to steve or linda Re: pants/TEDS

[Guest guest]

What are Crazee Wear pants. I'm trying to figure out what clothes

to bring, which is hard to do bec. I don't know how much I'll swell

up, if my regular size will fit.

also--could you get 2 pairs of TEDS stockings there, to alternate?

Which kind does Dr. DeSmet use--up to the knee, thigh, groin? Maybe

I could buy an extra pair here to bring so I can wear one and wash

one.

Thanks,

Limpy

> Welcome back!

> I tried to get a reply to you before you left but hopefully Hugo

was

> able to fix you up with a loaner pair of Crazee Wear pants?

> How are you doing? How did everything go? Let me hear from you when

> you get a minute.

> In the meanwhile, take good care!

> Steve Vince

> Bilat BHR De Smet Jan 6, 2994

[Guest guest]

any suggestions for getting teds on and off if you live by yourself.

seems like you need to bend too far over to get them on and off

thanks

stev

Przygoda wrote:

> Hi Limpy,

> I see Steve has already answered most of your questions. I didn't

> think

> I had time for the California Crazee Baggies to be shipped and arrive

> before

> I was leaving for Belgium, so I didn't order any. Instead, I took my

> son

> shopping with me at Old Navy and let him pick out 2 pairs of baggy

> cargo

> pants that I could then borrow from him for the trip. They had

> elastic

> drawstrings at the bottom of each leg so that I could wear them

> without

> tripping, and they would be long enough for him when I no longer

> needed

> them. I was back in my regular jeans within a week of returning from

> Belgium.

> I took roomy fleece-lined, nylon running pants and jacket to wear

> on

> the plane to and from Brussels and for exploring Ghent and Brugge

> after

> surgery. It was in the 40's and rainy during the first week of

> March. In

> the old cathedrals, there is no central heating, and the inside

> temperature

> is about the same as outside. I usually wore several layers on

> top...short-sleeved shirt, sweater or vest, then the water resistant

> jacket.

> I forgot my umbrella, so I bought one in Ghent. When is your surgery

> scheduled? You probably won't need the layers, but an umbrella might

> come

> in handy. I think it rains a lot in Belgium!

> The hospital iin Ghent provides you with one pair of thigh length

> TED

> stockings. They take several leg measurements to determine your size,

> so

> it's probably better to get both pairs from the hospital. I just

> asked one

> of my nurses to have a second pair put on my hospital bill. It was

> easier

> for me to have one pair on and one pair drying during the hotel stay

> and at

> home.

> Most of the Belgian surfacehippies will advise you to forget

> underwear.

> You won't be able to wear your regular panties with your swollen hip.

> I

> bought several pairs of very big men's boxers to wear, and they were

> very

> comfortable. They were softer than my baggies and gentle on the

> incision,

> and when my incision bled or wepted a little, they kept my baggies

> from

> getting stained. I have several pairs of large panties that I wore at

> home

> until my incision was fully healed.

> In general, take a few comfortable clothes that you can mix and

> match,

> including several light-weight, short-sleeved tops and a small bottle

> of

> Woolite. I wore the same 3 pairs of pants (2 baggies and 1 pair of

> lined

> nylon running pants) for the entire trip. I handwashed the tops and

> the

> boxers with the TED hose. I packed a 2 piece dress with a full

> pleated

> skirt and a pair of comfortable low heeled shoes in case we went to a

> fancy

> restaurant, but I never wore them. Room service in the Holiday Inn is

>

> cheaper than in the hotel restaurant so we frequently ordered in after

> a

> long day of sightseeing.

> Hope this helps. Let me know if you think of any more questions.

>

> rBHR 3/3/04 De Smet

>

> P.S. What name are you going to use when you come back from Belgium

> without

> a limp?!!

>

>

> to steve or linda Re: pants/TEDS

>

>

> > What are Crazee Wear pants. I'm trying to figure out what clothes

> > to bring, which is hard to do bec. I don't know how much I'll swell

> > up, if my regular size will fit.

> > also--could you get 2 pairs of TEDS stockings there, to alternate?

> > Which kind does Dr. DeSmet use--up to the knee, thigh, groin? Maybe

>

> > I could buy an extra pair here to bring so I can wear one and wash

> > one.

