wow! that wud be really cool! jeez! i mentioned my idea 2 a few people but no one mentioned this. now, u sed "nail BUFFER." R u able 2 FILE nails down with it? I really wanna see 1 of these! I've bin getting my nails cut at a salon. The doctor was really yucky... Plus, I just don't wanna have a van drive me to the DOCTOR, & hafta sit in a waiting room, & go back in the van, spending the better part of the day GETTING MY NAILS CUT! My aide's not allowed 2 cut my nails! & as far as the doctor's concerned, once i went 2 a doctor 2 have my toenails cut. Silly me! I figured there'd be somebody there at UCP to cut bmy FINGERNAILS 4 me. After all, people help me with all kinds of stuff almost where ever i go! But its just so weird that places that deal with the disabled seem 2 be the worst places 2 get help with stuff! I was told that the doctor was only allowed 2 cut my toenails. & that i'd have 2 make a seperate appointment with a HAND doctor, 2 get my fingernails cut! BLECH! JR >From: Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: My water-retention problem >Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:52:14 -0800 > >there ARE electric nail buffers, with different attachments already on the >market. take a look in a large drug store where they carry other stuff >like massagers. > >M. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >[log in to unmask] > >"What is real but compassion, as we move from birth to death?" >~~Greg Brown~~ > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Jonathan Rand <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Date: 11/23/2005 11:54:35 AM > > Subject: Re: My water-retention problem > > > > I was considering making a device. A spinning disk of sandpaper… for > > fingers & toes. Your foot would be held steady, & there’d be a way to > > control how the disk contacts the nail. I’m pretty sure it can be >built, > > but I don’t have the money or the help to build this thing. > > > > Please don’t any1 try this “at home” with an electric disk sander, (or a > > CHEEZE GRATER)! :) > > > > Jonathan > > > > > > > > >From: Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]> > > >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > >Subject: Re: My water-retention problem > > >Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:09:58 -0800 > > > > > >or get a long nail file or emory board and file them down! sandpaper on >a > > >long stick might work too! ;-> > > > > > > > > > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >[log in to unmask] > > > > > >"What is real but compassion, as we move from birth to death?" > > >~~Greg Brown~~ > > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > > From: Deri James <[log in to unmask]> > > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > > Date: 11/22/2005 6:41:16 PM > > > > Subject: Re: My water-retention problem > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 22 Nov 2005 05:47, Rayna wrote: > > > > > > > > [snip] > > > > > > > > > It seems that I have weird little toes, they both turn under my >feet > > >- > > > > > always have, and I thought that was normal, apparently not - and >in > > >the > > > > > last few weeks that has meant that I've essentially been walking >on >my > > > > > toenails. That explains the excruciating pain when I walk. May >have > > >to > > > > > go to a podiatrist - the thought makes me physically ill. I >cannot > > >bear > > > > > people fiddling with my feet - or even touching them. I've spoken >to > > >a > > > > > few others with CP in the last couple of years who also have this > > > > > difficulty. Does anyone else have problems with this, or have any > > >ideas > > > > > as to the cause - physical or psychological? > > > > > > > > > > Rayna > > > > > > > > > > > > > I hate cutting my toenails. There are two strategies (equally >awful):- > > > > > > > > Either cut them regularly, but the scars from cutting bits of toe > > >haven't > > >got > > > > time to heal, or > > > > > > > > Ignore them until you've got to use a pair of scissors like bolt >cutters > > >to > > > > get anywhere with them (always count them afterwards - there should >be > > >10!!) > > > > > > > > 50 years of walking on the balls of my feet means that even my >bunions > > >have > > > > got bunions now!! > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > Deri