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[drunkidiot]

Hi I have these marks on my feet that keep reappearing, doctor prescribed steroid cream but they still come back, thought i would see if any1 else had encountered this and if so what causes it, b4 i go back 2 doc ty

Edited by drunkidiot, 12 January 2012 - 12:14 PM.

[pikey]

My guess is your shoes are too tight. I had red marks on my feet like those once and my doctor said it was caused by constriction. Good luck getting rid of them.

[Apparelyzed]

If the marks keep appearing in the same place, then it's most probably due to pressure from shoes as Pikey stated above.

It could also be to friction if you're not wearing socks, or a localised skin condition.

Simon.

[airart1]

try some eucerin or vitamin e cream..........see if that helps them....does look like pressure though, doesn't it..........

[Doodle]

It could be pressure as suggested above, but it also looks like it could be some kind of irritation? Do you wear the same shoes day in day out? Do you wear socks?

You say they keep re appearing, is there a theme to it?

[drunkidiot]

thanks for suggestions, they appear on both feet , i havent been wearing shoes just socks, i really dont know the cause they faded away after a month of applying a steroid cream twice a day, but dunno if that was the cream or just time that healed them. heres the other foot

[Spinner]

I showed this post to my husband and he had two suggestions. First, try some Flor-Essence it is kind of pricey, but is incredible stuff and you need very little of it. We use it at the first sign of any mark and they are gone in days. He also said to drink lots of water - that is one of his secrets; he hasn't had a single mark turn into a sore in his entire 21 years in a chair.

[kathy.k]

my hunny gets them when he drinks too much soda, or eats hot sauce, too many pickles, anything with a lot of vinegar in it. When I see them I make sure he starts downing the water and I rub his feet to keep the circulation going good. They have always went away in about a week without anything else.

[Edinburgh Colin]

airart1, on 12 January 2012 - 02:35 PM, said:

try some eucerin or vitamin e cream..........see if that helps them....does look like pressure though, doesn't it..........

E45 cream is also good, seems to have magical recuperative (is that a word?) powers for all kinds of skin ailments.
EC

[Trinity]

I really don't think it looks like pressure from the pictures, more like an irritation or allergic reaction to something. Have you stopped using the hydrocortisone cream?

[Apparelyzed]

I noticed it's on the outside edge of both feet, so it looks like a contact issue.

Do your feet sit flat on your footplate, or do they tilt outwards?

Simon.

[goose]

Trinity, on 13 January 2012 - 10:27 AM, said:

I really don't think it looks like pressure from the pictures, more like an irritation or allergic reaction to something. Have you stopped using the hydrocortisone cream?

I agree with Trinity. It doesn't look like pressure points but more like a reaction to something. Have you switched laundry detergent or soap products? Try wearing only white socks just in case it's the dye in the socks.

Do you have new sheets?

[drunkidiot]

yes i think it looks like irritation also, only contact could be made would be my feet on bed when I turn, I will make sure I rule this out and try some E45 this week if no improvement I try something like hydrocortisone , if I figure out what it is I will post, thanks people

[Apparelyzed]

Has a swab been taken to test for infection etc. ?

Look at changes in environment as well, new wheelchair, new socks, new shoes, new bedding, different fabric conditioner etc.

It's a process of elimination.

Simon.

[goose]

When you turn do you prop your feet with a pillow? Has this pillow been washed or does it need washing? Can you prop your feet and avoid anything touching these spots?