I can’t believe this. I’m booked in to have a minor surgery on my feet to clear up infected skin that has failed to respond to other treatments. It’s on the NHS so the surgery is free, but they just told me I have to pay for a pack of dressings to take home (as the wound needs the dressing changed every day and the pack apparently contains something to keep the dressings dry in the shower.) This pack is bloody £37, and I have to buy two as both my feet are having the surgery. I can’t be the only one who thinks these packs should be free along with the surgery? And where am I supposed to get £74 while going through a benefit appeal? Just when I think life can’t get worse, it finds a way. Being ill/disabled is so bloody expensive!
Get regular dressings and a pack of plastic bags. Place your feet in the bags and tie them off before a shower. Use some waterproof tape to seal it up if you are worried (but if you tie it tightly enough, no or barely any water should be able to get in). I’ve done this many times. You can try it before the surgery and make sure it works. Just be careful not to slip. Use a shower mat to stand on if you have one. Or lay down a towel that you are OK with getting super-wet.
Another trick that works is to place 2 stools in your shower/bathtub (if you have the space). One stool is for you to sit on, and the other is to place your feet so they stay high and don’t touch the water. Also wrap them in a towel or something to keep it wet (or use plastic bags as well).