Walking with crutches (1 Viewer)

[TheIronSheik]

When I walk, the crutches seem to rub against my armpits and are really starting to hurt. I tried putting towels on the ends of the crutches, but that made them uneven and I seem to almost fall down a lot.

I asked a few people and they all say the same thing: You're not supposed to put the weight on your armpits.

Great. I know this. And I'm not. The weight is on my arms. But the top of the crutches still rub against my armpits and are more painful than a broken leg.

Even searching online, the only thing I see is: You're not supposed to put the weight on your armpits.

I'll ask here, hoping for help. Feel free to tell me to not put my weight on my armpits, though. I'm sure some smartass will be the first to say it.

TIA

TIS

 

[TheIronSheik]

You're not supposed to put the weight on your armpits.

HTH

 

[Parrothead]

go to walmart and steal a fat lady's motorized fatmobile.. much more comfortable

 

[Spin]

Buy crutches that fit? If they're too long, you'll have a tendency to put the weight on your armpits, which, from what I've heard, you're not supposed to do.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

a) Why are you on crutches?

b) You're an FBG. You should have a harem that carries you around wherever you need to go.

 

[igbomb]

I don't get your problem with the towels. Uneven how? I put washcloths on the ends of my crutches and while my armpits still hurt, it was definitely better.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Couldn't you just get a walker. Maybe one with a bench - your knee isn't immobilized, is it (I don't actually read posts before responding). Just put your bent leg up there & wheeeeeee you'll be flying.

ETA: get a red one, much cooker looking. YW

 

[JaxBill]

Yeah, sounds like your crutches are too tall.

And tell the harem to peel the grapes.

 

[Lutherman2112]

Yeah, sounds like your crutches are too tall.

And tell the harem to peel the grapes.

 

[Fennis]

You're not supposed to put the weight on your armpits.

HTH

 

[TheIronSheik]

I don't get your problem with the towels. Uneven how? I put washcloths on the ends of my crutches and while my armpits still hurt, it was definitely better.

I think because I tried to pad the crutches like they were a mattress. Right now I have a washcloth on each one. And it has helped a lot. But I still seem to be rubbing the nubs of the crutches up against the inside of my body. Not really my armpit, but just below it on the body.

I wasn't sure if more would help. Or if that's the best I can really expect.

 

[Parrothead]

if you don't like crutches, then don't break your leg

 

[TheIronSheik]

The crutches are not too tall. I can assure you that. They are not touching my armpits at all. And that's not really where the pain is. It's more of like I'm getting chaffing. I looked up chaffing dish, but I don't think that would help my situation.

 

[TheIronSheik]

if you don't like crutches, then don't break your leg

Obama told me if I liked my old leg, I could keep my old leg. Thanks a lot, Obama.

 

[igbomb]

I don't get your problem with the towels. Uneven how? I put washcloths on the ends of my crutches and while my armpits still hurt, it was definitely better.

I think because I tried to pad the crutches like they were a mattress. Right now I have a washcloth on each one. And it has helped a lot. But I still seem to be rubbing the nubs of the crutches up against the inside of my body. Not really my armpit, but just below it on the body.

I wasn't sure if more would help. Or if that's the best I can really expect.

I've been on crutches a couple different times and have yet to actually find a method that eliminates the pain. It's going to hurt your pits, no way around it. I just leaned a lot on my forearms and ended up looking a bit like Popeye after a few weeks.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Couldn't you just get a walker. Maybe one with a bench - your knee isn't immobilized, is it (I don't actually read posts before responding). Just put your bent leg up there & wheeeeeee you'll be flying.

ETA: get a red one, much cooker looking. YW

Read my Spring Break thread. I was offered one of those scooters but after pulling some wheelies on it and falling into another lady with a broken leg, I decided against it. Also, thing is $200 and isn't covered by insurance.

 

[TheIronSheik]

I don't get your problem with the towels. Uneven how? I put washcloths on the ends of my crutches and while my armpits still hurt, it was definitely better.

