on the sofa on a towel afterward with my blanket over both of us. This will be our new routine. I still am unsure why this happened all of a sudden when all of his life he had no allergies. He’ll be ten next month. She did say it can happen as they get older. Poor Toto. Such indignity!

I have an afternoon PCP appt. My bloodwork was ok, too, had to get it drawn yesterday. I almost wound up back at the dentist after having that crown done last week, my gum (wrote bum by accident at first, lol) was a little sore and I had to take motrin, but it seems to be getting better now. Trying not to chew on that side.

Back to a short work stretch tomorrow but thankfully I’m off for the weekend. Last weekend I had a very challenging patient - was lovely but had an awful lot if issues going on and kept me super busy. I‘d said to her, “Boy, you’re going to have some interesting stories to tell your family and friends when you get home”. She looked me right in the eye and shook her head “No”. I knew what she was thinking. And she was right. She passed away. We weren’t expecting that (but I did suspect it could happen, she reminded me of my mother when she was getting close to the end). It is hard for me to just stop thinking about those types of things when they happen, after I’ve spent so much time with someone, gotten to know them and put in so much effort. Have thought about her all week, and been sad about it. Losses are hard for me.

I hope everyone has a good Wednesday.