Re: Wore shoes for the first time today
03/22/09 01:47 PM
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Toady
Reged: 04/06/06
Posts: 1299
Loc: A small city, Northwestern Ontario, Canada
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Hey Nelly, that's great news!!
Baby steps!! Or granny steps as you put it!
Your skin is peeling likely because your ankle was swollen for a long period of time and the skin stretched. Now that your swelling has gone down the stretched cells have nothing to do but die and sluff off. (Ugh I know.) I have had 2 foot surgeries and both times I had brand new skin after 3 or 4 weeks post op. Nice for summer sandals, but not great because I found new skin calloused up much easier.
Soak your foot in a bath and gently exfoliate then follow up with a heavy moisturizer and a pair of socks to lock it in.
Good luck and happy walking!!
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