> > Thanks,

> > Limpy

> >

> > > Welcome back!

> > > I tried to get a reply to you before you left but hopefully Hugo

> > was

> > > able to fix you up with a loaner pair of Crazee Wear pants?

> > > How are you doing? How did everything go? Let me hear from you

> when

> > > you get a minute.

> > > In the meanwhile, take good care!

> > > Steve Vince

> > > Bilat BHR De Smet Jan 6, 2994

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

any suggestions for getting teds on and off if you live by yourself.

seems like you need to bend too far over to get them on and off

thanks

stev

Przygoda wrote:

> Hi Limpy,

> I see Steve has already answered most of your questions. I didn't

> think

> I had time for the California Crazee Baggies to be shipped and arrive

> before

> I was leaving for Belgium, so I didn't order any. Instead, I took my

> son

> shopping with me at Old Navy and let him pick out 2 pairs of baggy

> cargo

> pants that I could then borrow from him for the trip. They had

> elastic

> drawstrings at the bottom of each leg so that I could wear them

> without

> tripping, and they would be long enough for him when I no longer

> needed

> them. I was back in my regular jeans within a week of returning from

> Belgium.

> I took roomy fleece-lined, nylon running pants and jacket to wear

> on

> the plane to and from Brussels and for exploring Ghent and Brugge

> after

> surgery. It was in the 40's and rainy during the first week of

> March. In

> the old cathedrals, there is no central heating, and the inside

> temperature

> is about the same as outside. I usually wore several layers on

> top...short-sleeved shirt, sweater or vest, then the water resistant

> jacket.

> I forgot my umbrella, so I bought one in Ghent. When is your surgery

> scheduled? You probably won't need the layers, but an umbrella might

> come

> in handy. I think it rains a lot in Belgium!

> The hospital iin Ghent provides you with one pair of thigh length

> TED

> stockings. They take several leg measurements to determine your size,

> so

> it's probably better to get both pairs from the hospital. I just

> asked one

> of my nurses to have a second pair put on my hospital bill. It was

> easier

> for me to have one pair on and one pair drying during the hotel stay

> and at

> home.

> Most of the Belgian surfacehippies will advise you to forget

> underwear.

> You won't be able to wear your regular panties with your swollen hip.

> I

> bought several pairs of very big men's boxers to wear, and they were

> very

> comfortable. They were softer than my baggies and gentle on the

> incision,

> and when my incision bled or wepted a little, they kept my baggies

> from

> getting stained. I have several pairs of large panties that I wore at

> home

> until my incision was fully healed.

> In general, take a few comfortable clothes that you can mix and

> match,

> including several light-weight, short-sleeved tops and a small bottle

> of

> Woolite. I wore the same 3 pairs of pants (2 baggies and 1 pair of

> lined

> nylon running pants) for the entire trip. I handwashed the tops and

> the

> boxers with the TED hose. I packed a 2 piece dress with a full

> pleated

> skirt and a pair of comfortable low heeled shoes in case we went to a

> fancy

> restaurant, but I never wore them. Room service in the Holiday Inn is

>

> cheaper than in the hotel restaurant so we frequently ordered in after

> a

> long day of sightseeing.

> Hope this helps. Let me know if you think of any more questions.

>

> rBHR 3/3/04 De Smet

>

> P.S. What name are you going to use when you come back from Belgium

> without

> a limp?!!

>

>

> to steve or linda Re: pants/TEDS

>

>

> > What are Crazee Wear pants. I'm trying to figure out what clothes

> > to bring, which is hard to do bec. I don't know how much I'll swell

> > up, if my regular size will fit.

> > also--could you get 2 pairs of TEDS stockings there, to alternate?

> > Which kind does Dr. DeSmet use--up to the knee, thigh, groin? Maybe

>

> > I could buy an extra pair here to bring so I can wear one and wash

> > one.

> > Thanks,

> > Limpy

> >

> > > Welcome back!

> > > I tried to get a reply to you before you left but hopefully Hugo

> > was

> > > able to fix you up with a loaner pair of Crazee Wear pants?

> > > How are you doing? How did everything go? Let me hear from you

> when

> > > you get a minute.

> > > In the meanwhile, take good care!

> > > Steve Vince

> > > Bilat BHR De Smet Jan 6, 2994

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >