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Aircast boot ouside shell dampness confusion

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Keep wearing cast boot all day as instructed even if damp?
Keep aereating it even if doctor said keep boots on - 0.0% - 0 votes
There is a way to PREVENT dampness - 0.0% - 0 votes
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Sophiasophia
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Posted 2/7/2020 5:22 PM (GMT -6)
My aircast boot collects water inside the plastic shell! It is droplets of condensed water that accumulates on the inside of the plastic shell ..between plastic and foam lining (not between foot and lining). May be it is moist air and the warmth of leg vs cold plastic causes this..but this is the same whether I wear thick socks or not. Can I stuff the boot with towels to soak up the water? Supplier company said that they had NEVER heard a complaint of this sort before. My doctor said the same...but I read it happens on Google. Can you gice me ideas to sort out that problem
My doctor is not happy with me taking off the boot to aereate or dry it. I should keep boot on as if it is a plaster cast. I'm not happy about the daily work of taking out the liner and blow drying the inside either or worrying about moving my foot.
Even if I aereare or blow dry the inside...give it 3 hours of wearing and the plastic collects water again! Wasnt the point to keep my cast completely dry..well how can it itself be made to generate water?

Thanks.

Post Edited (Sophiasophia) : 2/7/2020 4:25:53 PM (GMT-7)

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straydog
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Posted 2/8/2020 8:52 AM (GMT -6)
If you will look at the 2nd thread on this page, a member named Seashell gave some excellent ideas on keeping the boot dry. I suggest you read her thread.

Good luck.
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Sophiasophia
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Posted 2/9/2020 6:52 AM (GMT -6)
@straydog thank you for your prompt suggestion. I found the quote but seashell is referring to foot skin perspiration while the person who posted that thread, like me, is referring to condensation on the outside later...on the inside of the cold plastic shell. The water drops then move in through the foam lining towards the foot not the other way around.
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Alcie
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Posted 2/9/2020 8:02 AM (GMT -6)
The only way the boot could leak inside is if it gets cold or wet. A plastic bag would work when you go outside in rain or snow. My boots never had this problem. The foam padding shouldn't be able to get wet from the outside.

However, sweat inside can make a pool of water that's enough to pour out when you take it off. It's hard to imagine how much one sweats until you see it collected! Seashell's advice about the stockinette lining helps a lot to protect skin. I had to take my boot off daily and clean and dry it, also clean and dry my leg and foot and put on a clean stockinette. They wash well.
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Sophiasophia
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Posted 2/9/2020 8:10 AM (GMT -6)
Alcie. Thank you. I thought you did have that problem because u had an old post where you wrote the following quote. (It is condensation on the inside of the plastic shell. Not sweat inside the foam liner)

Your post said: "Tonight I'm up overthinking the condensation in my orthopedic boot.

I took apart the foam liner from the hard shell to see if the foam would be enough support for night because the boot is so uncomfortable in bed. There was a lot of water sloshing about in the shell! The outside of the liner was wet, but not the inside. My foot and it's wrappings and thick sock weren't wet, so I figured it must be condensation. Dr. Google had comments on this issue too."
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Alcie
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Posted 2/9/2020 11:08 AM (GMT -6)
Sweat could condense on the shell, if the shell is just a little cold, but humidity can't get through the shell from the outside unless there's an opening. I think I was wrong back then. The inside of the foam can feel dry if the condensation occurs when it cools on the shell. If there is any way air or water can be in contact with the inner side of the shell though, from a gap in the closure, it could come from the outside if there's significant humidity or rain.

In any case, it really can amount to a lot of water. The point being that a boot shouldn't be allowed to remain wet. As a patient I did clean and dry the inside of my boot.
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Sophiasophia
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Posted 2/9/2020 11:18 AM (GMT -6)
Aha! Now we're getting somewhere in our investigation smile yes air can get in ..because the shell is designed to have a few holes...so it aereates. This air is condensing to produce water droplets on the inside of shell. So to stop it, I can try to keep the shell warm (but the supplier said the plastic shell is always cold :l ) or I stuff the boot so no air gets in...but all this time I thought this is what causes the overheating and condensation.
Otherwise yes same here..taking it off day and night to dry it :l thanks.
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Alcie
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Posted 2/10/2020 7:15 AM (GMT -6)
Overnight I was thinking that air COULD get inside. My boot was open at the toe.
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Sophiasophia
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Posted 2/10/2020 7:23 AM (GMT -6)
smile it's a mystery we're still trying to solve here. It is designed to aereate and this air is condensing on the inside of cold plastic shell. I'm stuffing the inside of the shell with a towel sheet (outside the foam lining) and still have to blow dry the instep and the sides twice in 24 hours from clear droplets of water. Wish I could cross out the reason they're accumulating.

Thanks for all your support. Hope the boot worked magic for you and healed your foot.

I'm wearing it for 4-6 weeks and keeping my fingers crossed that it is doing the job of keeping the ankle immobilized so I'm healed soon.
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MrsBee
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Posted 2/13/2021 2:27 AM (GMT -6)
Hi y’all I’m having same issues of water. Any solutions to yours?
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