I had a whole other post ready to go but we are having a bit of an emergency that some of you may be able to help with! Lucia fell today – which of course gave me a heart attack – and after I had checked her legs for any cuts (she didn’t have any thankfully) we then noticed the hole she had put in the knee of her compression tights. Her last pair of compression tights.
So of course blind panic set in. We are awaiting her new tights which we hope will be here by the end of the week but there are no guarantees with that. So what I need to know is can we do any sort of minor repairs to the tights to be able to keep wearing them until we get the new ones? Her other pair has a hole in the heel which might be slightly easier to repair so have a couple of options I hope.
We are having a bit of a heat wave too so all I can think is hot weather, more swelling and no compression, so as you can imagine I am a little concerned. Without the tights it is also really difficult to get her shoes on and there is no way we will be able to keep her in for a week or more. We need tights!
I will of course be contacting Lynne our physio first thing in the morning but any advice on sewing/patching or whatever might work is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Hi, I have recently come across your blog and just wanted to say how touched I am by your story, it must be so very hard for you all and you sound like you are doing a brilliant job!
I have primary lymphodema in both legs and am always getting holes in mine. I find they wear so easily in the heels. Sometimes they are not repairable but if it’s not too big I will darn them which will slow down the hole getting any bigger. Hopefully you should be able to do this and they will last till you get the new ones.
Hope this helps and you get her new ones soon x
Hi Julie, Thanks so much for the advice. I am getting the needle and thread out! The heels are always the first to go in Lucia’s as well but as you say hopefully a little light sewing will slow down the hole getting bigger. Fingers crossed. Hope your lymphoedema is manageable for you. x
I would say the same as Julie bartram
A big smile to Lucy (and to all family)
Manuela
Thanks Manuela 🙂 I sewed the holes very loosely last night – not too loose that they wouldn’t hold but not tight enough to pucker the garment or cause ‘lumps’ that would dig into Lucia. So far so good – they are holding and the new tights are being sent out this week. Another lesson learnt 🙂
OK 🙂
That´s a good new 🙂
I out your post on my FB… If some one answer I’ll let you know 🙂
Another enormous smile to Lucy
And the best for all of you
Manuela
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