How big around is the opening for my foot (women's size 7 to 8)? I'm having a cyst removed from the top part of my foot, and will be heavily bandaged.
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I had bunion surgery and my bandage was huge. My foot size is 7 (not including the bandage and I had no problem at all. These protectors are a God-send. I only wish I had had it with my first surgery where my husbnd wrapped it each day with a big baggy, etc. These protectors do not allow any water in whatsoever. You have to pull the top with your hands and then easily glide your foot toes first inside. Best thinkg ever invented! MJ
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I would like you to imagine the diameter of a large coffee can (I don't know if you remember those old blue Folgers' ones? The metal ones that held about two pounds of coffee?), the top of the protecter is a solid plastic ring about that wide. Now, imagine a thick offwhite piece of rubber on top of that; in the center of the stretchable piece of rubber is a hole, I'd say about two inches. You stretch that open as wide as you can manage (probably best if it is you and another person) and you "slide" your foot inside. It's actually not that easy to "slide" a heavily banaged foot in; my mother shattered her ankle and after surgery had staples holding her wound together so the doctor wrapped her foot all the way up to her knee with an assortment of bandages that added about five inches in diameter to her leg. It was a [insert explitive here] to get that thing on her; you need to have some serious upper body strength and at least four hands holding that opening open. Once it was up; even though that rubber was supposed to keep the water out, it still managed to leak in. We managed --over the next eight days-- to use saran wrap both under and over the cast protector to prevent the water from entering her (as my mother called it) leg condom until the stitches could (and by extension the banadge bulk) be removed. Also, if you have a handheld shower hose or a rain shower and you are using a chair in your tub/showerstall, try to avoid allowing it near your "leg condom" it will reduce the amount of water that will try and seep in. Yeah, injuries/surgeries are not fun at all. I hope this helps and good luck.
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I'm a size 8 and it still had room! You will be very happy with it. Very spacious and will keep you totally dry. I had a very large cast.
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Don't think that will be a problem with the foot passing through. The opening is gaged for the diameter of the average calf. As you put it on, place you thumbs at the top side of the opening and as you drag it up you leg, let all of the pressure bare on the bottom of the foot. Once you pass your foot, you can be more even with pulling. That is how I had to do it with my broken ankle and a size 11 men's foot. Good luck.
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Anna: My husband has a size 10.5 foot. The XL is plenty big enough for him with a little extra room to spare. I tried it on too - I'm a women's size 7 and although it covered my whole foot the velcro straps (one about 3" thick and the other about 1.5" thick) are so adjustable that I was easily able to pull it shut tight enough to work on my foot too. I'd recommend getting the XL and just pulling the straps closed as necessary if your husband's foot is smaller than a 10. It really is a great product and is helping my husband's bad ankle a lot more than we expected. Lisa
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The new Gel ones I just purchased are 2 1/4" across the heal part. They are a bit wider than my old ones that fit perfect so I am guessing my old ones were probably 2", but they are working out for me.
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The wrap opens up and can be worn in either direction depending upon how much of your foot you want covered. I wear wide shoes and my broken ankle was horribly swollen. The wrap was completely adjustable with the velcro strap. I highly recommend it!
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No..not big enough! you could put your feet on a towel and dip onto foot. I did that with a swollen foot and it sets up quickly and not much to clean up. And the hot wax...feels amazing and really helps. Good investment for us.
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Sorry I haven't replied sooner, I've been a little busy. I measured my splint, and a 12 inch foot will fit on there. My splint is a large, so I think you'll be OK with that.
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I used to wear 8 extra extra wide, perhaps the same as 4E. I bought the narrower of the two sizes which were offered some years ago. I would put them on at night to hold down swelling that occurred during the day. They were fine for a few hours but I would need to pull them off before morning. More recently, I bought just one for the foot that still swells. I bought it in the larger size; it was too loose to help.
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A lot of the reviewers (female) complain that the pouches aren't wide enough, so I suspect you would find that they didn't fit. Maybe a combination of cut-to-length toe bandages http://www.walmart.com/ip/Profoot-Toe-Bandages-3-Ct/10315084 and pads under the ball of your foot http://www.drscholls.com/Products/BallofFootOrthotics would help. Products like both of these are available at any drugstore. Good luck!
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In my case it was way too tight across the foot and made deep indentations. I am average size
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I would with the medium. They can lace tight for a smaller foot n can def accommodate a larger one. It's worth the money for support. If she has an injury make sure she puts in the work to get her back to 100%. They are not a permanent fix.
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The potential issue is not even really with the length of the foot - it's the width around the heel/ankle. If that's in a cast, you're going to have to maneuver that junction through the opening. If that area is in a cast, I would measure around the front of the ankle to around the heel and compare to the size of the opening. If it's even close I would go with another option.
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My foot was always wrapped because of being broken then having surgery and it got really cold. If your area is bare I would lay a wash cloth or something first because it does get frosty on the outside and it is cold.
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This wrap will help with swelling and pain. you may also want to check out the following patch. http://www.osmopatch.com/conditions/knee-pain/bakers-cyst/?gclid=Cj0KEQiA1NWnBRDchObfnYrbo78BEiQA-2jqBQp9E49DU6TvHw5QctJpOp1qsG7MEIIpKKxPIlyVQ3UaAjqf8P8HAQ
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I am plus size. My calf is 16 1/2". I wear a women's Medium. Socks are tight but not too tight. Had my doctor check them. They definitely keep the swelling away. If you live in a hot summer climate you might prefer the open toe stockings. I love these stockings. They work better than the brands hospitals use.
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The opening before being stretched is two inches and stretches open to about six and a half inches. It does expand to fit tight around the leg but doesn't open enough to fit over a big cast or large bandage. Even when there was a small bandage we were afraid to try to pull it over the staples (on the ankle) without hurting. After two weeks the staples were out so we didn't need it anymore because we could get it wet. Never got to use it!
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I am a women's size 7.5 and purchased the small, it fits well and is adjustable. My foot is normal width.
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I'm size 7 in women's and used the small between big toe and 2nd--quite large enough for me--hope that helps.