That is such an interesting symptom. I wonder what causes this physical reaction to toenail clipping. I feel nothing when I clip mine. I've heard of the clothing tags bothering the neck but not this. Sounds miserable. The only time I had water retention was when I was pregnant and I slept with my feet elevated and was put on a low salt diet and it helped. Very bland and tasteless food though. Recently I got Case volley ball kneepads. He had lost the ability to weight change, always hard for him but even more so recently because of knee injuries due to falling. He loves to run and falls on his knees a lot. The pads work great and he loves them and now wants wrist pads but I have not found any good ones. Any suggestions are welcome. I want him protected but with the most freedom. Anyhow, as a baby one of the first things we noticed was that his toes were tightly cramped in a tensed position and turned under also. The braces stopped the underturn and now his toes are flaccid but in the correct anatomical position. So now part of physical therapy consists of exercises to teach him to use those toe muscles again. He tries to pull a towel forward with his toes. From my observation of my grandsons cerebral palsy progression and of the many interventions offered and practiced I think that the most important thing for a good outcome is early intervention with physical and occupational therapy, before age one. He was not diagnosed until 16 months when I told his mother she needed to use the cp word with the doctor and see what he said as I was pretty certain he had this. Now, I take 7 year old Case to lomi lomi massage and any alternative therapies that the people suffering this brain injury think help ought to be incorporated into their daily lives. We are still searching for the right interventions. Because CP has a broad range of symptoms, it is important that the cp adults make their own health care decisions. I am teaching Case that he will have to make his decisions someday so he needs to notice what works and what doesn't. Has anyone ever used those shoes with the springs on the back of them? His PT uses those shoes and they look like they would help a toe walker. Any how I am rambling and hope everyone has a very Happy Thanksgiving. All the best, Linda At 08:36 AM 11/23/2005, you wrote: >my feet spasm and cramp when i do my toenails. hurts >like the dickens. > >--- Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 >http://mail.yahoo.com