Guest guest Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 Have you tried putting vaseline and cotton socks on him at night. That was always my Mother's cure for cracks in the feet. It may take a while but it does work. If the vaseline takes too long try neosporin on the cracks and then a layer of vaseline. The other thing is to go barefoot as much as possible during the day so the feet don't get sweaty to begin with. If his feet are sweaty (when you get home from somewhere he had to wear shoes) have him rinse them right away. Also, have him take his shoes off whenever he can, in the car, sitting down taking a break.... My daughter's feet are always sweaty. We haven't had any cracking yet but I have always taken her socks and shoes off as soon as we come home from places (in the winter we put on fresh socks a few times a day) and she takes her shoes off as soon as we are in the car in the summer (even her sandals) and I just tell her to put them back on as soon as we get to our destination. I hope some of this helps. Mom of , 4 & 1/2 with CF FEET/ again!!! Once again we have the summer feet problem. 's feet look awful. they look like prunes all the time, not just when wet....and they are very very cracked, in some places black areas around the cracks, look awful. We check Mollie's (no CF, but with juvenile diabetes) regularily for such things, but why is this happening in my 7 yo with CF???? His blood sugars have twice been slightly elevated on annual blood work, but nothing to be concerned about yet, per the docs. We have been told the salt and sweat....but we have switched to the nike prestos (which offer more air) when going places where his feet won't get wet, he wears cotton socks, and flip flop style shoes when out playing near the lake so his feet don't stay in wet shoes. This has happened 3 summers in a row and we have never found a solution, though I must say, this yr they are the worst I have seen (enough to make my sister worried...) Anyone have any advice on this? I guess we will need to call the doctor (CF docs), but we are in Canada....so they cannot call anything in. Believe it or not, we brought every imaginable drug with us, cipro, ceftin, augmentin, etc for exacerbations that might occur while here, but nothing for feet!!!! I hope someone has advice.....esp. if there are any canadians out there that might know of something otc here or something you can get from the pharmacist (one thing I like about canada....we found EMLA here (course you have to pay full price, not put on insurance it is QUITE costly!) and just had to ask pharmacist, can even get tylenol with codeine, so maybe there is a foot thing here, too. I also like that you can get phenergan creme here. (under arm pit or in crook of arm, works just like rectal suppositories for nausea, plus, works great on bug bites, and they dont have it in the states....) So, if anyone knows anything about any product, please suggest.....we are desparate.... Thanks Jen Mommy of 7 including ph, 4 with CF and port; Mallory age 5 with CF, port, OSA, asthma,; 7 with CF, port, asthma; Madison 7, 9, Mollie 10 with juvenile (type 1) diabetes , and Miranda, age 11, plus two neices with CF ages 4 and 6, and daughter of JEM's DADA (HI DAD), who is also on the cystic-l list.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 Jen , we can make those creams for you here in the states. If anything can be made into a crème, suave, whatever ....we can compound it............Holler when you get back & need it again. LOVE, grandmomBEV FEET/ again!!! Once again we have the summer feet problem. 's feet look awful. they look like prunes all the time, not just when wet....and they are very very cracked, in some places black areas around the cracks, look awful. We check Mollie's (no CF, but with juvenile diabetes) regularily for such things, but why is this happening in my 7 yo with CF???? His blood sugars have twice been slightly elevated on annual blood work, but nothing to be concerned about yet, per the docs. We have been told the salt and sweat....but we have switched to the nike prestos (which offer more air) when going places where his feet won't get wet, he wears cotton socks, and flip flop style shoes when out playing near the lake so his feet don't stay in wet shoes. This has happened 3 summers in a row and we have never found a solution, though I must say, this yr they are the worst I have seen (enough to make my sister worried...) Anyone have any advice on this? I guess we will need to call the doctor (CF docs), but we are in Canada....so they cannot call anything in. Believe it or not, we brought every imaginable drug with us, cipro, ceftin, augmentin, etc for exacerbations that might occur while here, but nothing for feet!!!! I hope someone has advice.....esp. if there are any canadians out there that might know of something otc here or something you can get from the pharmacist (one thing I like about canada....we found EMLA here (course you have to pay full price, not put on insurance it is QUITE costly!) and just had to ask pharmacist, can even get tylenol with codeine, so maybe there is a foot thing here, too. I also like that you can get phenergan creme here. (under arm pit or in crook of arm, works just like rectal suppositories for nausea, plus, works great on bug bites, and they dont have it in the states....) So, if anyone knows anything about any product, please suggest.....we are desparate.... Thanks Jen Mommy of 7 including ph, 4 with CF and port; Mallory age 5 with CF, port, OSA, asthma,; 7 with CF, port, asthma; Madison 7, 9, Mollie 10 with juvenile (type 1) diabetes , and Miranda, age 11, plus two neices with CF ages 4 and 6, and daughter of JEM's DADA (HI DAD), who is also on the cystic-l list.