Where do you get your shoes from if you have lower limb lymphoedema

[LymphSuppNetwork]

[edwardsk72]

I tend to buy my work shoes from hotters, which have helped me be a lot more mobile as well, because they fit better than "average" shoes.

For special occasions i tend to buy them from evans, as they do particularly wide shoes.

[brzlw2]

I have lymphoedema in one leg so I buy some from Clarks as you can buy an odd pair - it's a price and a half but at least you get a pair of shoes that actually fit. Failing that I buy a size bigger and put an inner sole in the other foot although not ideal

[Loobs]

I nearly always wear trainers...reebok easy tone aren't the most attractive but are very comfortable.

[bandagedone]

The Shoe Tailor (an online company) do a wide range of wide fitting shoes including some which you can vary the fit. Some of them are reasonably nice.

[megamouth]

You might be to get your GP to refer you to the hospital orthotics department as they will measure your feet and order your footwear which is made to your measurements.

[alfie19 in reply to megamouth]

This is a brilliant service at the hospital nut you have to be referred.

Unfortunately not much of a choice of style. The Boots with velcro tabs are brilliant for the rain and snow but too hot for the summer.

[jinger]

I struggle to find comfy footwear. I usually end up wearing Crocs 80% of the time. If the weather is bad I usually wear men's Karrimor lace-up walking trainers (even though I'm female). They're really comfy and roomy. I tend to buy my trainers from Sports Direct as they're less than the RRP. On the very odd occasion I can get low-heeled court shoes from Evans but I prefer ones that don't come up the foot too much so my feet don't look like I've squashed them in and these styles are few and far between.

[Gypsygirl2402]

my feet are huge and the back of my heels would not fit in normal shoes, are crocs the way forward, i am wearing mens slip on slippers at the moment!

[milney1977]

I have to have my shoes made through the Orthotic department who also provide me with made to measure compression stockings as my legs are too large for the ones the GP can prescribe off the shelf. Although they will never be fashionable compared to what the high street offers the orthotist has aways been willing to help me make them as nice as possible. What I find really difficult is that I don't feel able to wear skirts or dresses at all unless they fall to the floor as the NHS shoes won't ever look right with a nice dress. I just try to make the best of things and take each day at a time. I wear really wide leg black trousers which hide my legs to some extent and make sure I wear plenty of nice fashionable clothes on my top half.

[favor]

its almost the same thing here.i am new to this and comfortable to express ur views to those that understand u.

i get my shoes from evans or magnus shoes opp longtallsally cos am very tall as well.

[katsryan]

i found for the winter time the only sensible shoes that fitted me were Uggs Bailey button.

As the have a slit down the side of them and you dont have to close the "button".

As they are sheeps skin i found they stretched rather well for the bad ankle/foot.

I have noticed that this season River Island are doing an almost identical version in Black & Grey as the Ugg price tag isnt to every ones budget in these times. , for £39.00

New look do wide fit shoes too, I but i think on the High street comfy fashionable-ish shoes are like the search for the Holy Grail lol

Its like if i find one pair that are comfy from somewhere, i beg, borrow to get ones in as many colours as i can.

In the summer i live in flip flops or fit flops if i can stretch them to fit.Very naughty and not recommended.i wear a toe stocking too, but i paint my toes, it makes me feel better.

But as for trousers, its a nightmare, i found certain jeans from Dorothy Perkins that have "boot" fit help though them look like what the super skinny ones should look like and then the other side looks like im wearing flares lol. The more super stretchy the better, but i normally live in evans leggings, or flared linen trousers in summer, Asda jeans are good too.

I have had to cut down the seam of some wellies ( Primark ones not post ones lol) comfort wise there were just ok, but i didnt get soaked : )

[grannymags]

I found a great range of shoes called heavenly feet they have a lot of stretch material and they are truly comfy I have lymphoedema in the right leg and my foot swells but I wore these shoes all last winter they have a small wedge and are very stylish I wish I could put a pic on here and show everyone

[halliebelle]

pavers do lots of different shoes i like flyflots as they come in different sizes including half sizes and styles have online shopping site

[alfie19 in reply to halliebelle]

Flex & Soft and Pavers are brilliant shoes and Boots both can be found on Idealworld.tv if they don't fit you can return them for a refund.

[HeidiK]

I have seen (not bought) a variety of different shoes and boots sizes on the Simply Be and Marisota websites.

[tizzybradz]

over the years I have bought and worn Evans shoes, shoe tailor EEE + fitting, and more recently easy B wider fit shoes however there 6E fitting boots are silly, just had to return 3 pairs as all were wide in foot but narrow in ankle ! Ridiculous !! So another search continues....

[susie2012]

I get my shoes from cosyfeet. They will send you a catalogue if you request one on their website. They do very wide fashionable shoes and slippers plus socks, tights and aids to put socks on.

[MoonMama]

For ages, before I was FINALLY diagnosed, I could only wear Crocs. Since having my made-to-measure compression garments, I have been getting footwear from Pavers. I still have problems with shoes which have an enclosed heel as I have lipolymphoedema, and the back of the shoe tends to dig onto the 'overhang'.

[mldmassage]

This is a company that I found and visited in Newcastle, They make shoes specifically to fit each foot and are very accommodating and reasonably priced simpleway.co.uk/

[Andybear]

Like Susie2012 I get my shoes from Cosyfeet - not cheap but you don't have to pay VAT if you have lymphoedema which saves a bit. cosyfeet.com/

[LymphedemaGirl]

What I do is buy shoes in two different sizes - one size for the good foot and one for the Lymphedema foot. While this is a good option for me I still have to look for wide styles. I sell the odd-size partners of my shoes on eBay. You can see them on my blog or here:

ebay.com/sch/lizcph/m.html?...

[lovesradio]

My father and mother in law both have lower leg and foot oedema as a result of rather sedentary lifestyles and water retention. Both have been very satisfied with Cosyfeet's range of styles, extra wide help such as matching velcro fitting extension straps, v useful if one leg wider than other, and their great returns service. Other medical conditions fall into the VAT free eligibility as well as lymphoedema.

[wonutrisha]

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