I think because I tried to pad the crutches like they were a mattress. Right now I have a washcloth on each one. And it has helped a lot. But I still seem to be rubbing the nubs of the crutches up against the inside of my body. Not really my armpit, but just below it on the body.

I wasn't sure if more would help. Or if that's the best I can really expect.

I've been on crutches a couple different times and have yet to actually find a method that eliminates the pain. It's going to hurt your pits, no way around it. I just leaned a lot on my forearms and ended up looking a bit like Popeye after a few weeks.

No joke. I've only really been using them long distance for the day and the burning in my arms is crazy. I keep saying my arms are going to be huge by the time the cast comes off.

Thanks for the post, GB!

 

[Fennis]

theres some fetish sites of girls in casts and on crutches. maybe you can make a buck or two

 

[Spin]

Order some forearm crutches.

I know someone who use them and swears by them.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Order some forearm crutches.

I know someone who use them and swears by them.

Hmm..... I do like cereal.

 

[Tchula]

My girlfriend, who is an athletic trainer said "Vaseline on the skin where its rubbing helps reduce the friction. There are also crutch pad covers that are better than towels and reduce the friction. You can find them online but I'm not sure the cost."

 

[gianmarco]

Gold Bond. Helps with chafing.

 

[SeaDogStat]

Not sure which insult to go with...the The Iron Shriek or The Tinfoil Shiek

Heal fast, buddy!

 

[TheIronSheik]

My girlfriend, who is an athletic trainer said "Vaseline on the skin where its rubbing helps reduce the friction. There are also crutch pad covers that are better than towels and reduce the friction. You can find them online but I'm not sure the cost."

Cool. I think I'll have to go check Walgreens to see if they have some padded crutch covers.

 

[rwebb18]

I have been on crutches for the last 11 weeks due to knee surgery (five weeks before the surgery and six weeks after the surgery). The irritation just below your armpit will go away within a week. The bigger issue will be the pain in your hands until the callouses start to build up at the base of your palms.

 

[mr roboto]

Can you adjust the handles relative to the top? I moved mine up. It does require you to handle all the weight with the forearms though.

 

[ATC1]

Can you adjust the handles relative to the top? I moved mine up. It does require you to handle all the weight with the forearms though.

This. Usually the problem is that the handles are too far down, thus the angle of the elbow is too far extended.

 

[Gianni Verscotchie]

Order some forearm crutches.

I know someone who use them and swears by them.

TIMMAY!!

 

[Lutherman2112]

Can you adjust the handles relative to the top? I moved mine up. It does require you to handle all the weight with the forearms though.

This is what happened when I first got crutches last year...and I had them too high into my pits. A neighbor that's a PT noticed immediately and helped me out.

 

[Juxtatarot]

All I know is that VP should have opened that door for you.

 

[offdee]

You can borrow my extra Iron Man suit to get you around if you want. :FBG: PM me with your address.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Can you adjust the handles relative to the top? I moved mine up. It does require you to handle all the weight with the forearms though.

This. Usually the problem is that the handles are too far down, thus the angle of the elbow is too far extended.

This. And more norco

 

[stbugs]

Order some forearm crutches.

I know someone who use them and swears by them.

TIMMAY!!

Ummm, no. Jimmy!!!

 

[Gianni Verscotchie]

Order some forearm crutches.

I know someone who use them and swears by them.

TIMMAY!!

Ummm, no. Jimmy!!!

Duh. Oh yeah.

 

[TheIronSheik]

I know this may come to a shock to the people of the FFA, but I hate attention. I'm perfectly happy going through life unnoticed and left alone. When I take breaks from work, I like to go down to the smoking section and play on my phone, catch up on emails or Facebook and just enjoy my time away from my desk.

But since breaking my leg, it seems everyone wants to talk to me. People who I see everyday, yet never talk to, are coming over to me and asking questions. It's very odd. Strangers in the hallways or bathrooms are all interested in how I hurt myself. Breaking my leg has been a living hell.