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 just got a prescription for DESOXIMETASONE Ointment for his feet. We will start it tom. CF RN said NOT CF related - I don't know...I swore it was CF related! Is there documentation on this? Rosemary in NY with 3 children (12, 10 and 6) with CF. I have a dog named TOBI and coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 Hey, Jen... your description of 's feet rang a bell. A few years ago, a former boss -- a lovely gent now age 86 -- told me about a book he's writing about his memories of WWII. I remember him talking about trench foot, and later I got curious and looked it up in a book when I got home. Anyway, there's another condition called " immersion foot, " and it's somewhat like trench foot. But what you describe sounds like immersion foot. I see you already received some great advice about keeping feet dry -- going barefoot or wearing sandles, wearing cotton socks, etc. My concern is the black stuff you described in the cracks of his feet. This definitely sounds like a fungus. Why not get a bottle of tea tree essential oil -- great for treating fungus, bacteria, parasites -- you name it. After comes out of the water from swimming, I'd soak his feet in a bath of epsom salts and tea tree essential oil and then towel dry well. Before he goes to bed at night, I'd again bathe the feet in tea tree oil (you can also find good tea tree soaps), dry the feet, then apply a cream that contains shea butter. Someone suggested Neutrogena's hand cream, and I love that stuff too! But I've tried it on my feet and it didn't work as well as shea butter. I have a foot cream from Bath and Body Works that contains shea butter, but you can probably find something less expensive. One other thing -- one mom I know said she had a really bad toenail fungus and she tried everything to get rid of it. Finally, she found a cream that contained tea tree oil and hydrogen peroxide and it cleared it up. Maybe you can make your own by putting hydrogen peroxide in a foot bath with a couple drops of tea tree oil. One other question -- does get rusty looking rings around the collars of his shirts or stain his pillow cases with a rusty looking mark? Kim --- ron88jen@a... wrote: Once again we have the summer feet problem. 's feet look awful. they look like prunes all the time, not just when wet....and they are very very cracked, in some places black areas around the cracks, look awful. We check Mollie's (no CF, but with juvenile diabetes) regularily for such things, but why is this happening in my 7 yo with CF???? His blood sugars have twice been slightly elevated on annual blood work, but nothing to be concerned about yet, per the docs. We have been told the salt and sweat....but we have switched to the nike prestos (which offer more air) when going places where his feet won't get wet, he wears cotton socks, and flip flop style shoes when out playing near the lake so his feet don't stay in wet shoes. This has happened 3 summers in a row and we have never found a solution, though I must say, this yr they are the worst I have seen (enough to make my sister worried...) Anyone have any advice on this? I guess we will need to call the doctor (CF docs), but we are in Canada....so they cannot call anything in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 Jen, I forgot to include this link. I did a quick search for " immersion foot " and this pic popped up. Scroll down to the third photo showing the heel of a foot. Does that cracking and black stuff look like 's? If you have a weak stomach, don't look at this web page! http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ocderm14.html Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2003 Report Share Posted July 12, 2003 I agree with you. I cant tell you how many folks ask about medication, creams, etc for the cracking feel & peeling , etc.AND----- We don't get near that request from non CF,- others. I believe they should listen to those of you who have seen so much. Back to the old " been there ----done that " -- With the dehydration --isn't that drying out -inside, so why not outside too -----duh...... Best of luck with this . Hey, gal, you'al have a wonderful time at the beach with the family :) LOVE & HUGS, GRANDMOMBEV Re: FEET/ again!!! just got a prescription for DESOXIMETASONE Ointment for his feet. We will start it tom. CF RN said NOT CF related - I don't know...I swore it was CF related! Is there documentation on this? Rosemary in NY with 3 children (12, 10 and 6) with CF. I have a dog named TOBI and coined the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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