Last night I applied lots of lotion on my two big toes, wrapped both with gauze and off to bed I went. This morning to my surprise, I woke to find the other big toe cracked. Now I have a matching pair....sweeeet. I’m a bit shocked because I thought I was doing the right things to prevent dryness and therefore the cracking of the skin. Well I think it’s all a bit more complicated than that. Yesterday when I looked at the bottom of my good big toe, I noticed that a top layer of skin had wore off, the cracked area was shiny but it certainly didn’t show signs of cracking by no means. So I’m not exactly sure why it cracked during the night...maybe... it’s the chaffing of the bed sheets combined with the weight of the blankets... I don’t know.
My first reaction was to jump on the web to see what others have said about their Xeloda Toe. Tho I found a few suggestions, none sounded real promising as they were more like helpful hints as opposed to solutions. So this is what I’m gonna do... lotion and socks to bed, not walking around barefooted, wearing leather sole shoes in the house and continue keeping my feet clean.
I just wanted to mention that even though it might look painful; these cracks don’t cause me any. Neuropathy is the reason why I really don’t feel much at all on the bottoms of my feet.
So this afternoon I’m off on a mission... to shop for some diabetic socks for bed and some comfortable shoes for around the house.
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