I fear that once the cast comes off, these people will still talk to me. My life has been forever changed for the worse. :(

 

[belljr]

Lower them a notch

 

[TheIronSheik]

I was crutching the other day down a hallway in my building and I come to a part that narrows. Two people can squeeze by, but my crutches make it a one person route. There was a lady coming the other direction and stepped in front of me just as we get to the tight spot. I barely caught myself from falling because my crutch hit her leg. As I'm struggling to gain my balance, this ##### says, "Jesus. Ladies first, #######. "

I'm all for chivalry, but I'm fairly certain the handicap get precedence over weener-less humans, no?

 

[Parrothead]

I was crutching the other day down a hallway in my building and I come to a part that narrows. Two people can squeeze by, but my crutches make it a one person route. There was a lady coming the other direction and stepped in front of me just as we get to the tight spot. I barely caught myself from falling because my crutch hit her leg. As I'm struggling to gain my balance, this ##### says, "Jesus. Ladies first, #######. "

I'm all for chivalry, but I'm fairly certain the handicap get precedence over weener-less humans, no?

that deserved a crutch to the crotch.. #####

 

[msommer]

So still on the 17th century tech?

 

[TheIronSheik]

So still on the 17th century tech?

Yup. Cast comes off next Friday.

 

[Jaysus]

How bad does it stink right now?

 

[TheIronSheik]

How bad does it stink right now?

I don't know. I'm not limber enough to smell my leg. My toes look like they've been working in a coal mine, though. So, based on that, I'm guessing that thing stinks to high heaven.

 

[msommer]

How bad does it stink right now?

I don't know. I'm not limber enough to smell my leg. My toes look like they've been working in a coal mine, though. So, based on that, I'm guessing that thing stinks to high heaven.

If it doesn't itch it's either good news or bad news...

 

[TheIronSheik]

How bad does it stink right now?

I don't know. I'm not limber enough to smell my leg. My toes look like they've been working in a coal mine, though. So, based on that, I'm guessing that thing stinks to high heaven.

If it doesn't itch it's either good news or bad news...

No itching, thank God. And everyone asks that. Then they follow up my "No" by saying, "I bet it will now!"

But no itching.

 

[TheIronSheik]

How bad does it stink right now?

I don't know. I'm not limber enough to smell my leg. My toes look like they've been working in a coal mine, though. So, based on that, I'm guessing that thing stinks to high heaven.

If it doesn't itch it's either good news or bad news...

No itching, thank God. And everyone asks that. Then they follow up my "No" by saying, "I bet it will now!"

But no itching.

I bet it will now!

 

[fantasycurse42]

I was crutching the other day down a hallway in my building and I come to a part that narrows. Two people can squeeze by, but my crutches make it a one person route. There was a lady coming the other direction and stepped in front of me just as we get to the tight spot. I barely caught myself from falling because my crutch hit her leg. As I'm struggling to gain my balance, this ##### says, "Jesus. Ladies first, #######. "

I'm all for chivalry, but I'm fairly certain the handicap get precedence over weener-less humans, no?

Very old / handicapped probably one two, tough to decide who gets the nod though, then those with little children or little children, women, then unhandicapped men...

Yes, you should be upset, #### her.

 

[Parrothead]

How bad does it stink right now?

I don't know. I'm not limber enough to smell my leg. My toes look like they've been working in a coal mine, though. So, based on that, I'm guessing that thing stinks to high heaven.

If it doesn't itch it's either good news or bad news...

No itching, thank God. And everyone asks that. Then they follow up my "No" by saying, "I bet it will now!"

But no itching.

I bet it will now!

I think I just saw a dozen mosquitos crawl in there..

 

[TheIronSheik]

Was crutching around today and I hit a puddle. Next thing I know, my crutch is flying out from under me. Instinct takes over and I plant my foot with the cast and catch myself. As soon as my foot hit the ground, I realized I had made a crucial mistake.

To my surprise, other than a little soreness, my leg had no problem catching my falling weight. Cast comes off Friday morning and I can not ####### wait!

 

[Foosball God]

Step one: Buy a Tempur-Pedic mattress

Step two: Cut up mattress into armpit friendly memory foam pads

Step three: ?

Step four: Profit